2025 NM Legislative Session

SB 1 supports statewide expansion of behavioral health services

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation to establish a trust fund that would provide long-term support for the expansion of behavioral healthcare across New Mexico. The measure passed with broad bipartisan support by a vote of 46-19, and will now head to the Governor's desk to be signed into law.

Senate Bill 1 would create the Behavioral Health Trust Fund for the state of New Mexico to support mental health and substance abuse treatment, prevention, and intervention programs throughout the state. The trust fund would distribute 5% of its annual value to fund these programs and support investments in necessary infrastructure, technology, and workforce development to facilitate the expansion of services. The fund could also help New Mexico unlock matching funds from federal, local, and private sources.

Santa Fe, NM — Today, Senate Republicans made several attempts to improve the House Bill 8 crime package. We proposed several common sense floor amendments during today's hearing; several of which have been endorsed or sponsored by legislators across the aisle, the Governor, and District Attorneys from around the state. To no surprise, each of these proposed additions to strengthen HB 8 and improve public safety for New Mexicans was killed by Senate Democrats.

Here are the proposed amendments Democrats voted to kill:

 SANTA FE — The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Saturday will consider a modified bill to establish a Strategic Water Supply in New Mexico that sets up new funding pathways for brackish water projects across New Mexico along with important guardrails and program funding.

The Strategic Water Supply program created in

HB 137 is a key component of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's 50-Year Water Action Plan, designed to protect the state's limited freshwater resources. By treating and incentivizing the use of salty underground water, the SWS supports manufacturing and clean energy needs while preserving community drinking water supplies.

HB 10 gives Cannabis Control Division more authority over illicit activity

SANTA FE — A bipartisan bill that would establish an enforcement bureau within the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department and expand the Cannabis Control Division's regulatory authority continues to advance through the New Mexico Legislature.

Following unanimous do-pass votes in both the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee (HCEDC) and the House Judiciary Committee, HCEDC Substitute for House Bill 10 (HB10) passed the House Floor by a 68-1 vote.

Legislation would provide greater transparency, accountability, and oversight at CYFD

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee voted 9-1 to advance House Bill 5, which would create an independent Office of the Child Advocate to oversee child welfare in New Mexico.
The Child Advocate would be an independent, impartial public official who receives and investigates complaints related to children's services at CYFD, ensures their resolution, and informs the public, Legislature, and Governor about opportunities for improvement.

Legislation cracks down on illegal activity within the state's recreational cannabis market

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to enhance regulation of New Mexico's recreational cannabis industry by a vote of 68-1.

House Bill 10 would establish an Enforcement Bureau within the Cannabis Control Division (CCD) at the Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD) to investigate potential criminal violations of New Mexico's cannabis laws. Under this legislation, CCD agents would be able to undertake lawful searches of cannabis facilities, confiscate suspicious products, pursue legal orders to destroy illegal products, and arrest those found to be in violation of state cannabis laws.

SB 3 establishes a statewide framework to rebuild New Mexico's behavioral healthcare system and deliver resources where they're needed most

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation to broadly expand behavioral healthcare access across New Mexico by a vote of 44-23.

Senate Bill 3, the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act, would establish behavioral health regions to work with local stakeholders to identify existing resources and gaps in access to behavioral healthcare in communities across the state. A Behavioral Health Executive Committee would then distribute funding to address those gaps and build out New Mexico's behavioral healthcare workforce.

ALBUQUERQUE, FEBRUARY 20—Today, New Mexico Democrats advanced the Nondisclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Act, a bill that bars state agencies, such as the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), from sharing data with federal law enforcement regarding illegal immigrants, potentially shielding gang and cartel members from deportation. This bill violates federal immigration laws, jeopardizing billions in federal grants for law enforcement, public safety, and infrastructure that New Mexico could lose due to non-compliance.