New Mexico 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HM 25 — "FOSTER CARE DAY"

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on March 04, 2023.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 106 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to House Memorial 25 include the addition of several lines that emphasize the importance of resource families in the foster care system and their role in nurturing children. Specifically, the added language highlights how these families not only provide essential love and support but also help children connect with their cultural communities. This matters because it acknowledges and honors the significant contributions of foster parents and advocates while raising awareness of the challenges children in foster care face.

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HOUSE MEMORIAL 25 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2023 INTRODUCED BY Stefani Lord 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023, "FOSTER CARE DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A MEMORIAL DECLARING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023, "FOSTER CARE DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
14 WHEREAS, hundreds of New Mexicans serve the state and its children as resource families through traditional foster care and kinship care;
5 WHEREAS, hundreds of New Mexicans serve the state and its children as resource families through traditional foster care and kinship care;
and e t 17 WHEREAS, foster care parents provide children in their w l n d 18 care with unconditional love and support, emotional safety, = = 19 a l educational opportunities, stability and, in many instances, i a e r 20 the opportunity to be children without the burden of adult a t m m 21 responsibilities;
and WHEREAS, foster care parents provide children in their care with unconditional love and support, emotional safety, educational opportunities, stability and, in many instances, the opportunity to be children without the burden of adult responsibilities;
and d r e 22 WHEREAS, children in foster care rely on their resource c e s k 23 families, advocates and providers to accept them for who they e a n b 24 are and where they come from and to provide the necessary u [ support and encouragement to set goals for their futures and to .223687.1 believe in the power of their dreams;
and WHEREAS, children in foster care rely on their resource families, advocates and providers to accept them for who they are and where they come from and to provide the necessary support and encouragement to set goals for their futures and to believe in the power of their dreams;
and WHEREAS, resource families, advocates and providers find it a joy and a privilege to parent and learn from the children placed in their care, build up the children's self-esteem and provide them with structure;
and WHEREAS, resource families, advocates and providers find HM 25 Page 1 it a joy and a privilege to parent and learn from the children placed in their care, build up the children's self- esteem and provide them with structure;
and WHEREAS, resource families, advocates and providers selflessly bestow opportunities for educational, emotional, mental and physical growth to the children in their care so that each child is treated with dignity and respect, while e t 17 preparing the children to be confident, respectful, responsible w l n d 18 and self-sufficient adults;
and WHEREAS, resource families, advocates and providers selflessly bestow opportunities for educational, emotional, mental and physical growth to the children in their care so that each child is treated with dignity and respect, while preparing the children to be confident, respectful, responsible and self-sufficient adults;
= = 19 a l NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF i a e r 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Wednesday, a t m m 21 March 1, 2023, be declared "Foster Care Day" in the house of d r e 22 representatives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Wednesday, March 1, 2023, be declared "Foster Care Day" in the house of representatives;
and c e s k 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that throughout the state of New e a n b 24 Mexico, resource families, advocates and providers who u [ selflessly serve and advocate for the children of New Mexico be .223687.1 - 2 - treated with dignity and respect and be appreciated for the great service they provide through their altruism and love.
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that throughout the state of New Mexico, resource families, advocates and providers who selflessly serve and advocate for the children of New Mexico be treated with dignity and respect and be appreciated for the great service they provide through their altruism and love.
- 3 - 5 7 9 11 13 15 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .223687.1
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed House

  3. withdrawn from committee

  4. not printed, not referred to committee, tabled

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Who sponsors HM 25?
HM 25 is sponsored by Stefani Lord (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2023. Enacted.
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