2023 New Mexico Legislative Session: Overview

This year’s New Mexico Legislative Session runs 60 days, from January 17 to March 18, 2023.

Tewa Women United and our community partners are engaging with issues during the session that are related to our mission of embodying courageous spaces that center Indigenous women and girls to connect with ancestral knowingness, healing strengths, and lifeways for the wellbeing of all.

To participate in this session, it’s helpful to know your legislators and how to contact them. Find them here.

Here’s an overview of the bills that we are supporting:

Legislation Supported by Tewa Women United

Bill	Legislation Name	Information on bill
HB 43	AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT POLICY IN SCHOOLS	Current Location: Scheduled for Senate Education Committee on 2/13/2023 https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=43&year=23
HJ 4	ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, CA	Current Location: House Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Committee  https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=JR&LegNo=4&year=23
SB 165	LOCAL CHOICE ENERGY ACT	Current Location: Senate Judiciary Committee https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=165&year=23
SB 132	STI PREVENTION & TREATMENT	Current Location: Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee https://nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=132&year=23
HB 7	REPRODUCTIVE AND GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE	Current Location: House Temporary Calendar https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=7&year=23
SJM 1	IMPACT OF COVID-19	Current Location: Senate Rules Committee – Referrals: SRC/SHPAC https://nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=JM&LegNo=1&year=23

Other Bills of Interest

 HB 27     BREAST EXAM HEALTH COVERAGE 

 HB 38    RURAL HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER ADDITIONS

 HB 42    PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY  

 HB 47      RURAL HEALTH CARE PROJECT REVOLVING FUND 

 HB 89      OIL & GAS DIVIDENDS TAX REBATES  

 HB 95     RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFICE IN STATE LAND OFFICE 

  HB 96    COMBINED CYCLE NATURAL GAS AS RENEWABLE

  HB 109   REPEAL NM CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 

  HB 121   WATER RIGHT LEASE EFFECTIVE DATE 

  HB 122    STORAGE OF CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE WASTE 

  HB 140   TRIBAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND 

  HB 142   GENERATING FACILITY AND MINE REMEDIATION 

  HB 147   INDIAN EDUCATION FUND DISTRIBUTIONS 

  HB 148   EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPT. TRIBAL AGREEMENTS 

  HB 149   PUBLIC ED DEPT. NATIVE AMERICAN FUNDING 

 HM 1     “NEW MEXICO FOOD & FARMS DAY” 

 SB 1 REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM RESILIENCY 

 SB 5 PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY 

SB 6 HERMITS PEAK-CALF CANYON FIRE RECOVERY FUNDS 

 SB 7 RURAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FUND

SB 8 GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

SB 26 EXCESS OIL & GAS FUNDS TO SEVERANCE TAX FUND

 SB 27      RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE CRISIS RESPONSE ACT

 SB 33     TRIBAL & PUEBLO LAW ENFORCEMENT 

 SB 53      STORAGE OF CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE WASTE

 SB 57     WATER TRUST FUND

  SB 74     ENERGY GENERATION FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 

 SB 87 LAND GRANT WASTE REMOVAL

 SB 90 TRIBAL GRT RATES

 SB 141    SANTA FE HOMELESS SHELTER & PROGRAMMING

  SB 128    CHILD PROTECTIVE CUSTODY PROCEDURES 

 SB 164    FUTURE OIL & GAS LEASE ROYALTY RATES

  SB 167    STRATEGIC WATER RESERVE 

  SB 169    CLIMATE INVESTMENT CENTER & FUND

 SB 173    GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GENERATION TAX CREDIT 

 SJR 2      CHILDREN’S BILL OF RIGHTS, CA

Additional Resources

How a Bill Becomes Law in New Mexico (from Forward Together)