House Bill 100 increases access to high-quality health care SANTA FE – House Bill 100, increasing access to and affordability of health insurance for New Mexico families, passed the Senate floor with a vote of 28-14 yesterday and the House concurred today. Gov....
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Tobacco bill gets final approval
SANTA FE – A public health bill to regulate the manufacture, distribution and sale of tobacco products – including e-cigarettes – received final legislative approval Tuesday night when it passed the House of Representatives on a 40-28 vote. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham...
Governor creates Early Childhood Trust Fund
Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported key initiative; Lujan Grisham signs it into law SANTA FE – Surrounded by early childhood advocates, educators, lawmakers, children and parents, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday established the New Mexico Early Childhood Trust...
Bipartisan pension reform wins House approval
SANTA FE – Direly needed pension reform legislation passed the New Mexico state House on Monday on a bipartisan 40-28 vote. Senate Bill 72 now goes to concurrence. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement: “I applaud the Legislature for their...
Gov.-backed bill to cut drug costs gets final approval
SANTA FE – A bill authorizing the state to pursue the importation of lower-cost wholesale prescription drugs from Canada received final legislative approval Sunday when it passed the House of Representatives by unanimous vote. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the...
Bill creating electric vehicle tax credit passes House floor
SANTA FE – A bill creating an electric vehicle tax credit to make EVs and charging stations more affordable passed the House of Representatives on Friday night by a vote of 40-27. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday issued the following statement: “This bill is...
Free school meals bill clears House
House Bill 10 ends student co-pays for reduced-fee lunches SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement after legislation ending the student co-pay for reduced price breakfast and lunch passed the House of Representatives unanimously on...
Gov. makes historic appointment to appeals court
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Shammara Haley Henderson to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Henderson is a former assistant U.S. attorney who has been in private practice in Albuquerque since 2017. She is a 2007 graduate of the...
Governor’s Early Childhood Trust Fund wins final approval
SANTA FE – House Bill 83, creating the Early Childhood Trust Fund, providing for a transformative long-term investment strategy in the health, education and well-being of New Mexico’s youngest children, passed the Senate floor Friday on a sweeping bipartisan vote of...
Gov. statement on Senate confirmation of Sec. Stewart
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued the following statement after the New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed Ryan Stewart as secretary of the New Mexico Public Education Department: “When it comes to transforming education in New Mexico, Secretary...