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NM HB 8

enacted

HIGHER ED. MAJOR PROJECTS FUND

New Mexico · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NM HB 8 pass?

Yes. NM HB 8 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): Signed

What is NM HB 8 about?

NM HB 8 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “HIGHER ED. MAJOR PROJECTS FUND”.

Who sponsors NM HB 8?

Campos, Pete, Small, Nathan P., Hochman-Vigil, Dayan and 1 others are the primary sponsors of NM HB 8.

Introduced
2026-01-30
Latest action
2026-03-09 — Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Campos, Peteprimary
  • Small, Nathan P.primary
  • Hochman-Vigil, Dayanprimary
  • Gonzales, Anitaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-09

    Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-02-19

    House concurred in Senate amendments

  3. 2026-02-18

    DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-18

    passed Senate

    passage

  5. 2026-02-11

    DO PASS committee report adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-06

    Sent to Senate Education Committee & Senate Finance Committee

    introduction,referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-06

    passed House

    passage

  8. 2026-02-04

    DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-01-30

    Sent to House Appropriations & Finance Committee

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • house passage

    2026-02-06 · pass · 45-23

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Abeyta: yes
    • Anaya: yes
    • Anyanonu: yes
    • Borrego: yes
    • Cadena: yes
    • Cates: yes
    • Chandler: yes
    • Chávez, E.: yes
    • Chavez, N.: yes
    • Cullen: yes
    • De La Cruz: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ferrary: yes
    • Gallegos: yes
    • Garcia, M.: yes
    • García, MP: yes
    • Garratt: yes
    • Gonzales: yes
    • Gurrola: yes
    • Hernandez, JF: yes
    • Hernandez, JN: yes
    • Herndon: yes
    • Herrera: yes
    • Hochman-Vigil: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Lara: yes
    • Lente: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Lundstrom: yes
    • Martínez, J.: yes
    • McQueen: yes
    • Ortez: yes
    • Parajón: yes
    • Romero, A.: yes
    • Romero, GA: yes
    • Roybal Caballero: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Sariñana: yes
    • Serrato: yes
    • Silva: yes
    • Small: yes
    • Szczepanski: yes
    • Thomson: yes
    • Torres-Velásquez: yes
    • Armstrong: no
    • Baca: no
    • Block: no
    • Brown: no
    • Chatfield: no
    • Dow: no
    • Duncan: no
    • Hall II: no
    • Henry: no
    • Jones: no
    • Lord: no
    • Martinez, A.: no
    • Mason: no
    • Mejia: no
    • Mirabal Moya: no
    • Montoya: no
    • Murphy: no
    • Pettigrew: no
    • Reeb: no
    • Sena Cortez: no
    • Terrazas: no
    • Vincent: no
    • Zamora: no
    • Matthews: excused
    • Sanchez: excused

  • senate passage

    2026-02-18 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (42)
    • BERGHMANS: yes
    • BLOCK: yes
    • BOONE: yes
    • BRANDT: yes
    • BRANTLEY: yes
    • CAMPOS: yes
    • CHARLEY: yes
    • EZZELL: yes
    • FIGUEROA: yes
    • GALLEGOS: yes
    • GONZALES: yes
    • HAMBLEN: yes
    • HICKEY: yes
    • JARAMILLO: yes
    • LANIER: yes
    • LÓPEZ: yes
    • MAESTAS: yes
    • MUÑOZ: yes
    • NAVA: yes
    • O'MALLEY: yes
    • PADILLA: yes
    • PINTO: yes
    • POPE, JR.: yes
    • RAMOS: yes
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SEDILLO-LOPEZ: yes
    • SHARER: yes
    • SHENDO, JR.: yes
    • SOULES: yes
    • STEFANICS: yes
    • STEINBORN: yes
    • STEWART: yes
    • THORNTON: yes
    • TOBIASSEN: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRUJILLO: yes
    • WILSON: yes
    • WIRTH: yes
    • DUHIGG: excused
    • CERVANTES: absent
    • SANCHEZ: absent
    • WOODS: absent

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Official source

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=8&year=26

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