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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 22, 2025 NM SB 122 Expands the Prescription Drug Donation Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
March 21, 2025 NM SB 159 Authorizes Beer and Wine Licenses for Special Independent Theaters Bill Passed - House (57 - 9)
March 21, 2025 NM SB 88 Establishes a Medicaid Trust Fund and a State Supported Medicaid Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 13)
March 20, 2025 NM SB 480 Require the Public Education Department Track All School-Aged Individuals who Haven't Graduated High School within 4 Years of Entering 9th Grade Bill Passed - House (63 - 1)
March 20, 2025 NM SB 267 Amends Regulations on Housing Application Fees Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
March 19, 2025 NM SB 357 Establishes Program to Support Broadband, Water, Energy, and Wastewater Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
March 19, 2025 NM SB 357 Establishes Program to Support Broadband, Water, Energy, and Wastewater Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
March 18, 2025 NM SB 39 Prohibits Prior Authorization or Step Therapy Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
March 18, 2025 NM SB 219 Authorizes Medical Use of Psilocybin Bill Passed - House (56 - 8)
March 18, 2025 NM SB 252 Authorizes All Licensed Social Workers to Provide Telehealth Services Bill Passed - House (65 - 1)
March 17, 2025 NM SB 19 Requires Governance Training for New Mexico Public Higher Education Boards Bill Passed - House (61 - 2)
March 15, 2025 NM HB 78 Prohibits Discrimination Against 340B Entities Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
March 11, 2025 NM HB 295 Exempts Improvements on Land Owned by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Authority From Property Tax Bill Passed - House (38 - 27)
March 7, 2025 NM HB 156 Increases the Minimum Salaries for Each Tier of Teachers by $5,000 Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
March 5, 2025 NM HB 15 Establishes the Health Care Strategic Recruitment Program to Improve the State Healthcare Worker Shortage Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
March 4, 2025 NM HB 178 Authorizes Currently Licensed Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists to Administer General Anesthesia to any Person Bill Passed - House (56 - 3)
March 1, 2025 NM HB 128 Establishes a $20 Million Fund to Provide Grants for Solar Energy and Battery Storage for Tribal, Rural and Low-Income Schools, Municipalities and Counties Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
March 1, 2025 NM HB 89 Amends the Graduate Scholarship Act to Prioritize New Mexico Residents who are Students with the Greatest Financial Need and from Groups Underrepresented in Graduate Education Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
Feb. 22, 2025 NM HB 24 Amends the Community Governance Attorney and Conditional Tuition Waiver Program in New Mexico Bill Passed - House (61 - 1)
Feb. 21, 2025 NM SB 1 Establishes a Trust Fund for Behavioral Health Initiatives Bill Passed - House (46 - 19)
Feb. 20, 2025 NM SB 3 Establishes the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act Bill Passed - House (42 - 23)
July 18, 2024 NM HB 1 Appropriates Funding for Flood and Fire Response, Pilot Projects, Healthcare, Court Resources, and Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Bill Passed - House (57 - 7)
Feb. 14, 2024 NM SB 3 Authorizes Paid Family Medical Leave Bill Failed - House (34 - 36)
Feb. 14, 2024 NM SB 216 Establishes Various State Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 7)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM SB 137 Increases School Board Training Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM SB 15 Requires State Review of All Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Material Changes Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
Feb. 10, 2024 NM SB 153 Increases the Amount that is Annually Transferred to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 14)
Feb. 8, 2024 NM HB 7 Amends the Distribution of Various State Health Insurance Costs Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
Feb. 4, 2024 NM HB 151 Requires Public Colleges and Universities Include Material on Affirmative Consent in Orientation Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
Feb. 3, 2024 NM HB 41 Establishes State Clean Energy Standards Bill Passed - House (36 - 33)
March 17, 2023 NM SB 13 Establishes State Protections for Abortions and Gender Affirming Healthcare Bill Passed - House (38 - 30)
March 17, 2023 NM SB 51 Authorizes Cost-Sharing Contributions for Prescription Drug Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
March 16, 2023 NM SB 16 Establishes a State Health Care Authority Department Bill Passed - House (43 - 23)
March 7, 2023 NM HB 400 Establishes a Study on Whether a State Based Healthcare Option is Viable Bill Passed - House (58 - 10)
March 6, 2023 NM HB 134 Requires Menstrual Products in Public School Products Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
March 3, 2023 NM HB 207 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
Feb. 17, 2022 NM SB 14 Establishes Clean Fuel Energy Standards for the State Bill Failed - House (33 - 33)
Feb. 16, 2022 NM SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
Feb. 12, 2022 NM HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
Feb. 9, 2022 NM HB 71 Limits Valuation Increases on Certain Properties Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
Feb. 7, 2022 NM HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
Feb. 5, 2022 NM HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
Feb. 5, 2022 NM HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
March 10, 2021 NM HB 299 Establishes Financing Options for Improvements to Properties Bill Passed - House (42 - 26)
Feb. 19, 2021 NM HB 47 Authorizes Terminally Ill Patients to Take Prescription Drugs to Die Bill Passed - House (39 - 27)
Nov. 24, 2020 NM HB 1 Appropriates $330 Million in Coronavirus Relief Bill Passed - House (56 - 14)
Feb. 18, 2020 NM SB 131 Increases Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 Bill Passed - House (40 - 28)
March 12, 2019 NM SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
Feb. 18, 2019 NM HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
Feb. 14, 2018 NM SB 19 Amends Guardianship Laws Bill Passed - House (63 - 0)
March 17, 2017 NM HB 241 Establishes New Standards of Evaluation for Teachers Veto Override Failed - House (36 - 31)
March 17, 2017 NM SB 374 Prohibits Public Shaming of Students Who Can't Pay for Lunch Bill Passed - House (60 - 0)
March 15, 2017 NM SB 121 Prohibits Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (44 - 23)
Jan. 21, 2016 NM HB 99 Requires Driver's Licenses to Comply with Federal Standards Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
March 20, 2015 NM SB 94 Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
March 10, 2015 NM HB 366 Authorizes State Regulation of Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
March 7, 2015 NM HB 235 Requires Consent to Use Waterways that Flow Through Private Property Bill Passed - House (34 - 28)
Feb. 26, 2015 NM HB 148 Prohibits Smoking in Motor Vehicles with Minors Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
Feb. 16, 2015 NM HB 54 Expands Practice Locations for Anesthesiologist Assistants Bill Passed - House (38 - 28)
Feb. 12, 2015 NM HB 32 Limits Driver's Licenses for Foreign Nationals Bill Passed - House (39 - 29)
March 16, 2013 NM HB 641 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (35 - 28)
Feb. 28, 2013 NM HB 168 Establishes Health Insurance Exchange Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
Feb. 28, 2013 NM HJR 10 Extends Education Disbursements from the Land Grant Fund Joint Resolution Passed - House (36 - 33)
Feb. 27, 2013 NM HB 64 Amends Educational Employee Pension Funds and Policies Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
Feb. 8, 2012 NM HB 103 Increasing Regulation of Driver's Licenses Issued to Foreign Nationals Bill Passed - House (45 - 25)
March 4, 2011 NM HB 78 Driver License and ID Card Restrictions for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (42 - 28)
March 2, 2011 NM HB 607 Film Production Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (53 - 17)
March 3, 2010 NM HB 3 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (41 - 26)
Feb. 17, 2010 NM SB 148 Excluding Gender for Health Insurance Deliberation Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
Feb. 11, 2010 NM HB 12 Health Insurer Service Reimbursement Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
Feb. 10, 2010 NM HB 150 Hispanic Education Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
Feb. 10, 2010 NM HB 276 New Mexico Air Quality Act Amendments Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
Feb. 9, 2010 NM HB 10 Prohibiting Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
Feb. 9, 2010 NM HB 53 Financial Literacy as School Math Requirement Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
March 13, 2009 NM HB 346 Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
Aug. 18, 2008 NM SB 22 Subsidizing Children's Health Care Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
Aug. 17, 2008 NM HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
Feb. 14, 2008 NM SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM HB 62 Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM HB 634 Filmmakers Production Fund Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
Feb. 8, 2008 NM HB 342 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
Feb. 7, 2008 NM HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
Feb. 6, 2008 NM HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
Feb. 4, 2008 NM HB 37 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
March 11, 2007 NM SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
March 11, 2007 NM SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
March 8, 2007 NM SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/22 SB 122 Expands the Prescription Drug Donation Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
3/21 SB 159 Authorizes Beer and Wine Licenses for Special Independent Theaters Bill Passed - House (57 - 9)
3/21 SB 88 Establishes a Medicaid Trust Fund and a State Supported Medicaid Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 13)
3/20 SB 480 Require the Public Education Department Track All School-Aged Individuals who Haven't Graduated High School within 4 Years of Entering 9th Grade Bill Passed - House (63 - 1)
3/20 SB 267 Amends Regulations on Housing Application Fees Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
3/19 SB 357 Establishes Program to Support Broadband, Water, Energy, and Wastewater Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
3/19 SB 357 Establishes Program to Support Broadband, Water, Energy, and Wastewater Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
3/18 SB 39 Prohibits Prior Authorization or Step Therapy Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
3/18 SB 219 Authorizes Medical Use of Psilocybin Bill Passed - House (56 - 8)
3/18 SB 252 Authorizes All Licensed Social Workers to Provide Telehealth Services Bill Passed - House (65 - 1)
3/17 SB 19 Requires Governance Training for New Mexico Public Higher Education Boards Bill Passed - House (61 - 2)
3/15 HB 78 Prohibits Discrimination Against 340B Entities Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
3/11 HB 295 Exempts Improvements on Land Owned by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Authority From Property Tax Bill Passed - House (38 - 27)
3/07 HB 156 Increases the Minimum Salaries for Each Tier of Teachers by $5,000 Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
3/05 HB 15 Establishes the Health Care Strategic Recruitment Program to Improve the State Healthcare Worker Shortage Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
3/04 HB 178 Authorizes Currently Licensed Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists to Administer General Anesthesia to any Person Bill Passed - House (56 - 3)
3/01 HB 128 Establishes a $20 Million Fund to Provide Grants for Solar Energy and Battery Storage for Tribal, Rural and Low-Income Schools, Municipalities and Counties Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
3/01 HB 89 Amends the Graduate Scholarship Act to Prioritize New Mexico Residents who are Students with the Greatest Financial Need and from Groups Underrepresented in Graduate Education Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
2/22 HB 24 Amends the Community Governance Attorney and Conditional Tuition Waiver Program in New Mexico Bill Passed - House (61 - 1)
2/21 SB 1 Establishes a Trust Fund for Behavioral Health Initiatives Bill Passed - House (46 - 19)
2/20 SB 3 Establishes the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act Bill Passed - House (42 - 23)
7/18 HB 1 Appropriates Funding for Flood and Fire Response, Pilot Projects, Healthcare, Court Resources, and Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Bill Passed - House (57 - 7)
2/14 SB 3 Authorizes Paid Family Medical Leave Bill Failed - House (34 - 36)
2/14 SB 216 Establishes Various State Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 7)
2/13 SB 137 Increases School Board Training Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
2/13 SB 15 Requires State Review of All Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Material Changes Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
2/10 SB 153 Increases the Amount that is Annually Transferred to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 14)
2/08 HB 7 Amends the Distribution of Various State Health Insurance Costs Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
2/04 HB 151 Requires Public Colleges and Universities Include Material on Affirmative Consent in Orientation Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
2/03 HB 41 Establishes State Clean Energy Standards Bill Passed - House (36 - 33)
3/17 SB 13 Establishes State Protections for Abortions and Gender Affirming Healthcare Bill Passed - House (38 - 30)
3/17 SB 51 Authorizes Cost-Sharing Contributions for Prescription Drug Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
3/16 SB 16 Establishes a State Health Care Authority Department Bill Passed - House (43 - 23)
3/07 HB 400 Establishes a Study on Whether a State Based Healthcare Option is Viable Bill Passed - House (58 - 10)
3/06 HB 134 Requires Menstrual Products in Public School Products Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
3/03 HB 207 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
2/17 SB 14 Establishes Clean Fuel Energy Standards for the State Bill Failed - House (33 - 33)
2/16 SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
2/12 HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
2/09 HB 71 Limits Valuation Increases on Certain Properties Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
2/07 HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
2/05 HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
2/05 HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
3/10 HB 299 Establishes Financing Options for Improvements to Properties Bill Passed - House (42 - 26)
2/19 HB 47 Authorizes Terminally Ill Patients to Take Prescription Drugs to Die Bill Passed - House (39 - 27)
11/24 HB 1 Appropriates $330 Million in Coronavirus Relief Bill Passed - House (56 - 14)
2/18 SB 131 Increases Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 Bill Passed - House (40 - 28)
3/12 SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
2/18 HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
2/14 SB 19 Amends Guardianship Laws Bill Passed - House (63 - 0)
3/17 HB 241 Establishes New Standards of Evaluation for Teachers Veto Override Failed - House (36 - 31)
3/17 SB 374 Prohibits Public Shaming of Students Who Can't Pay for Lunch Bill Passed - House (60 - 0)
3/15 SB 121 Prohibits Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (44 - 23)
1/21 HB 99 Requires Driver's Licenses to Comply with Federal Standards Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
3/20 SB 94 Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
3/10 HB 366 Authorizes State Regulation of Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
3/07 HB 235 Requires Consent to Use Waterways that Flow Through Private Property Bill Passed - House (34 - 28)
2/26 HB 148 Prohibits Smoking in Motor Vehicles with Minors Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
2/16 HB 54 Expands Practice Locations for Anesthesiologist Assistants Bill Passed - House (38 - 28)
2/12 HB 32 Limits Driver's Licenses for Foreign Nationals Bill Passed - House (39 - 29)
3/16 HB 641 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (35 - 28)
2/28 HB 168 Establishes Health Insurance Exchange Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
2/28 HJR 10 Extends Education Disbursements from the Land Grant Fund Joint Resolution Passed - House (36 - 33)
2/27 HB 64 Amends Educational Employee Pension Funds and Policies Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
2/08 HB 103 Increasing Regulation of Driver's Licenses Issued to Foreign Nationals Bill Passed - House (45 - 25)
3/04 HB 78 Driver License and ID Card Restrictions for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (42 - 28)
3/02 HB 607 Film Production Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (53 - 17)
3/03 HB 3 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (41 - 26)
2/17 SB 148 Excluding Gender for Health Insurance Deliberation Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
2/11 HB 12 Health Insurer Service Reimbursement Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
2/10 HB 150 Hispanic Education Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
2/10 HB 276 New Mexico Air Quality Act Amendments Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
2/09 HB 10 Prohibiting Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
2/09 HB 53 Financial Literacy as School Math Requirement Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
3/13 HB 346 Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
8/18 SB 22 Subsidizing Children's Health Care Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
8/17 HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
2/14 SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
2/10 HB 62 Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
2/10 HB 634 Filmmakers Production Fund Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
2/08 HB 342 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
2/07 HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
2/06 HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
2/05 HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
2/05 HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
2/04 HB 37 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
3/11 SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
3/11 SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
3/08 SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)

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