New Mexico 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 4 D cosponsors

HB 64 — EXPAND POST-SECONDARY TUITION ELIGIBILITY

Last action — Pocket Veto

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on April 14, 2025.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 69 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 64 expands the nondiscrimination policy for higher education in New Mexico. It now explicitly states that public post-secondary institutions cannot deny admission based on a student's immigration status and ensures that all students, regardless of immigration status, can access state-funded tuition rates and financial aid, provided they meet specific residency and educational criteria. This change is significant as it aims to create a more inclusive educational environment, allowing more New Mexico residents to pursue higher education opportunities.

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HOUSE BILL 64 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Eleanor Chávez and Linda M.
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION;
Trujillo and Yanira Gurrola and Patricia Roybal Caballero 7 9 AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION;
15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 21-1-4.6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005, e t 17 Chapter 348, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
Section 21-1-4.6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005, Chapter 348, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
w l n d 18 "21-1-4.6.
"21-1-4.6.
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR ADMISSION TO ANY = = 19 a l PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION-- i a e r 20 NONDISCRIMINATION IN ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATION BENEFITS.-- a t m m 21 A.
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR ADMISSION TO ANY PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION-- NONDISCRIMINATION IN ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATION BENEFITS.-- A.
A public post-secondary educational institution d r e 22 shall not deny admission to a student on account of the c e s k 23 student's immigration status.
A public post-secondary educational institution shall not deny admission to a student on account of the student's immigration status.
e a n b 24 B.
B.
Any tuition rate or state-funded financial aid u [ that is granted to residents of New Mexico shall also be .228773.4 granted on the same terms to all persons, regardless of immigration status, who [have]:
Any tuition rate or state-funded financial aid that is granted to residents of New Mexico shall also be granted on the same terms to all persons, regardless of immigration status, who:
(1) attended a secondary educational institution in New Mexico for at least one year and [who have] either graduated from a New Mexico high school or received a high school equivalency credential in New Mexico;
(1) attended a secondary educational institution in New Mexico for at least one year and either graduated from a New Mexico high school or received a high school equivalency credential in New Mexico;
(2) attended adult education courses recognized by the adult basic education division of the higher education department for a period equivalent to two semesters as provided by rule;
(2) attended adult education courses recognized by the adult basic education division of the higher education department for a period equivalent to two HB 64 Page 1 semesters as provided by rule;
Any tuition rate or state-funded financial aid that is granted to residents of New Mexico shall be granted on the same terms to all persons for whom a court made findings of e t 17 fact and rulings of law in accordance with the Special w l n d 18 Immigrant Juvenile Classification Act and submitted an = = 19 a l application to the United States secretary of homeland security i a e r 20 for a grant of special immigrant juvenile status as provided in a t m m 21 8 U.S.C.
Any tuition rate or state-funded financial aid that is granted to residents of New Mexico shall be granted on the same terms to all persons for whom a court made findings of fact and rulings of law in accordance with the Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification Act and submitted an application to the United States secretary of homeland security for a grant of special immigrant juvenile status as provided in 8 U.S.C.
Section 1101(a)(27)(J)." d r e 22 SECTION 2.
Section 1101(a)(27)(J)." SECTION 2.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the c e s k 23 provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
e a n b 24 - 2 - u [ .228773.4
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Action History

  1. Pocket Veto

  2. passed Senate

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. DO PASS committee report adopted

  5. Sent to Senate Education Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

  6. passed House

  7. DO PASS committee report adopted

  8. DO PASS committee report adopted

  9. Sent to House Education Committee & House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

  10. Sent to House Pre-file

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 64?
HB 64 is sponsored by Yanira Gurrola (Democrat), Linda M. Trujillo (Democrat), Eleanor Chávez (Democrat), and Patricia Roybal Caballero (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 64?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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