HB 248 — GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on March 10, 2026.
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Bill Text
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The amended bill, known as the "2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act," now explicitly states that the state will issue bonds to fund improvements for senior centers, libraries, and higher education, while requiring voters to approve these bonds in the 2026 general election. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for property taxes to ensure that the state can pay off the bonds. This is an important change because it involves community input through a public vote, allowing citizens to have a say in funding significant public projects that benefit various sectors in the state.
HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 248 57TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 4 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS;
REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE 2026 e t 17 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE STATE;
w l n d 18 = = 19 a l BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
i a e r 20 SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the a t m m 21 "2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act".
d r e 22 SECTION 2.
PURPOSE.--For the purpose of providing funds c e s k 23 for capital expenditures as authorized in the 2026 Capital e a n b 24 Projects General Obligation Bond Act, general obligation u [ indebtedness of the state is authorized for the purposes and in .233856.3 HTRC/HB 248 the amounts set forth in Section 10 of that act.
HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 1 (2) principal amounts;
The bonds shall be in such form as the state board of finance determines with an appropriate series e t 17 designation and shall bear interest payable as set forth in the w l n d 18 resolution of the state board of finance.
= = 19 C.
Payment of the principal of the bonds shall a l i a e r 20 begin not more than two years after the date of their issuance, a t m m 21 and the bonds shall mature not later than eleven years after d r e 22 the date of their issuance.
Both principal and interest shall c e s k 23 be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office e a n b 24 of the paying agent within or without the state as the state u [ board of finance may direct.
.233856.3 - 2 - HTRC/HB 248 D.
The bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the 2026 Capital Projects General HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 2 Obligation Bond Act, the Supplemental Public Securities Act and the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act and may be issued in accordance with the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act.
e t 17 SECTION 4.
EXPENDITURES.--The proceeds from the sale of w l n d 18 the bonds shall be expended solely for providing money to be = = 19 distributed for the purposes and in amounts not to exceed the a l i a e r 20 amounts set forth in Section 10 of the 2026 Capital Projects a t m m 21 General Obligation Bond Act and to pay expenses incurred under d r e 22 Section 6 of that act.
Any proceeds from the sale of the bonds c e s k 23 that are not required for the purposes set forth in Sections 6 e a n b 24 and 10 of that act shall be used for the purpose of paying the u [ principal of and interest on the bonds.
.233856.3 - 3 - HTRC/HB 248 SECTION 5.
If sold at public sale, the state board of finance shall publish a notice of the time and place of sale in a newspaper of HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 3 general circulation in the state and may also publish the notice in a recognized financial journal outside the state.
The notice shall specify the amount, denomination, maturity and description of the bonds to be offered for sale and the place, date and hour at which the sealed bids shall be e t 17 received.
At the time and place specified in the notice, the w l n d 18 state board of finance shall open the bids in public and shall = = 19 award the bonds to the bidder or bidders offering the best a l i a e r 20 price for the bonds.
The state board of finance may reject any a t m m 21 or all bids and readvertise and may waive any irregularity in a d r e 22 bid.
Except for the bid of the state, the successful bidder c e s k 23 shall make a deposit of two percent of the principal amount of e a n b 24 the bonds in a form acceptable to the state board of finance no u [ later than the close of business of the day the state board of .233856.3 - 4 - HTRC/HB 248 finance notifies the successful bidder that the bid has been accepted.
The bonds are legal investments for any person or board charged with the investment of any public funds and HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 4 may be accepted as security for any deposit of public money.
e t 17 SECTION 7.
PROPERTY TAX LEVY.--To provide for the payment w l n d 18 of the principal of and interest on the bonds issued and sold = = 19 pursuant to the provisions of the 2026 Capital Projects General a l i a e r 20 Obligation Bond Act, there shall be and there is hereby imposed a t m m 21 and levied during each year in which any of the bonds are d r e 22 outstanding an ad valorem tax on all property in the state c e s k 23 subject to property taxation for state purposes sufficient to e a n b 24 pay the interest as it becomes due on the bonds, together with u [ an amount sufficient to provide a sinking fund to pay the .233856.3 - 5 - HTRC/HB 248 principal of the bonds as it becomes due, and, if permitted by law, ad valorem taxes may be collected to pay administrative costs incident to the collection of such taxes.
It is the duty of all tax HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 5 officials and authorities to cause these taxes to be imposed, levied, assessed and collected.
IRREPEALABLE CONTRACT--AUTHORITY FOR e t 17 ISSUANCE.--An owner of bonds issued pursuant to the provisions w l n d 18 of the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act may, = = 19 a l either at law or in equity, by suit, action or mandamus, i a e r 20 enforce and compel the performance of the duties required by a t m m 21 that act of any officer or entity mentioned in that act.
The d r e 22 provisions of that act constitute an irrepealable contract with c e s k 23 the owners of any of the bonds issued pursuant to that act for e a n b 24 the faithful performance of which the full faith and credit of u [ the state is pledged.
Without reference to any other act of .233856.3 - 6 - HTRC/HB 248 the legislature, the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is full authority for the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized in that act, and such bonds shall have all the qualities of investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code, shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 6 proceedings for the issuance and sale of the bonds and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders thereof for value.
e t 17 A.
for senior citizen facility improvement, w l n d 18 construction and equipment acquisition projects to the aging = = 19 and long-term services department:
a l i a e r 20 (1) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, a t m m 21 design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the d r e 22 Barelas senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
c e s k 23 (2) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars e a n b 24 ($750,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the CASA kitchen u [ in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
.233856.3 - 7 - HTRC/HB 248 (3) three million dollars ($3,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the Cibola Loop multigenerational center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 7 (4) three hundred thirty thousand dollars ($330,000) to purchase and install meals and other equipment and to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the Los Volcanes senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
(6) fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000) to purchase and install meals and other equipment for the North e t 17 Domingo Baca multigenerational center in Albuquerque in w l n d 18 Bernalillo county;
= = 19 (7) twenty-one thousand five hundred dollars a l i a e r 20 ($21,500) to purchase and install meals and other equipment for a t m m 21 the North Valley senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo d r e 22 county;
c e s k 23 (8) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to e a n b 24 purchase and install meals and other equipment for the Palo u [ Duro senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
.233856.3 - 8 - HTRC/HB 248 (9) three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the elder center in the Pueblo of Isleta in Bernalillo county;
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(10) two hundred fifty thousand dollars HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 8 ($250,000) to purchase and equip vehicles and to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the Quemado senior center in Catron county;
e t 17 (14) thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000) to w l n d 18 plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements, = = 19 including parking lots, to La Casa senior center in Clovis in a l i a e r 20 Curry county;
a t m m 21 (15) one hundred ten thousand dollars d r e 22 ($110,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Melrose c e s k 23 senior center in Melrose in Curry county;
e a n b 24 (16) one hundred sixty thousand dollars u [ ($160,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Anthony .233856.3 - 9 - HTRC/HB 248 senior center in Anthony in Dona Ana county;
(17) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Dona Ana community center HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 9 in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
e t 17 (22) two hundred forty-five thousand dollars w l n d 18 ($245,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the San Jose = = 19 senior center in Carlsbad in Eddy county;
a l i a e r 20 (23) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) a t m m 21 to purchase and install meals and other equipment for the Santa d r e 22 Clara senior center in Santa Clara in Grant county;
c e s k 23 (24) nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) e a n b 24 to purchase and equip vehicles and to plan, design, construct, u [ furnish and equip improvements to the Silver City senior center .233856.3 - 10 - HTRC/HB 248 in Silver City in Grant county;
(25) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to purchase and install meals and other equipment for La Loma HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 10 senior center in Anton Chico in Guadalupe county;
(29) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Eunice senior center in e t 17 Eunice in Lea county;
w l n d 18 (30) six hundred fifty thousand dollars = = 19 ($650,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a l i a e r 20 improvements, including parking facilities, to the Jal senior a t m m 21 center in Jal in Lea county;
d r e 22 (31) forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) to c e s k 23 purchase and install meals and other equipment for the Capitan e a n b 24 senior center in Capitan in Lincoln county;
u [ (32) two million six hundred thousand dollars .233856.3 - 11 - HTRC/HB 248 ($2,600,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements, including parking lots, to the Ruidoso community center in Ruidoso in Lincoln county;
HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 11 (33) one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Betty Erhart senior center in Los Alamos in Los Alamos county;
(36) two hundred sixty thousand dollars ($260,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for senior centers in e t 17 Otero county;
w l n d 18 (37) one hundred fifty thousand dollars = = 19 ($150,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for La Arboleda a l i a e r 20 senior center in Chimayo in Rio Arriba county;
a t m m 21 (38) five hundred sixty-five thousand dollars d r e 22 ($565,000) to plan, design, construct and equip improvements to c e s k 23 the Santa Clara Pueblo adult day care in the Pueblo of Santa e a n b 24 Clara in Rio Arriba county;
u [ (39) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to .233856.3 - 12 - HTRC/HB 248 purchase and equip vehicles for the Santa Clara Pueblo senior center in the Pueblo of Santa Clara in Rio Arriba county;
HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 12 (40) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase and equip vehicles and to plan, design, construct and equip improvements, including parking lots, to the Aztec senior center in Aztec in San Juan county;
e t 17 (44) two hundred eighty thousand dollars w l n d 18 ($280,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip = = 19 improvements, including the purchase and installation of a a l i a e r 20 walk-in refrigerator and freezer unit, for the Meadowlark a t m m 21 senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;
d r e 22 (45) two hundred ten thousand dollars c e s k 23 ($210,000) to purchase and equip vehicles and to plan, design, e a n b 24 construct and equip improvements to the Santo Domingo Pueblo u [ senior center in the Pueblo of Santo Domingo in Sandoval .233856.3 - 13 - HTRC/HB 248 county;
(46) eight hundred fifty thousand dollars HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 13 ($850,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements, including paving a dirt road, for the Whitehorse Lake senior center in McKinley county;
(50) eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the El Rancho senior center in e t 17 Santa Fe county;
w l n d 18 (51) one hundred sixty thousand dollars = = 19 ($160,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for senior services a l i a e r 20 in Santa Fe county;
a t m m 21 (52) eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) to d r e 22 purchase and equip vehicles for the Santa Cruz senior center in c e s k 23 Santa Cruz in Santa Fe county;
e a n b 24 (53) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to u [ purchase and install meals and other equipment for the El .233856.3 - 14 - HTRC/HB 248 Rancho senior center in Santa Fe county;
(54) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 14 to purchase and install meals and other equipment at the Ken James senior center in Truth or Consequences in Sierra county;
(58) one hundred ten thousand dollars e t 17 ($110,000) to purchase and install meals and other equipment w l n d 18 for the Clayton senior center in Clayton in Union county;
= = 19 (59) six hundred eighty-five thousand dollars a l i a e r 20 ($685,000) to purchase and equip vehicles and to plan, design, a t m m 21 construct, furnish and equip improvements to the Belen senior d r e 22 center in Belen in Valencia county;
and c e s k 23 (60) one million five hundred thousand dollars e a n b 24 ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip u [ improvements for the Highland Meadow senior center in Valencia .233856.3 - 15 - HTRC/HB 248 county;
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and (b) one million dollars ($1,000,000) for equipment, library furniture, fixtures and supplemental library acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, collaborative library resources and information e t 17 technology projects, and for the purchase and installation of w l n d 18 broadband internet equipment and infrastructure at tribal = = 19 libraries statewide;
a l i a e r 20 (2) six million dollars ($6,000,000) to the a t m m 21 higher education department for supplemental library d r e 22 acquisitions, including books, equipment, electronic resources, c e s k 23 collaborative library resources and information technology e a n b 24 projects, for academic libraries statewide;
and u [ (3) six million dollars ($6,000,000) to the .233856.3 - 16 - HTRC/HB 248 public education department for equipment and supplemental HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 16 library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources and collaborative library resources and information technology projects, at public school libraries statewide;
(b) three million dollars ($3,000,000) to plan, design, construct and equip improvements to the e t 17 Roswell branch campus of eastern New Mexico university in w l n d 18 Roswell in Chaves county;
and = = 19 (c) nine hundred seventy-five thousand a l i a e r 20 dollars ($975,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and a t m m 21 equip a child care laboratory on the Ruidoso branch campus of d r e 22 eastern New Mexico university in Ruidoso in Lincoln county;
c e s k 23 (2) to the board of regents of New Mexico e a n b 24 highlands university, nine million dollars ($9,000,000) to u [ plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the .233856.3 - 17 - HTRC/HB 248 Thomas C.
Donnelly library and annex at New Mexico HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 17 highlands university in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;
(a) fifty-five million dollars e t 17 ($55,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a w l n d 18 new multidisciplinary academic facility, including demolition, = = 19 at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana a l i a e r 20 county;
a t m m 21 (b) twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) d r e 22 to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements, c e s k 23 including critical infrastructure, to New Mexico state e a n b 24 university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
u [ (c) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to .233856.3 - 18 - HTRC/HB 248 plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements, HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 18 including electronic access control, at the Alamogordo branch campus of New Mexico state university in Alamogordo in Otero county;
e t 17 (5) to the board of regents of the university w l n d 18 of New Mexico:
= = 19 (a) one hundred sixteen million dollars a l i a e r 20 ($116,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a t m m 21 the school of medicine at the university of New Mexico in d r e 22 Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
c e s k 23 (b) three million dollars ($3,000,000) e a n b 24 to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to u [ building 1 and building 7 at the Los Alamos branch campus of .233856.3HTRC/HB -248/ec 19Page -19 HTRC/HB 248 the university of New Mexico in Los Alamos in Los Alamos county;
(6) to the board of regents of western New Mexico university, three million dollars ($3,000,000) to plan, e t 17 design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to western w l n d 18 New Mexico university in Silver City in Grant county;
= = 19 (7) to the board of regents of northern New a l i a e r 20 Mexico state school, five million dollars ($5,000,000) to plan, a t m m 21 design, construct, furnish and equip improvements, including d r e 22 infrastructure, at northern New Mexico state school in Espanola c e s k 23 in Rio Arriba county;
e a n b 24 (8) to the board of regents of the New Mexico u [ military institute, five million dollars ($5,000,000) toHTRC/HB plan,248/ec .233856.3Page - 20 -to HTRC/HBplan, 248 design, construct, furnish and equip an educational facility at the New Mexico military institute in Roswell in Chaves county;
e t 17 (c) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to w l n d 18 plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the = = 19 John Shepherd administration building at New Mexico junior a l i a e r 20 college in Hobbs in Lea county;
a t m m 21 (d) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to d r e 22 plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the c e s k 23 allied health building at Luna community college in Las VegasHTRC/HB e248/ec aPage n21 bVegas 24 in San Miguel county;
u [ (e) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars .233856.3 - 21 - HTRC/HB 248 ($750,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements, including heating and cooling systems, to Mesalands community college in Tucumcari in Quay county;
e t 17 (i) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to w l n d 18 plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the = = 19 institute of American Indian arts in Santa Fe in Santa Fe a l i a e r 20 county;
a t m m 21 (j) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to d r e 22 plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to Diné c e s k 23 college facilities in New Mexico;
and eHTRC/HB a248/ec nPage b22 24 (k) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to u [ plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to .233856.3 - 22 - HTRC/HB 248 Navajo technical university facilities in New Mexico.
(1) "The 2026 Capital Projects General e t 17 Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior w l n d 18 citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment = = 19 acquisition bonds.
Shall the state be authorized to issue a l i a e r 20 general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed twenty-one a t m m 21 million five hundred eighty-two thousand two hundred thirteen d r e 22 dollars ($21,582,213) to make capital expendituresHTRC/HB for248/ec certainPage c23 eexpenditures sfor kcertain 23 senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment e a n b 24 acquisition projects and provide for a general property tax u [ imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest .233856.3 - 23 - HTRC/HB 248 on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law? For________________ Against___________________";
Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed nineteen million three hundred twenty-four thousand one hundred eighty-eighty-eight eight dollars ($19,324,188) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, public and tribal library resource acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law? For________________ Against___________________";
and e t 17 (3) "The 2026 Capital Projects General w l n d 18 Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher = = 19 education, special schools and tribal schools capital a l i a e r 20 improvement and acquisition bonds.
Shall the state be aHTRC/HB t248/ec mPage m24 21 authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not d r e 22 to exceed three hundred fifty-two million two hundred twenty- c e s k 23 five thousand three hundred seventy-nine dollars ($352,225,379) e a n b 24 to make capital expenditures for certain higher education, u [ special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and .233856.3 - 24 - HTRC/HB 248 acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law? For________________ Against___________________".
The failure of a question to be approved by the electorate at the 2026 general election shall not affect those questions that are approved at the election.
The secretary of state shall include the e t 17 submission of the capital projects general obligation bonds to w l n d 18 the people at the 2026 general election, and it shall be = = 19 included in the general election proclamation.
The secretary aHTRC/HB l248/ec iPage a25 e r 20 of state shall cause the 2026 Capital Projects General a t m m 21 Obligation Bond Act to be published in full in at least one d r e 22 newspaper in each county of the state if one be published c e s k 23 therein, once each week, for four successive weeks next e a n b 24 preceding the general election as required by the constitution u [ of New Mexico.
.233856.3 - 25 - HTRC/HB 248 SECTION 12.
The state agencies and state institutions to which money has been appropriated in the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be responsible for monitoring the projects funded in that act to ensure compliance with the constitution and laws of New Mexico and, if applicable, the e t 17 federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall w l n d 18 cause to be reverted any unexpended HTRC/HB 248/ec Page 26 balance remaining at the = = 19 a l earlier of the third full fiscal year after issuance of the i a e r 20 bonds or the termination or completion of the specific project.
a t m m 21 Reverted funds shall be deposited in the debt service fund d r e 22 established by the state treasurer for the purpose of paying c e s k 23 the principal of and interest on the state's general obligation e a n b 24 bonds.
u [ SECTION 14.
SEVERABILITY.--If any part or application of .233856.3 - 26 - HTRC/HB 248 the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
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Action History
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Signed
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passed Senate
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passed House
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DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute
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Sent to House Taxation & Revenue Committee
Sponsors
- Derrick J. Lente · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Derrick J. Lente Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (111)
111 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (42)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| SEDILLO-LOPEZ | — | Yea |
| Angel M. Charley | Democrat | Yea |
| Antonio Maestas | Democrat | Yea |
| Benny Shendo, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Hamblen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Nava | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics | Democrat | Yea |
| George K. Muñoz | Democrat | Yea |
| Harold Pope | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Berghmans | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Steinborn | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Katy Duhigg | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Leo Jaramillo | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda M. López | 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 | Not Voting |
| Peter Wirth | Democrat | Yea |
| Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon D. Pinto | Democrat | Yea |
| William P. Soules | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony L. Thornton | Republican | Yea |
| Candy Spence Ezzell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig W. Brandt | Republican | Yea |
| Crystal Brantley | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Gallegos | Republican | Yea |
| Gabriel Ramos | Republican | Yea |
| James G. Townsend | Republican | Yea |
| Jay C. Block | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua A. Sanchez | Republican | Yea |
| Larry R. Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Tobiassen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Boone | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Woods | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rex Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Steve D. Lanier | Republican | Yea |
| William E. Sharer | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Hernandez, JF | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, JN | — | Yea |
| Andrea Romero | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Rubio | Democrat | Yea |
| Anita Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Art De La Cruz | Democrat | Yea |
| Charlotte Little | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Chandler | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Parajón | Democrat | Yea |
| Cynthia Borrego | Democrat | Yea |
| D. Wonda Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Dayan Hochman-Vigil | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra M. Sariñana | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick J. Lente | Democrat | Yea |
| Doreen Y. Gallegos | Democrat | Yea |
| E. Diane Torres-Velásquez | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleanor Chávez | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson | Democrat | Yea |
| G. Andrés Romero | 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 | Not Voting |
| Marianna Anaya | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew McQueen | Democrat | Yea |
| Meredith A. Dixon | Democrat | Yea |
| Micaela Lara Cadena | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Paulene Abeyta | Democrat | Yea |
| Miguel P. García | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nathan P. Small | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamelya Herndon | Democrat | Yea |
| Patricia A. Lundstrom | Democrat | Yea |
| Patricia Roybal Caballero | Democrat | Yea |
| Raymundo Lara | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Reena Szczepanski | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Silva | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan K. Herrera | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Elaine Sena Cortez | Republican | Yea |
| Gail Armstrong | Republican | Yea |
| Harlan Vincent | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Chatfield | Republican | Yea |
| Jenifer Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy G. Mason | Republican | Yea |
| John Block | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan A. Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Luis M. Terrazas | Republican | Yea |
| Mark B. Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Duncan | Republican | Yea |
| Martin R. Zamora | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| Randall T. Pettigrew | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Dow | Republican | Yea |
| Rod Montoya | Republican | Yea |
| Stefani Lord | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tanya Mirabal Moya | Republican | Yea |
| William A. Hall II | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 248?
- HB 248 is sponsored by Derrick J. Lente (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 248?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
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