SB 495 — HIGHER EDUCATION RADIO
Last action — Pocket Veto
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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
23 added · 68 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to SB 495 adds a focus on educational radio in the context of appropriations for educational institutions. Specifically, it emphasizes that funding should be considered for both educational television and radio equipment replacement at state higher education institutions and public schools. This change is significant because it ensures that educational radio stations can also receive necessary resources for equipment updates, supporting broader access to educational content across multiple platforms.
SENATE BILL 495 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Pete Campos 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS;
156 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 21-1-34 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977, e t 17 Chapter 330, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
w l n d 18 "21-1-34.
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT = = 19 a l FUND--DISBURSEMENT.--The "educational television equipment i a e r 20 replacement fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the a t m m 21 state treasury.
The higher education department shall develop d r e 22 criteria and promulgate rules for the disbursement of money in c e s k 23 this fund for the replacement of equipment at educational e a n b 24 television and radio stations operated by state institutions of u [ higher education or public schools.
Disbursement shall be made .229130.1 to the institutions by warrant of the department of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the secretary of higher education.
It is the intent of the legislature that [in subsequent years] a specific line item for educational television and radio replacement shall be included in the appropriations recommended for educational television and radio by the department.department." SB 495 Page 1 25
[The appropriation to the fund in the General Appropriation Act of 1982 shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year, and no subsequent appropriation to the fund shall revert unless it contains the sentence "The appropriation to the educational television equipment replacement fund shall revert".]" - 2 - 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 [ .229130.1
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Action History
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Pocket Veto
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passed House
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DO PASS committee report adopted
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Sent to House Appropriations & Finance Committee
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passed Senate
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DO PASS committee report adopted
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DO PASS committee report adopted
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Sent to Senate Education Committee & Senate Finance Committee
Sponsors
- Pete Campos · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on · 16 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Pete Campos Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (111)
111 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 111 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 9% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Romero, GA | — | Yea |
| De La Cruz | — | Yea |
| Hernandez J.N. | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, J.F. | — | Yea |
| Roybal Caballero | — | Yea |
| Sena Cortez | — | Nay |
| Andrea Romero | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Rubio | Democrat | Yea |
| Anita Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Charlotte Little | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Chandler | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Parajón | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cynthia Borrego | Democrat | Yea |
| D. Wonda Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Dayan Hochman-Vigil | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Debra M. Sariñana | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Derrick J. Lente | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Doreen Y. Gallegos | Democrat | Yea |
| E. Diane Torres-Velásquez | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleanor Chávez | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson | Democrat | Yea |
| Janelle Anyanonu | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier Martínez | Democrat | Yea |
| Joanne J. Ferrary | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Garratt | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Cates | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristina Ortez | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Serrato | Democrat | Yea |
| Marian Matthews | Democrat | Yea |
| Marianna Anaya | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Martha Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew McQueen | Democrat | Yea |
| Meredith A. Dixon | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Micaela Lara Cadena | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michelle Paulene Abeyta | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Miguel P. García | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan P. Small | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamelya Herndon | Democrat | Yea |
| Patricia A. Lundstrom | Democrat | Yea |
| Raymundo Lara | Democrat | Yea |
| Reena Szczepanski | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Silva | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan K. Herrera | Democrat | Yea |
| Tara L. Lujan | Democrat | Yea |
| Yanira Gurrola | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan T. Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Andrea Reeb | Republican | Yea |
| Angelita Mejia | Republican | Yea |
| Brian G. Baca | Republican | Yea |
| Catherine J. Cullen | Republican | Yea |
| Cathrynn N. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Gail Armstrong | Republican | Yea |
| Harlan Vincent | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Chatfield | Republican | Yea |
| Jenifer Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Jimmy G. Mason | Republican | Yea |
| John Block | Republican | Nay |
| Jonathan A. Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Luis M. Terrazas | Republican | Yea |
| Mark B. Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Duncan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Martin R. Zamora | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| Randall T. Pettigrew | Republican | Nay |
| Rebecca Dow | Republican | Yea |
| Rod Montoya | Republican | Nay |
| Stefani Lord | Republican | Nay |
| Tanya Mirabal Moya | Republican | Yea |
| William A. Hall II | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 45% | 26% | 0% | 29% |
How each member voted (42)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| PAUL | — | Nay |
| SEDILLO-LOPEZ | — | Not Voting |
| Angel M. Charley | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Antonio Maestas | Democrat | Yea |
| Benny Shendo, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Hamblen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Nava | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics | Democrat | Not Voting |
| George K. Muñoz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Harold Pope | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Heather Berghmans | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Steinborn | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Cervantes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katy Duhigg | Democrat | Yea |
| Leo Jaramillo | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda M. Trujillo | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin Hickey | Democrat | Yea |
| Micaelita Debbie O'Malley | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Padilla | Democrat | Yea |
| Mimi Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie Figueroa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pete Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Wirth | Democrat | Yea |
| Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon D. Pinto | Democrat | Yea |
| William P. Soules | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony L. Thornton | Republican | Nay |
| Candy Spence Ezzell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Craig W. Brandt | Republican | Nay |
| Crystal Brantley | Republican | Nay |
| David M. Gallegos | Republican | Nay |
| Gabriel Ramos | Republican | Nay |
| James G. Townsend | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jay C. Block | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua A. Sanchez | Republican | Nay |
| Larry R. Scott | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nicole Tobiassen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Boone | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Woods | Republican | Nay |
| Steve D. Lanier | Republican | Yea |
| William E. Sharer | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 495?
- SB 495 is sponsored by Pete Campos (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 495?
- 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.
- Where can I track SB 495?
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