New Mexico Votes

Enacts the Geologic Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act, which authorizes the transfer of carbon capture sequestration facilities, and long-term storage responsibilities to the state, and creates a long-term storage fund.

Amends New Mexico law to expand eligibility for law-enforcement-officer appointments to noncitizens. The bill allows illegal aliens to serve as law-enforcement officers in New Mexico.

Enacts a new section of the Public Assistance Act requiring the New Mexico Health Care Authority to develop annual state outreach plans, and seek maximum matching funds from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Amends the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act to allow law-enforcement officers to file petitions for firearm protection orders, requiring respondents to surrender all firearms immediately.

Amends New Mexico law to expand eligibility for law-enforcement-officer appointments to noncitizens. The bill allows illegal aliens to serve as law-enforcement officers in New Mexico.

Designates the fourth Tuesday of January of each odd-numbered year as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Expansive Day" in New Mexico.

Enacts the Geologic Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act, which authorizes the transfer of carbon-capture sequestration facilities, and long-term storage responsibilities to the state, and creates a long-term storage fund.

Amends the Affordable Housing Act to establish a program providing grants to cover unpaid rent and damages to rented residential properties, land, buildings, or infrastructure to support affordable housing.

Enacts the Special Education Act, which creates the Office of Special Education within the Public Education Department. This legislation transfers federal funding to the Early Childhood Education and Care Department.

Amends the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act to allow law-enforcement officers to file petitions for firearm protection orders, requiring respondents to surrender all firearms immediately.

Creates the Community Benefit Fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of Finance and Administration, to fund "climate change" projects.

Enacts a new section of the Public Assistance Act requiring the New Mexico Health Care Authority to develop annual state outreach plans, and seek maximum matching funds from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Establishes a Clean Transportation Fuel Standard to reduce the "carbon intensity" of transportation fuels used in the state.

Modifies the Opportunity Enterprise Revolving Loan Fund, enabling it to support housing infrastructure and workforce development projects.

Proposed creating a state-run Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program, offering up to 12 weeks of paid leave for workers.

Established the "New Mexico Match Fund," a non-reverting fund within the state treasury.

Creates a Medicaid-funded program to direct $1.3 billion toward financially struggling hospitals, prioritizing rural facilities while imposing federal quality and spending requirements.

Enacts the state's General Appropriation Act for fiscal year 2025, allocating funding across multiple sectors.

Increases the annual transfer to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund from $150 million to $250 million.

Establishes a Clean Transportation Fuel Standard to reduce the "carbon intensity" of transportation fuels used in the state.

Establishes a mandatory seven-day waiting period for all firearm purchases.

Increases the annual transfer to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund from $150 million to $250 million.

Enacts the state's General Appropriation Act for fiscal year 2025, allocating funding across multiple sectors.

Prohibits the possession of firearms within specific distances of polling places during elections.

Allows illegal aliens under 21 years of age to apply for "Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ)" classification in children's court and seek "lawful permanent residence" in the U.S. if it is in their "best interests" due to "abuse, neglect, abandonment, or similar circumstances."

Makes it a crime for a person to purchase or transfer any firearm "for, on behalf of or at the request or demand of" another person who is a "felon" or "intends to use, carry, possess, sell, or otherwise transfer" a firearm "in furtherance of a felony or misdemeanor."

Expands "free" meals to all public, charter, and private school students attending schools that participate in the national school breakfast and lunch programs.

Allows illegal aliens under 21 years of age to apply for "Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ)" classification in children's court and seek "lawful permanent residence" in the U.S. if it is in their "best interests" due to "abuse, neglect, abandonment, or similar circumstances."

Considers "reproductive health care," such as "abortion," as well as "gender affirming health care," to be a "protected health care activity," which shall not be subject to certain civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action.

Makes it a crime for a person to purchase or transfer any firearm "for, on behalf of or at the request or demand of" another person who is a "felon" or "intends to use, carry, possess, sell, or otherwise transfer" a firearm "in furtherance of a felony or misdemeanor."

Requires a study of the "Medicaid Forward" plan, which would open Medicaid coverage to every resident, regardless of income.

Expands "free" meals to all public, charter, and private school students attending schools that participate in the national school breakfast and lunch programs.

Would establish a "chief diversity officer" for New Mexico, along with a "workforce diversity and inclusion council," and direct state agencies to address the problem of "institutional racism."

Eliminates life imprisonment, without release or parole, for juvenile murderers.

Provides that state or local entities "shall not deny, restrict, or interfere" with a person's ability to access "reproductive health care," such as "abortion," or "gender-affirming health care."

Commemorates the "founding of equality" in New Mexico for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals," the validation of "same-sex marriages," and the "defeat" of "anti-transgender bills."

Increases the minimum starting pay of the state's public school teachers by $10,000.

Increases the minimum starting pay of the state's public school teachers by $10,000.

Appropriates funds to the drinking water state revolving loan fund, the wastewater facility construction loan fund, and the cultural affairs facilities infrastructure fund.

Offers tax incentives to fuel producers to encourage lower-carbon fuel production and requires fuel producers to meet certain requirements and emission caps intended to reduce air pollution from the transportation sector.

Makes college tuition-free for most New Mexicans and establishes the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the United States.

Increases the affordability of energy utilities to low-income communities by creating a program to increase energy efficiency in low-income homes.

Makes recurring general fund appropriations for fiscal year 2023 of $8.48 billion, up 13.9 percent from 2022.

Appropriates funds to the drinking water state revolving loan fund, the wastewater facility construction loan fund, and the cultural affairs facilities infrastructure fund.

Makes college tuition-free for most New Mexicans and establishes the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the United States.

Increases the affordability of energy utilities to low-income communities by creating a program to increase energy efficiency in low-income homes.

Offers tax incentives to fuel producers to encourage lower-carbon fuel production and requires fuel producers to meet certain requirements and emission caps intended to reduce air pollution from the transportation sector.

Makes recurring general fund appropriations for fiscal year 2023 of $8.48 billion, up 13.9 percent from 2022.