2025 NM Legislative Session

Legislation allows residents to match a purchase offer on the park if the owner plans to sell the property

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives voted 37-26 to pass legislation that establishes protections for mobile home residents who do not own the land beneath their homes. The legislation would allow residents to have the opportunity to purchase the property where they live, before it is sold to a third-party, who may repurpose the land and leave them without a place to live.

House Bill 426 would require owners of mobile home parks to notify residents of plans to sell the park, and gives residents priority in purchasing the property if they can meet the price and equivalent terms of the third-party offer.

House votes to concur with Senate amendments to vital child welfare reform bill

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives voted to concur with Senate amendments toHouse Bill 5, which would create an independent Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) to oversee child well-being in the state.

House Bill 5, which passed the House unanimously on March 4, 2025, would establish the Office of the Child Advocate as an independent office that would not only receive and investigate complaints related to children's services at the Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD), but also ensure their resolution, and inform the public, legislature, and Governor about opportunities for improvement.

Legislation would provide loans to open or expand childcare facilities in needed areas

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to help expand access to childcare in New Mexico.

Senate Bill 175 would provide loans to childcare facilities looking to open or expand in areas of greatest need, including locations with high poverty rates. The program would prioritize childcare providers that provide care during non-traditional work hours and serve the youngest children. Loans could also support companies seeking to create or expand childcare programs for their staff, and providers looking to upgrade their facilities and services.

Legislation gives the state oversight of hospital acquisitions and corporate consolidation to protect patient care

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives voted 41-26 to advance legislation that would help protect affordable and accessible healthcare in hospitals across New Mexico.

House Bill 586 would give the state oversight of proposed mergers, and acquisitions of hospitals and some other healthcare facilities in New Mexico to ensure they do not negatively impact patient care or providers' working conditions. Under HB 586, the Health Care Authority (HCA) would review these transactions, determine whether or not they may proceed, and outline any specific conditions required to ensure healthcare quality, affordability, and access are maintained.

Santa Fe, NM — Senate Republican Leader Bill Sharer, Whip Pat Woods, and Caucus Chair David Gallegos will provide commentary in response to the conclusion of this year's regular legislative session onFriday, March 22, 2025. The Senate Republican Leadership Team will be available for questions and individual interviews following remarks.

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*We will be live streaming the Press Conference on the New Mexico Senate Republican Facebook Page.

Late in the day Sunday, the decades-long effort to turn redistricting over to an independent commission in New Mexico took an unusual turn at the Roundhouse on the Senate Floor.

Senate Joint Resolution 9, sponsored primarily by Senator Natalie Figueroa (D-18) and six Democratic co-sponsors, if passed by both chambers, would put the question of an independent redistricting commission on the 2026 ballot for voters to decide. Late in the day Sunday, Senator Katy Duhigg (D-10), Chair of Senate Rules released SJR9 from Senate Rules Committee preventing it from having a hearing in that Committee.

House approves bills to protect and improve child well-being with strong bipartisan support

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives passed several bills to safeguard the well-being of children and families in the state of New Mexico.

Senate Bill 283, which passed unanimously, would ensure that children in the care of New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) receive their full federal benefits. The bill would require that CYFD maintain existing benefits the child has and apply for additional benefits if the child is eligible. The agency would also be responsible for establishing accounts for kids to maintain their benefits and providing them with financial literacy training so they are able to manage the accounts themselves when they leave custody.

"Baby Bonds" would help New Mexico's children achieve financial independence and overcome generational poverty

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives voted 38-26 to pass legislation to provide a head start at financial independence for every child born in New Mexico.

House Bill 7: the Children's Future Act and Fund would create a trust fund to provide financial support, also known as "baby bonds," for all individuals born in New Mexico after January 1, 2025. These funds would be allocated to children at birth then be invested so they could continue to grow. When the child turns 18 and graduates from high school, they would be able to use the funds for education, housing, entrepreneurship costs, or investment opportunities.