NM HB 253

enacted

PUBLIC EDUCATION CHANGES

New Mexico · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NM HB 253 pass?

Yes. NM HB 253 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): Signed

What is NM HB 253 about?

NM HB 253 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “PUBLIC EDUCATION CHANGES”.

Who sponsors NM HB 253?

Soules, William P., Herrera, Susan K., Garratt, Joy are the primary sponsors of NM HB 253.

Introduced: 2026-01-30
Latest action: 2026-02-25 — Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-25
Signed
executive-signature
2026-02-19
House concurred in Senate amendments
2026-02-18
passed Senate
passage
2026-02-18
passed Senate
passage
2026-02-18
floor substitute adopted (1 amendment)
2026-02-18
motion to reconsider adopted
2026-02-16
DO PASS committee report adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-15
Sent to Senate Education Committee
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-14
passed House
passage
2026-02-14
DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute
committee-passage
2026-01-30
Sent to House Education Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee
introduction,referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

house passage
2026-02-14 · pass · 69-0
Member-level votes (70)
- Abeyta: yes
- Anaya: yes
- Anyanonu: yes
- Armstrong: yes
- Baca: yes
- Block: yes
- Borrego: yes
- Brown: yes
- Cadena: yes
- Cates: yes
- Chandler: yes
- Chatfield: yes
- Chávez, E.: yes
- Chavez, N.: yes
- Cullen: yes
- De La Cruz: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Dow: yes
- Duncan: yes
- Ferrary: yes
- Gallegos: yes
- Garcia, M.: yes
- García, MP: yes
- Garratt: yes
- Gonzales: yes
- Gurrola: yes
- Hall II: yes
- Henry: yes
- Hernandez, JF: yes
- Hernandez, JN: yes
- Herndon: yes
- Herrera: yes
- Hochman-Vigil: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones: yes
- Lara: yes
- Lente: yes
- Little: yes
- Lord: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Lundstrom: yes
- Martinez, A.: yes
- Martínez, J.: yes
- Mason: yes
- Matthews: yes
- McQueen: yes
- Mejia: yes
- Montoya: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Ortez: yes
- Parajón: yes
- Pettigrew: yes
- Reeb: yes
- Romero, A.: yes
- Romero, GA: yes
- Roybal Caballero: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Sariñana: yes
- Sena Cortez: yes
- Serrato: yes
- Silva: yes
- Small: yes
- Szczepanski: yes
- Terrazas: yes
- Thomson: yes
- Torres-Velásquez: yes
- Vincent: yes
- Zamora: yes
- Mirabal Moya: excused
senate passage
2026-02-18 · pass · 26-15
Member-level votes (42)
- BERGHMANS: yes
- CAMPOS: yes
- CERVANTES: yes
- CHARLEY: yes
- DUHIGG: yes
- FIGUEROA: yes
- GONZALES: yes
- HAMBLEN: yes
- HICKEY: yes
- JARAMILLO: yes
- LÓPEZ: yes
- MAESTAS: yes
- MUÑOZ: yes
- NAVA: yes
- O'MALLEY: yes
- PADILLA: yes
- PINTO: yes
- POPE, JR.: yes
- SEDILLO-LOPEZ: yes
- SHENDO, JR.: yes
- SOULES: yes
- STEFANICS: yes
- STEINBORN: yes
- STEWART: yes
- TRUJILLO: yes
- WIRTH: yes
- BLOCK: no
- BOONE: no
- BRANDT: no
- BRANTLEY: no
- EZZELL: no
- GALLEGOS: no
- LANIER: no
- RAMOS: no
- SANCHEZ: no
- SCOTT: no
- SHARER: no
- THORNTON: no
- TOBIASSEN: no
- TOWNSEND: no
- WILSON: no
- WOODS: absent

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Official source

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=253&year=26

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