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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 16, 2010 | NM | Holguin Nomination | Neri Holguin, Environmental Improvement Board | (17 - 25) |
Aug. 18, 2008 | NM | SB 22 | Subsidizing Children's Health Care | Bill Passed - House (47 - 19) |
March 16, 2011 | NM | HB 2 | General Appropriation Act of 2011 | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
Feb. 2, 2007 | NM | SB 324 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 7) |
Feb. 11, 2008 | NM | HB 180 | Healthy Food Initiatives Board | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
Aug. 19, 2008 | NM | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - House (51 - 16) |
March 5, 2007 | NM | SB 1174 | HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
Aug. 18, 2008 | NM | HB 5 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
March 1, 2007 | NM | SB 324 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (39 - 29) |
Feb. 6, 2008 | NM | HB 2 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 4) |
Feb. 14, 2008 | NM | SB 487 | Uranium Cleanup Fund | Bill Passed - House (45 - 23) |
Feb. 13, 2008 | NM | HB 237 | Mandatory Election Recounts | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
Aug. 16, 2008 | NM | HB 4 | Working Families Tax Credit Increase | Bill Passed - House (39 - 25) |
Feb. 8, 2008 | NM | HB 342 | Uranium Cleanup Fund | Bill Passed - House (55 - 11) |
March 8, 2007 | NM | HB 283 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
Feb. 6, 2008 | NM | HB 484 | Racetrack Tax Break | Bill Passed - House (48 - 10) |
Feb. 11, 2008 | NM | SB 225 | Health Care Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 19) |
Feb. 4, 2008 | NM | HB 37 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Passed - House (51 - 10) |
Aug. 18, 2008 | NM | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2) |
March 19, 2009 | NM | HB 154 | Capital Improvement Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
Feb. 27, 2007 | NM | SB 322 | Requiring Conference Committees to be Public | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 21) |
Feb. 6, 2008 | NM | HB 237 | Mandatory Election Recounts | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
March 11, 2007 | NM | SB 1174 | HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders | Bill Passed - House (49 - 16) |
Feb. 10, 2008 | NM | SB 487 | Uranium Cleanup Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
March 20, 2009 | NM | SB 77 | Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Bill Failed - House (30 - 38) |
Feb. 5, 2008 | NM | HB 400 | Commuter Train Funding | Bill Passed - House (56 - 9) |
Feb. 2, 2008 | NM | SB 68 | Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5) |
Feb. 19, 2009 | NM | SB 77 | Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
Feb. 5, 2008 | NM | HB 147 | Health Care Commission | Bill Passed - House (56 - 6) |
March 13, 2009 | NM | HB 346 | Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education | Bill Passed - House (37 - 31) |
Feb. 14, 2008 | NM | HB 24 | Removing Tax Restrictions for Counties and Municipalities | Bill Failed - Senate (19 - 21) |
Feb. 4, 2008 | NM | SB 34 | New Mexico School for the Arts | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
Aug. 17, 2008 | NM | HB 5 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
Feb. 10, 2008 | NM | HB 634 | Filmmakers Production Fund | Bill Passed - House (42 - 25) |
Jan. 23, 2007 | NM | SB 418 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards | Bill Passed - House (43 - 18) |
Feb. 7, 2007 | NM | SB 238 | Medical Marijuana Legalization | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 7) |
Feb. 10, 2008 | NM | HB 661 | Affordable Housing Tax Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
Feb. 25, 2009 | NM | SB 44 | Prohibiting Smoking in Cars with Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12) |
Jan. 29, 2008 | NM | SB 23 | Authorizing Stem Cell Research | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
Feb. 12, 2008 | NM | HB 37 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 23) |
March 17, 2009 | NM | SB 263 | Requiring State Contractors to Disclose Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
Aug. 19, 2008 | NM | HB 4 | Working Families Tax Credit Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
Feb. 12, 2007 | NM | HB 190 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
Feb. 10, 2008 | NM | HB 62 | Health Care Authority | Bill Passed - House (37 - 31) |
Feb. 11, 2008 | NM | HB 618 | Income Tax Overhaul | Bill Passed - House (54 - 12) |
Feb. 11, 2006 | NM | SB 216 | Criminal DNA Collection | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5) |
Feb. 10, 2006 | NM | SB 294 | Open Committee Meetings | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22) |
March 5, 2009 | NM | HB 616 | State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (49 - 13) |
March 2, 2011 | NM | HB 607 | Film Production Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (53 - 17) |
Feb. 4, 2006 | NM | HB 211 | Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance | Bill Passed - House (42 - 20) |
Feb. 25, 2009 | NM | SB 141 | Allowing Increase of Penalties for Convicted Public Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 12) |
Jan. 31, 2008 | NM | HB 2 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - House (57 - 10) |
Feb. 7, 2007 | NM | SB 10 | Prohibiting Cockfighting | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11) |
Feb. 11, 2009 | NM | HB 285 | Abolishing The Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (40 - 28) |
March 8, 2007 | NM | SB 238 | Medical Marijuana Legalization | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
Feb. 7, 2008 | NM | HB 241 | Education Funding Reform | Bill Passed - House (52 - 16) |
Jan. 24, 2008 | NM | HB 9 | Allowing Domestic Partnerships | Bill Passed - House (33 - 31) |
Feb. 12, 2008 | NM | HB 305 | Energy Efficiency Requirements for Public Utilities | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
Feb. 6, 2008 | NM | HB 191 | Automatic Absentee Ballots | Bill Failed - House (25 - 40) |
March 16, 2011 | NM | SB 427 | Rating System for Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
Feb. 26, 2009 | NM | SB 12 | Establishing Domestic Partnerships | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 25) |
Jan. 31, 2006 | NM | SB 258 | Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6) |
March 13, 2011 | NM | HB 644 | Raises Retirement Age | Bill Failed - House (28 - 38) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | NM | SB 344 | Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4) |
Feb. 14, 2006 | NM | HB 211 | Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
Feb. 14, 2006 | NM | SB 449 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18) |
March 13, 2009 | NM | HB 285 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 18) |
Feb. 15, 2006 | NM | SB 449 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
March 17, 2017 | NM | HB 241 | Establishes New Standards of Evaluation for Teachers | Veto Override Failed - House (36 - 31) |
Feb. 8, 2010 | NM | SB 531 | Legislative Finance Committee Review of Confidential Information | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
March 15, 2017 | NM | SB 259 | Prohibits Certain Individuals from Possessing or Purchasing Firearms | Bill Passed - House (43 - 22) |
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) |
Feb. 14, 2018 | NM | SB 19 | Amends Guardianship Laws | Bill Passed - House (63 - 0) |
March 12, 2019 | NM | HB 564 | Amends Probation and Parole Procedures | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
2/16 | Holguin Nomination | Neri Holguin, Environmental Improvement Board | (17 - 25) |
8/18 | SB 22 | Subsidizing Children's Health Care | Bill Passed - House (47 - 19) |
3/16 | HB 2 | General Appropriation Act of 2011 | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
2/02 | SB 324 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 7) |
2/11 | HB 180 | Healthy Food Initiatives Board | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
8/19 | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - House (51 - 16) |
3/05 | SB 1174 | HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
8/18 | HB 5 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
3/01 | SB 324 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (39 - 29) |
2/06 | HB 2 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 4) |
2/14 | SB 487 | Uranium Cleanup Fund | Bill Passed - House (45 - 23) |
2/13 | HB 237 | Mandatory Election Recounts | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
8/16 | HB 4 | Working Families Tax Credit Increase | Bill Passed - House (39 - 25) |
2/08 | HB 342 | Uranium Cleanup Fund | Bill Passed - House (55 - 11) |
3/08 | HB 283 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
2/06 | HB 484 | Racetrack Tax Break | Bill Passed - House (48 - 10) |
2/11 | SB 225 | Health Care Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 19) |
2/04 | HB 37 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Passed - House (51 - 10) |
8/18 | SB 24 | Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2) |
3/19 | HB 154 | Capital Improvement Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
2/27 | SB 322 | Requiring Conference Committees to be Public | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 21) |
2/06 | HB 237 | Mandatory Election Recounts | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
3/11 | SB 1174 | HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders | Bill Passed - House (49 - 16) |
2/10 | SB 487 | Uranium Cleanup Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
3/20 | SB 77 | Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Bill Failed - House (30 - 38) |
2/05 | HB 400 | Commuter Train Funding | Bill Passed - House (56 - 9) |
2/02 | SB 68 | Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5) |
2/19 | SB 77 | Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14) |
2/05 | HB 147 | Health Care Commission | Bill Passed - House (56 - 6) |
3/13 | HB 346 | Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education | Bill Passed - House (37 - 31) |
2/14 | HB 24 | Removing Tax Restrictions for Counties and Municipalities | Bill Failed - Senate (19 - 21) |
2/04 | SB 34 | New Mexico School for the Arts | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
8/17 | HB 5 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
2/10 | HB 634 | Filmmakers Production Fund | Bill Passed - House (42 - 25) |
1/23 | SB 418 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards | Bill Passed - House (43 - 18) |
2/07 | SB 238 | Medical Marijuana Legalization | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 7) |
2/10 | HB 661 | Affordable Housing Tax Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
2/25 | SB 44 | Prohibiting Smoking in Cars with Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12) |
1/29 | SB 23 | Authorizing Stem Cell Research | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
2/12 | HB 37 | Electronic Medical Records | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 23) |
3/17 | SB 263 | Requiring State Contractors to Disclose Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
8/19 | HB 4 | Working Families Tax Credit Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
2/12 | HB 190 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
2/10 | HB 62 | Health Care Authority | Bill Passed - House (37 - 31) |
2/11 | HB 618 | Income Tax Overhaul | Bill Passed - House (54 - 12) |
2/11 | SB 216 | Criminal DNA Collection | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5) |
2/10 | SB 294 | Open Committee Meetings | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22) |
3/05 | HB 616 | State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (49 - 13) |
3/02 | HB 607 | Film Production Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (53 - 17) |
2/04 | HB 211 | Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance | Bill Passed - House (42 - 20) |
2/25 | SB 141 | Allowing Increase of Penalties for Convicted Public Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 12) |
1/31 | HB 2 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - House (57 - 10) |
2/07 | SB 10 | Prohibiting Cockfighting | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11) |
2/11 | HB 285 | Abolishing The Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (40 - 28) |
3/08 | SB 238 | Medical Marijuana Legalization | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
2/07 | HB 241 | Education Funding Reform | Bill Passed - House (52 - 16) |
1/24 | HB 9 | Allowing Domestic Partnerships | Bill Passed - House (33 - 31) |
2/12 | HB 305 | Energy Efficiency Requirements for Public Utilities | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
2/06 | HB 191 | Automatic Absentee Ballots | Bill Failed - House (25 - 40) |
3/16 | SB 427 | Rating System for Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
2/26 | SB 12 | Establishing Domestic Partnerships | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 25) |
1/31 | SB 258 | Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6) |
3/13 | HB 644 | Raises Retirement Age | Bill Failed - House (28 - 38) |
2/09 | SB 344 | Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4) |
2/14 | HB 211 | Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
2/14 | SB 449 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18) |
3/13 | HB 285 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 18) |
2/15 | SB 449 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
3/17 | HB 241 | Establishes New Standards of Evaluation for Teachers | Veto Override Failed - House (36 - 31) |
2/08 | SB 531 | Legislative Finance Committee Review of Confidential Information | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
3/15 | SB 259 | Prohibits Certain Individuals from Possessing or Purchasing Firearms | Bill Passed - House (43 - 22) |
2/14 | HB 98 | Amends Local Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
2/13 | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 2) |
2/14 | SB 19 | Amends Guardianship Laws | Bill Passed - House (63 - 0) |
3/12 | HB 564 | Amends Probation and Parole Procedures | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |