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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:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. 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
March 16, 2011 NM HB 2 General Appropriation Act of 2011 Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
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. 11, 2008 NM HB 180 Healthy Food Initiatives Board Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
Feb. 13, 2008 NM HB 237 Mandatory Election Recounts Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
March 5, 2007 NM SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
Aug. 19, 2008 NM SB 24 Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
Feb. 14, 2008 NM SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
Aug. 18, 2008 NM SB 22 Subsidizing Children's Health Care Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
Feb. 2, 2007 NM SB 324 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 7)
Aug. 18, 2008 NM HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM HB 634 Filmmakers Production Fund Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
Feb. 4, 2006 NM HB 211 Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
March 5, 2009 NM HB 616 State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 13)
Feb. 15, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
March 13, 2009 NM HB 285 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 18)
Feb. 14, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
Feb. 14, 2006 NM HB 211 Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
Feb. 9, 2006 NM SB 344 Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4)
Jan. 31, 2006 NM SB 258 Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
Feb. 11, 2006 NM SB 216 Criminal DNA Collection Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
Feb. 11, 2008 NM HB 618 Income Tax Overhaul Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM HB 62 Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
Feb. 12, 2007 NM HB 190 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
Aug. 19, 2008 NM HB 4 Working Families Tax Credit Increase Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM HB 661 Affordable Housing Tax Relief Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
Feb. 7, 2007 NM SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 7)
Jan. 23, 2007 NM SB 418 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
Aug. 17, 2008 NM HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
Feb. 2, 2008 NM SB 68 Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
March 11, 2007 NM SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
Feb. 6, 2008 NM HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
Aug. 16, 2008 NM HB 4 Working Families Tax Credit Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
Feb. 12, 2008 NM HB 305 Energy Efficiency Requirements for Public Utilities Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
Feb. 19, 2009 NM SB 77 Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
Feb. 7, 2008 NM HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
Feb. 7, 2007 NM SB 10 Prohibiting Cockfighting Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
Jan. 24, 2008 NM HB 9 Allowing Domestic Partnerships Bill Passed - House (33 - 31)
Feb. 11, 2009 NM HB 285 Abolishing The Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (40 - 28)
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. 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. 6, 2008 NM HB 237 Mandatory Election Recounts Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
March 13, 2009 NM HB 346 Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
Feb. 4, 2008 NM SB 34 New Mexico School for the Arts Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
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)
March 17, 2009 NM SB 263 Requiring State Contractors to Disclose Campaign Contributions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Jan. 31, 2008 NM HB 2 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 10)
Feb. 25, 2009 NM SB 141 Allowing Increase of Penalties for Convicted Public Officials Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 12)
March 2, 2011 NM HB 607 Film Production Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (53 - 17)
March 16, 2011 NM SB 427 Rating System for Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
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. 15, 2022 NM HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
Feb. 14, 2018 NM SB 19 Amends Guardianship Laws Bill Passed - House (63 - 0)
Feb. 17, 2022 NM SB 144 Prohibits Intimidation of Elections Officials Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 135 Establishes Indian Family Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
June 20, 2020 NM HB 5 Establishes the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9)
Feb. 14, 2018 NM HB 98 Amends Local Elections Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
March 12, 2019 NM HB 564 Amends Probation and Parole Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
Feb. 13, 2018 NM HB 2 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 2)
March 15, 2019 NM HB 100 Amends the Columbus Day Holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 13, 2023 NM SB 64 Prohibits Life Sentences for Juveniles Bill Passed - House (37 - 25)
March 15, 2023 NM HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
March 19, 2015 NM SB 503 Authorizes Beer and Wine Delivery Licenses Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
March 3, 2023 NM HB 9 Establishes Negligently Leaving a Firearm Accessible for a Minor as a Crime Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
March 16, 2023 NM SB 16 Establishes a State Health Care Authority Department Bill Passed - House (43 - 23)
Feb. 14, 2018 NM SB 189 Establishes Assurances for Plugging Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (54 - 11)
Feb. 14, 2024 NM SB 216 Establishes Various State Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 7)
March 7, 2023 NM HB 7 Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Jan. 19, 2023 NM HB 1 Appropriates Funds for Legislature Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
Feb. 16, 2022 NM HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
Feb. 16, 2022 NM SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
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. 16, 2022 NM HB 46 Establishes the Family Representation and Advocacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM SB 4 Specifies Public Works Prevailing Wages and Fringe Benefits Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
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. 16, 2022 NM SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM SB 36 Increases Required Contributions to the Educational Retirement Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 12)
Dec. 11, 2021 NM SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
March 15, 2021 NM HB 47 Authorizes Terminally Ill Patients to Take Prescription Drugs to Die Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17)
Feb. 14, 2024 NM SB 5 Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places Bill Passed - House (35 - 34)
April 5, 2022 NM HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
March 10, 2019 NM HB 85 Prohibits Local "Right to Work" Ordinances Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 19)
March 17, 2017 NM SB 374 Prohibits Public Shaming of Students Who Can't Pay for Lunch Bill Passed - House (60 - 0)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM SB 176 Amends and Addresses Various Athletic Competition Changes Bill Passed - House (63 - 3)
March 17, 2023 NM SB 50 Establishes an Individual's Right to Repair Bill Passed - House (46 - 15)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 52 Amends Harm Reduction Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
Feb. 14, 2024 NM SB 108 Requires the Election Fund be Reimbursed by the General Fund for All Election Costs Bill Passed - House (59 - 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)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM SB 137 Increases School Board Training Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM HB 239 Establishes Cannabis as Prison Contraband Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/16 HB 2 General Appropriation Act of 2011 Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
3/01 SB 324 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 29)
2/06 HB 2 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 4)
2/11 HB 180 Healthy Food Initiatives Board Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
2/13 HB 237 Mandatory Election Recounts Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
3/05 SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
8/19 SB 24 Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
2/14 SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
8/18 SB 22 Subsidizing Children's Health Care Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
2/02 SB 324 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 7)
8/18 HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
2/10 HB 634 Filmmakers Production Fund Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
2/04 HB 211 Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
3/05 HB 616 State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 13)
2/15 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
3/13 HB 285 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 18)
2/14 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
2/14 HB 211 Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
2/09 SB 344 Campaign Contributions by Procurement Contractors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 4)
1/31 SB 258 Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
2/11 SB 216 Criminal DNA Collection Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
2/11 HB 618 Income Tax Overhaul Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
2/10 HB 62 Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
2/12 HB 190 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
8/19 HB 4 Working Families Tax Credit Increase Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
2/10 HB 661 Affordable Housing Tax Relief Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
2/07 SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 7)
1/23 SB 418 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
8/17 HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
2/05 HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
2/02 SB 68 Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
2/05 HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
2/10 SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
3/11 SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
2/06 HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
8/16 HB 4 Working Families Tax Credit Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
2/12 HB 305 Energy Efficiency Requirements for Public Utilities Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
2/19 SB 77 Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
2/07 HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
2/07 SB 10 Prohibiting Cockfighting Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
1/24 HB 9 Allowing Domestic Partnerships Bill Passed - House (33 - 31)
2/11 HB 285 Abolishing The Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (40 - 28)
2/08 HB 342 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
3/08 HB 283 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
2/11 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)
2/06 HB 237 Mandatory Election Recounts Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
3/13 HB 346 Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
2/04 SB 34 New Mexico School for the Arts Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
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)
3/17 SB 263 Requiring State Contractors to Disclose Campaign Contributions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
1/31 HB 2 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 10)
2/25 SB 141 Allowing Increase of Penalties for Convicted Public Officials Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 12)
3/02 HB 607 Film Production Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (53 - 17)
3/16 SB 427 Rating System for Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
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)
2/15 HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
2/14 SB 19 Amends Guardianship Laws Bill Passed - House (63 - 0)
2/17 SB 144 Prohibits Intimidation of Elections Officials Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
2/15 HB 135 Establishes Indian Family Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
6/20 HB 5 Establishes the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9)
2/14 HB 98 Amends Local Elections Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
3/12 HB 564 Amends Probation and Parole Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
2/13 HB 2 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 2)
3/15 HB 100 Amends the Columbus Day Holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/13 SB 64 Prohibits Life Sentences for Juveniles Bill Passed - House (37 - 25)
3/15 HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
3/19 SB 503 Authorizes Beer and Wine Delivery Licenses Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
3/03 HB 9 Establishes Negligently Leaving a Firearm Accessible for a Minor as a Crime Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
3/16 SB 16 Establishes a State Health Care Authority Department Bill Passed - House (43 - 23)
2/14 SB 189 Establishes Assurances for Plugging Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (54 - 11)
2/14 SB 216 Establishes Various State Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 7)
3/07 HB 7 Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
1/19 HB 1 Appropriates Funds for Legislature Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
2/16 HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
2/16 SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
3/12 HB 130 Extends Hours in the School Day and Number of Days in a School Year Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
2/16 HB 46 Establishes the Family Representation and Advocacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
2/15 SB 4 Specifies Public Works Prevailing Wages and Fringe Benefits Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
3/16 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)
2/16 SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
2/15 SB 36 Increases Required Contributions to the Educational Retirement Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 12)
12/11 SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
2/15 HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
3/15 HB 47 Authorizes Terminally Ill Patients to Take Prescription Drugs to Die Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 17)
2/14 SB 5 Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places Bill Passed - House (35 - 34)
4/05 HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
3/10 HB 85 Prohibits Local "Right to Work" Ordinances Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 19)
3/17 SB 374 Prohibits Public Shaming of Students Who Can't Pay for Lunch Bill Passed - House (60 - 0)
2/13 SB 176 Amends and Addresses Various Athletic Competition Changes Bill Passed - House (63 - 3)
3/17 SB 50 Establishes an Individual's Right to Repair Bill Passed - House (46 - 15)
2/15 HB 52 Amends Harm Reduction Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
2/14 SB 108 Requires the Election Fund be Reimbursed by the General Fund for All Election Costs Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
3/19 HB 10 Establishes the Connect New Mexico Council as a Co-Coordinator of State Broadband Programs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 10)
2/13 SB 137 Increases School Board Training Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
2/13 HB 239 Establishes Cannabis as Prison Contraband Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)

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