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

SB 184 — CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • 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

How this bill changes current law

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The bill creates the Children's Behavioral Health Services Division within the Health Care Authority, transferring responsibilities from the Children, Youth and Families Department.

  • Section 9-2A-8

    [children's] mental health and substance abuse services [in the state] for children in department custody, coordinating with the health care authority, the public education department, the early childhood education and care department and the department of health; → mental health and substance abuse services for children in department custody, coordinating with the health care authority, the public education department, the early childhood education and care department and the department of health;

    This change clarifies that the responsibility for mental health and substance abuse services for children under custody is to be coordinated with various departments.

  • Section 9-8-4

    E. the children's behavioral health services division; → E. the children's behavioral health services division;

    This change formally establishes the Children's Behavioral Health Services Division within the Health Care Authority.

  • Section 9-8-6

    "9-8-4. AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.--The "health care → "9-8-4. AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.--The "health care

    This section reaffirms the Health Care Authority's establishment and its structural divisions without changing its core content.

Action History

  1. action postponed indefinitely

  2. Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Rules Committee & Senate Health and Public Affairs 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)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 184?
SB 184 is sponsored by Angel M. Charley (Democrat), Shannon D. Pinto (Democrat), Linda M. López (Democrat), Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (Democrat), and Harold Pope (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 184?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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