SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed into law three bills to support New Mexico children and young adults. All three measures passed both the House and Senate unanimously. “This administration and this Legislature agree that taking care of children,...
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Governor signs anti-discrimination bill
Measure adds pregnancy, childbirth as protected class SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed into law a measure protecting pregnant women and new mothers from workplace discrimination. House Bill 25, sponsored by Rep. Gail Chasey and Sen. Liz...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs measure extending tax holiday
HB 170 extends Small Business Saturday for five years SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Thursday that she has signed into law a bill to extend the Small Business Saturday tax holiday for another five years. The measure suspends collection of the...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs Senate Bill 64
Transparency law provides for immediate public disclosure of claims settlements SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed Senate Bill 64, a bipartisan measure that provides for immediate public release of settlement agreements in damage claims against state...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs collective bargaining changes
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed a bill that makes changes to New Mexico’s collective bargaining law to better protect state, county and local government workers. House Bill 364 updates New Mexico’s Public Employee Bargaining Act, providing a...
Governor signs priority public health bills into law
Focusing on reducing prescription drug prices, creating more affordable health insurance options and raising the age to purchase e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed into law four significant...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs bills expanding renewable energy, updating green infrastructure in New Mexico
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed a group of bills that will expand New Mexico’s capacity for solar energy and help modernize the state’s electric grid, advancing her administration’s work in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, economic...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs House Bill 10, ends student co-pays for reduced-fee lunches
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed House Bill 10, which eliminates student co-pays for reduced price school breakfast and lunch. This bill, which passed both chambers of the Legislature with unanimous support, complements the Governor’s Childhood...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs retirement security measure into law
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed bipartisan and urgently needed legislation that puts New Mexico’s pension system on a path to solvency while also providing retirees the opportunity for larger cost-of-living allowances in the future. Senate Bill 72...
John Salazar named secretary of Information Technology
SANTA FE – John Salazar on Friday was named the secretary of the New Mexico Department of Information and Technology. He will begin work Monday, March 2. With more than 25 years of experience in the information technology and management field, Salazar is a longtime...