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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:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- 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 7, 2023 | NM | HB 7 | Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
| March 6, 2023 | NM | SB 273 | Requires Health Insurance Companies Provide Reimbursement for Mental Health Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 10) |
| March 6, 2023 | NM | SB 16 | Establishes a State Health Care Authority Department | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
| March 3, 2023 | NM | HB 9 | Establishes Negligently Leaving a Firearm Accessible for a Minor as a Crime | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16) |
| Feb. 25, 2023 | NM | SB 180 | Amends Various State Election Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
| Feb. 22, 2023 | NM | SB 64 | Prohibits Life Sentences for Juveniles | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
| Feb. 14, 2023 | NM | SB 9 | Appropriates Millions in State Funds for Environment and Cultural Conservation | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
| Feb. 13, 2023 | NM | SB 53 | Amends Radioactive Waste Storage Rules | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| Jan. 19, 2023 | NM | HB 1 | Appropriates Funds for Legislature | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| April 5, 2022 | NM | HB 2 | Establishes Income Tax Rebates | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
| Feb. 16, 2022 | NM | HB 7 | Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
| Feb. 16, 2022 | NM | HB 46 | Establishes the Family Representation and Advocacy Act | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 135 | Establishes Indian Family Protection Act | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 132 | Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 52 | Amends Harm Reduction Act | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 37 | Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | NM | SB 100 | Establishes the Cannabis Regulation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11) |
| Feb. 13, 2022 | NM | SB 140 | Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
| Feb. 12, 2022 | NM | SB 34 | Establishes Threatening a Mass Shooting as a Criminal Misdemeanor | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 5) |
| Feb. 11, 2022 | NM | SB 7 | Establishes a $15 State Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | NM | SB 43 | Prohibits Life Without Parole for Children | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
| Feb. 5, 2022 | NM | SB 41 | Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | NM | SB 14 | Establishes Clean Fuel Energy Standards for the State | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 16) |
| Feb. 2, 2022 | NM | SB 4 | Specifies Public Works Prevailing Wages and Fringe Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 4) |
| Jan. 19, 2022 | NM | SR 1 | Authorizes Remote Work for the State Senate | Resolution Passed - Senate (32 - 7) |
| Dec. 10, 2021 | NM | SB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
| March 19, 2021 | NM | HB 10 | Establishes the Connect New Mexico Council as a Co-Coordinator of State Broadband Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 10) |
| March 15, 2021 | NM | HB 47 | Authorizes Terminally Ill Patients to Take Prescription Drugs to Die | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
| March 5, 2021 | NM | SB 304 | Establishes a Citizen's Redistricting Committee | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
| March 3, 2021 | NM | SB 93 | Establishes the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6) |
| Feb. 18, 2021 | NM | SB 144 | Amends the Definition of Remote Education Technology Infrastructure | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | NM | SB 10 | Repeals State Laws Criminalizing Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 17) |
| Nov. 24, 2020 | NM | HB 1 | Appropriates $330 Million in Coronavirus Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| June 20, 2020 | NM | HB 5 | Establishes the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9) |
| June 19, 2020 | NM | SB 7 | Requires State Agencies to Implement Policies to Reduce Institutional Racism | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
| June 19, 2020 | NM | SB 3 | Establishes the "Small Business Recovery Act of 2020" | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
| June 19, 2020 | NM | SB 8 | Requires Law Enforcement to Use Body-Worn Cameras | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11) |
| Feb. 20, 2020 | NM | HB 21 | Prohibits Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Harassment Cases | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | NM | HB 364 | Expands Bargaining Rights of Public Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | NM | HB 100 | Amends Health Insurance Exchange Role to Expand Access to Healthcare | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 14) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | NM | SB 2 | Establishes an Electric Vehicle Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 18) |
| Feb. 15, 2020 | NM | SB 29 | Establishes a Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6) |
| Feb. 15, 2020 | NM | SB 131 | Increases Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11) |
| March 15, 2019 | NM | HB 100 | Amends the Columbus Day Holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
| March 14, 2019 | NM | HB 89 | Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| March 14, 2019 | NM | HB 51 | Amends State Law to Decriminalize Abortion | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 24) |
| March 12, 2019 | NM | HB 564 | Amends Probation and Parole Procedures | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
| March 12, 2019 | NM | HB 55 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 16) |
| March 10, 2019 | NM | HB 85 | Prohibits Local "Right to Work" Ordinances | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 19) |
| March 6, 2019 | NM | SB 489 | Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9) |
| March 5, 2019 | NM | SB 323 | Reduces Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8) |
| Feb. 18, 2019 | NM | SB 204 | Authorizes Medical Cannabis In Certain School Settings | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | NM | SB 8 | Requires Background Checks for Gun Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 20) |
| Feb. 15, 2018 | NM | HB 79 | Authorizes Sale of Goods Without Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 20) |
| Feb. 14, 2018 | NM | HB 98 | Amends Local Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | NM | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 2) |
| March 15, 2017 | NM | SB 252 | Enacts End of Life Options Act | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 22) |
| March 9, 2017 | NM | SB 374 | Prohibits Public Shaming of Students Who Can't Pay for Lunch | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
| March 4, 2017 | NM | SB 259 | Prohibits Certain Individuals from Possessing or Purchasing Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
| Feb. 17, 2016 | NM | HB 138 | Authorizes Certain Minors to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16) |
| Feb. 14, 2016 | NM | SJR 5 | Authorizes the Use of Marijuana | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 24) |
| March 19, 2015 | NM | SB 433 | Prohibits Sale of E-Cigarettes to Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
| March 14, 2015 | NM | SB 383 | Authorizes Decriminalization of Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 20) |
| March 2, 2015 | NM | SB 503 | Authorizes Beer and Wine Delivery Licenses | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 10) |
| March 2, 2015 | NM | SB 94 | Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 8) |
| Feb. 24, 2015 | NM | SB 53 | Authorizes Mandatory Outpatient Treatment for Certain Individuals with Mental Disorders | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 11) |
| Feb. 13, 2015 | NM | SB 253 | Prohibits Coyote Hunting Contests | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| Feb. 18, 2014 | NM | SB 347 | Appropriates Funds to the Lottery Tuition Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11) |
| Feb. 16, 2014 | NM | SB 263 | Increases the Liquor Excise Tax Rate | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
| Feb. 14, 2014 | NM | SJR 13 | Increases the Minimum Wage | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
| March 16, 2013 | NM | HB 641 | Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
| March 7, 2013 | NM | SB 276 | Authorizes Straight-Party Voting as a Ballot Option | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
| March 4, 2013 | NM | SB 416 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 17) |
| Feb. 18, 2013 | NM | SB 73 | Amends Game and Fish License Suspension Periods | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| Feb. 13, 2012 | NM | SB 9 | Changes Corporate Income Tax Rates and Filing Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 13) |