New Mexico 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 4 — MEDICAL RESIDENT & FELLOW SALARIES

Last action — action postponed indefinitely

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    5 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Senate Bill 4 include the addition of the bill's session information and the removal of identification details like the bill number and authors' names from the beginning. This streamlining clarifies the bill's purpose by focusing on the content rather than administrative details. The main aim of the bill remains to allocate $2 million to the Health Care Authority to support increased salaries for medical residents and fellows at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, which is important for attracting and retaining healthcare professionals in the state.

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SENATE BILL 4 57TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Carrie Hamblen and Martin Hickey and Jeff Steinborn and Cindy Nava and Pete Campos 7 9 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MEDICAID-DIRECTED PAYMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENT AND FELLOW SALARIES.
57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION, 2026
16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
e t 17 SECTION 1.
APPROPRIATION.--Two million dollars w l n d 18 ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the = = 19 a l health care authority for expenditure in fiscal year 2027 to i a e r 20 provide medicaid-directed payments to the university of New a t m m 21 Mexico health sciences center for the purpose of increasing d r e 22 graduate medical education resident and fellow salaries.
Any c e s k 23 unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2027 e a n b 24 shall revert to the general fund.
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Action History

  1. action postponed indefinitely

  2. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  3. germane

  4. Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Finance Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (107)

107 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 4?
SB 4 is sponsored by Pete Campos (Democrat), Cindy Nava (Democrat), Jeff Steinborn (Democrat), Carrie Hamblen (Democrat), and Martin Hickey (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 4?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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