SENATE HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 129 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2026 INTRODUCED4 BY Heather Berghmans and Reena Szczepanski 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS;

Nothing in this section shall:shall [(1)] restrict an u [ employer's ability to prohibit or take adverse employment .233489.1 SHPAC/SB 129 action against an employee for use of, or being impaired by, medical cannabis on the premises of the place of employment or during the hours of employment [or (2) apply to an employee whose employer deems that the employee works in a safety- sensitive position].

u [ (1) restrict an employer's ability to prohibit .232617.2 or take adverse employment action against an employee for use of, or being impaired by, medical cannabis on the premises of the place of employment or during the hours of employment;

or (2) apply to an employee whose employer deems that the employee works in a safety-sensitive position.

Nothing in this section gives a state or political subdivision employer the power to control an employee's use of medical cannabis outside the employee's hours of employment as long as the employee remains a qualified patient and unless use is limited by other state law or rules." - 2 - 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 [ .232617.2.233489.1