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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19, 2023 | NM | HB 1 | Appropriates Funds for Legislature | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| Nov. 24, 2020 | NM | HB 1 | Appropriates $330 Million in Coronavirus Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| 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, 2019 | NM | HB 100 | Amends the Columbus Day Holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | NM | HB 100 | Amends Health Insurance Exchange Role to Expand Access to Healthcare | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 14) |
| Feb. 17, 2010 | NM | HB 12 | Health Insurer Service Reimbursement | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
| Feb. 10, 2024 | NM | HB 129 | Establishes a Waiting Period for Firearm Purchases | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18) |
| March 12, 2023 | NM | HB 130 | Extends Hours in the School Day and Number of Days in a School Year | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 132 | Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8) |
| March 14, 2023 | NM | HB 134 | Requires Menstrual Products in Public School Products | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 135 | Establishes Indian Family Protection Act | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
| Feb. 17, 2016 | NM | HB 138 | Authorizes Certain Minors to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16) |
| Feb. 17, 2010 | NM | HB 150 | Hispanic Education Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | NM | HB 151 | Requires Public Colleges and Universities Include Material on Affirmative Consent in Orientation | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
| Oct. 23, 2009 | NM | HB 17 | 2009-2010 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9) |
| March 18, 2011 | NM | HB 172 | Prohibiting Corporal Punishment as School Discipline | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
| Feb. 11, 2008 | NM | HB 180 | Healthy Food Initiatives Board | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | NM | HB 182 | Amends the State Campaign Reporting Act to Require Disclaimers on "Materially Deceptive Media" | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | NM | HB 2 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 4) |
| March 16, 2011 | NM | HB 2 | General Appropriation Act of 2011 | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | NM | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 2) |
| Feb. 12, 2024 | NM | HB 2 | Appropriates Funds for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year State Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 10) |
| April 5, 2022 | NM | HB 2 | Establishes Income Tax Rebates | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
| March 14, 2023 | NM | HB 207 | Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
| Feb. 20, 2020 | NM | HB 21 | Prohibits Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Harassment Cases | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
| Feb. 14, 2006 | NM | HB 211 | Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | NM | HB 211 | Authorizes and Prioritizes Certain Water Projects in the State | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 5) |
| Feb. 16, 2010 | NM | HB 231 | Authorizing Education Retirement Board Pension Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
| Feb. 13, 2008 | NM | HB 237 | Mandatory Election Recounts | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | NM | HB 239 | Establishes Cannabis as Prison Contraband | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
| Feb. 14, 2008 | NM | HB 24 | Removing Tax Restrictions for Counties and Municipalities | Bill Failed - Senate (19 - 21) |
| Feb. 15, 2024 | NM | HB 270 | Amends Provisions Governing the Technology Enhancement Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
| March 8, 2007 | NM | HB 283 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
| March 13, 2009 | NM | HB 285 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 18) |
| Oct. 21, 2009 | NM | HB 3 | Fund Transfers and 2007-2008 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 5) |
| Feb. 15, 2024 | NM | HB 303 | Appropriates Temporary Assistance for Needy Family's (TANF) Funds for a Workforce Development Pilot Program | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
| Feb. 12, 2008 | NM | HB 305 | Energy Efficiency Requirements for Public Utilities | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
| March 16, 2023 | NM | HB 306 | Prohibits Purchasing a Firearm for Someone Who is Not Allowed or Intends to Use it in a Crime | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | NM | HB 33 | Requires Increased Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0) |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | NM | HB 364 | Expands Bargaining Rights of Public Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
| Feb. 12, 2008 | NM | HB 37 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 23) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 37 | Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
| Sept. 23, 2011 | NM | HB 39 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16) |
| March 19, 2009 | NM | HB 393 | Opening Conference Committees to the Public | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 8) |
| Aug. 19, 2008 | NM | HB 4 | Working Families Tax Credit Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
| March 8, 2023 | NM | HB 4 | Expands Various Voting Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
| March 16, 2023 | NM | HB 400 | Establishes a Study on Whether a State Based Healthcare Option is Viable | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| Feb. 16, 2022 | NM | HB 46 | Establishes the Family Representation and Advocacy Act | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
| March 15, 2021 | NM | HB 47 | Authorizes Terminally Ill Patients to Take Prescription Drugs to Die | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
| Aug. 18, 2008 | NM | HB 5 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |