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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 11, 2010 | NM | SB 216 | Repeal "Guilty but Mentally Ill" Plea | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 19) |
Aug. 18, 2008 | NM | SB 22 | Subsidizing Children's Health Care | Bill Passed - House (47 - 19) |
Sept. 19, 2011 | NM | SB 22 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
Sept. 19, 2011 | NM | SB 22 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
Feb. 11, 2008 | NM | SB 225 | Health Care Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 19) |
Aug. 19, 2008 | NM | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - House (51 - 16) |
Aug. 18, 2008 | NM | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2) |
March 17, 2009 | NM | SB 263 | Requiring State Contractors to Disclose Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
March 7, 2013 | NM | SB 276 | Authorizes Straight-Party Voting as a Ballot Option | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
Feb. 10, 2006 | NM | SB 294 | Open Committee Meetings | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22) |
March 5, 2021 | NM | SB 304 | Establishes a Citizen's Redistricting Committee | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
Feb. 28, 2011 | NM | SB 319 | Eliminating Corporal Punishment | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 18) |
Feb. 27, 2007 | NM | SB 322 | Requiring Conference Committees to be Public | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 21) |
Sept. 21, 2011 | NM | SB 33 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15) |
Sept. 21, 2011 | NM | SB 33 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15) |
Feb. 4, 2008 | NM | SB 34 | New Mexico School for the Arts | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | NM | SB 344 | Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | NM | SB 344 | Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4) |
June 20, 2020 | NM | SB 4 | Establishes 2020 General Election Procedures | Bill Passed - House (44 - 26) |
March 4, 2013 | NM | SB 416 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 17) |
Feb. 14, 2024 | NM | SB 5 | Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places | Bill Passed - House (35 - 34) |
Jan. 30, 2024 | NM | SB 5 | Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 16) |
Feb. 8, 2010 | NM | SB 531 | Legislative Finance Committee Review of Confidential Information | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
Feb. 8, 2010 | NM | SB 531 | Legislative Finance Committee Review of Confidential Information | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
Feb. 19, 2014 | NM | SJR 13 | Increases the Minimum Wage | Joint Resolution Failed - House (33 - 29) |
Feb. 14, 2014 | NM | SJR 13 | Increases the Minimum Wage | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/11 | SB 216 | Repeal "Guilty but Mentally Ill" Plea | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 19) |
8/18 | SB 22 | Subsidizing Children's Health Care | Bill Passed - House (47 - 19) |
9/19 | SB 22 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
9/19 | SB 22 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
2/11 | SB 225 | Health Care Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 19) |
8/19 | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - House (51 - 16) |
8/18 | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2) |
3/17 | SB 263 | Requiring State Contractors to Disclose Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
3/07 | SB 276 | Authorizes Straight-Party Voting as a Ballot Option | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |
2/10 | SB 294 | Open Committee Meetings | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22) |
3/05 | SB 304 | Establishes a Citizen's Redistricting Committee | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
2/28 | SB 319 | Eliminating Corporal Punishment | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 18) |
2/27 | SB 322 | Requiring Conference Committees to be Public | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 21) |
9/21 | SB 33 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15) |
9/21 | SB 33 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15) |
2/04 | SB 34 | New Mexico School for the Arts | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
2/09 | SB 344 | Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4) |
2/09 | SB 344 | Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4) |
6/20 | SB 4 | Establishes 2020 General Election Procedures | Bill Passed - House (44 - 26) |
3/04 | SB 416 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 17) |
2/14 | SB 5 | Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places | Bill Passed - House (35 - 34) |
1/30 | SB 5 | Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 16) |
2/08 | SB 531 | Legislative Finance Committee Review of Confidential Information | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
2/08 | SB 531 | Legislative Finance Committee Review of Confidential Information | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
2/19 | SJR 13 | Increases the Minimum Wage | Joint Resolution Failed - House (33 - 29) |
2/14 | SJR 13 | Increases the Minimum Wage | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (24 - 17) |