LWVNM: Legislative Tracking

League of Women Voters Positions on New Mexico Legislation 2023 Session

(MS Word version: LWVtrack2023.docx. Machine readable JSON data: LWVtrack2023.json.)

Some listings are not the bill name but a description of what the bill does.
The bills on this sheet are labeled A (top priority) B (secondary priority) There will be a separate C category that will be listed separately, but not tracked.

Using the nmlegis.org website: To see a complete list of all the bills this session, go to the Legislation List and click Go. For schedules, go to What's Happening where you can click on the HTML versions of Senate, House and committee calendars.

Last updated: Apr 08, 2023.

Bill Legislation Name/Description Sponsor Date Status
Voting & Elections - Priority
HJR1 Independent Redistricting Commission CA Figueroa   tabled
HB4 Voting Rights Protections J. Martinez   LAW
SB180 (a) Elections Changes – fix bill Duhigg   LAW
SB43 Intimidation of Election Workers Duhigg   LAW
SB73 Open Primaries no party change O’Neill   HJC
HB318 Election Board Compensation & Changes – some in SB180 Lujan   HJC
Reproductive Justice – Priority
HB7 Reproductive & Gender -Affirming Health Care Serrato   LAW
SB13 Reproductive Health Workers Protection Lopez   LAW
Budget &Taxes – Priority (1)
HB144 Increase Certain Child Income Tax Credit – in HB547 (1) Chandler   LAW
HB119 Income Tax Brackets Changes – in HB547 (1) Chandler   VETO
HB120 Limit the Capital Gains Tax Deduction – in HB547 (1) Chandler   VETO
HB547 Omnibus Tax bill Lente   Part Veto
SB189 Increase the Corporate Income Tax – In HB547 (1) Wirth/Chandler   VETO
SB147 Tax Changes – includes the Tax Expenditure Budget Shendo   LAW
SB164 Future Oil & Gas Lease Royalty Rates Tallman   SCAL
Legislative modernization & Ethics – Priority
HB5 Conduct of Current & Former Public Officials – SB91 Cates   SJC
HJR2 (a) Legislative Session Changes CA Figueroa   HCAL
HJR8 Legislative Salaries CA Rubio   SFC
HB103 Campaign Reporting Act Changes – added to SB42 McQueen   In SB42
SB42 (a) Campaign Reporting Act Changes Wirth/Duhigg   L House
SB91 Public Official Conduct Changes – HB5 now in Senate Lopez   dead
SB125 Disclosure Act & Financial Disclosure Tallman   dead
SB153 Publication of Supplemental Appropriations Rodriguez   LAW
HB466 Ethics Commission Jurisdiction Nibert   LAW
Education
HB82 Student Loan Bill of Rights Act Chandler   dead
HB126 Changing Graduation Requirements for some – opposed A.G. Romero   VETO
HB134 Free Menstrual Products in Schools C. Trujillo   LAW
HB130 K-12 Plus Program Garrett   LAW
SB4 Healthy Universal School meals Padilla   LAW
SJR1 (a) State Board of Education CA Neville   HCAL
Health Care
HB51 Prescription Drug Affordability Act Herndon   tabled
HB293 Health Care Cost Analysis Trujillo   HAFC
HB400(a) State Administered Health Coverage Plan – study only Szczepanski   LAW
SB16 Create Health Care Authority Department Stefanics   LAW
SB232 Health Insurer Provider Info & Reimbursements Pirtle   LAW
Criminal Justice including gun safety
HB9(a) Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Minor Herndon   LAW
HB100 Waiting Period for Firearms Purchase Romero   HCAL
SB427 Firearms Waiting Period Cervantes   SCAL
SB123 Rebuttable Presumption Against Release Lopez/Dixon   Tabled
SB172 No Detaining for Fed Immigration Violations Ortiz y Pino   L Senate
SB252 Law Enforcement Procedures Act Pope/Rubio   SJC
HJR9 Denial of Bail – CA – opposed Reeb Rehm   Tabled
Environment
HB12 Advanced Energy Technology Act – opposed Dixon   dead
HB174 Underground Injection Fund – opposed Dixon   dead
HB432 Plastic Waste Reduction Act – see SB243 Roybal Caballero   dead
SB1 (a) Regional Water System Resiliency Act Wirth   LAW
SB9 Create Legacy Permanent Funds Neville   LAW
SB56 Eliminating Cap on Distributed Energy Soules   dead
SB72 Create Wildlife Corridors Fund Stewart   LAW
SB77 New Home Build Renewable Requirements Soules   HCAL
SB182a Recycling and Litter Reduction Steinborn   P Veto
SB243 Plastic Waste Reduction Act – see HB432 Steinborn   STBTC
SB520 Establishing Statewide Gas Emissions (dummy bill) Stewart   Dead
Other Topics
SB11(a) Paid Family & Medical Leave Stewart   tabled
HB25 Increase in minimum wage and indexing Chandler   dead
SB53 Storage of Certain Radioactive Waste Steinborn   LAW
HB160 Broadband Infrastructure Chandler   LAW
SB155 Use of Telecomm Fund for Broadband Padilla   LAW
HM28 Admit Washington DC as a State     HCAL

Committees: HAFC - House Appropriations & Finance; HCAL - House Calendar (for a vote); HJC - House Judiciary; SCAL - Senate Calendar (for a vote); SFC - Senate Finance Committee; SJC - Senate Judiciary Committee; STBTC - Senate Tax, Business & Transportation;

Statuses: HCAL - House Calendar (for a vote); P - House - Passed House; L - House - Lost in House; H - con - , House Concurrence; SCAL - Senate Calendar for a vote; P - Senate - Passed Senate; L - Senate - Lost in Senate; Gov - On Gov. desk; Law - Signed by the Governor; P-veto - Pocket veto; signed - Memorials do not require the Governor's signature HCAL - House Calendar (for a vote); P - House - Passed House; L - House - Lost in House; H - con - , House Concurrence; SCAL - Senate Calendar for a vote; P - Senate - Passed Senate; L - Senate - Lost in Senate; Gov - On Gov. desk; Law - Signed by the Governor; P-veto - Pocket veto; signed - Memorials do not require the Governor's signature;