New Mexico 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 D cosponsors

HB 270 — CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPRENTICE & TRAINING PGMS.

Last action — Signed

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on March 05, 2026.

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  • Enacted

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  • 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

56 added · 70 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 270 adds a requirement for employers working on public works construction projects to contribute to apprentice and training programs. It also establishes a zero contribution rate for certain non-apprenticeship trade classifications related to specific projects. These changes aim to ensure that an adequate workforce is trained for public works jobs while also providing flexibility for projects that do not require apprenticeship training, which could help reduce costs for those employers.

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HOUSE BILL 270 57TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Cynthia Borrego and Michael Padilla and Art De La Cruz and Patricia Roybal Caballero and Tara L.
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS;
Lujan 7 9 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS;
REQUIRING CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPRENTICE AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OR TO THE PUBLIC WORKS APPRENTICE AND TRAINING FUND FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION 5 PROJECTS;
REQUIRING CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPRENTICE AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OR TO THE PUBLIC WORKS APPRENTICE AND TRAINING FUND FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS;
e t 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
w l n d 18 SECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
Section 13-4D-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1992, = = 19 a l Chapter 74, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
Section 13-4D-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1992, Chapter 74, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
i a e r 20 "13-4D-4.
"13-4D-4.
ADMINISTRATION.-- a t m m 21 A.
ADMINISTRATION.-- A.
The Public Works Apprentice and Training Act d r e 22 shall be administered by the workforce solutions department.
The Public Works Apprentice and Training Act shall be administered by the workforce solutions department.
c e s k 23 The department shall collect employers' contributions in e a n b 24 accordance with that act, review employers' compliance u [ statements, review certified payroll reports to verify training .233505.1 contributions, investigate allegations of and impose penalties for employer noncompliance and disburse funds as provided in Section 13-4D-5 NMSA 1978.
The department shall collect employers' contributions in accordance with that act, review employers' compliance statements, review certified payroll reports to verify training contributions, investigate allegations of and impose penalties for employer noncompliance and disburse funds as provided in Section 13-4D-5 NMSA 1978.
Public works construction projects [except for street, highway, bridge, road, utility or maintenance contracts with employers who elect not to participate in training] shall not be constructed unless an employer agrees to make contributions to approved apprentice and training programs in New Mexico in which the employer is a participant or to the public works apprentice and training fund administered by the workforce solutions department.
Public works construction projects shall not be constructed unless an employer agrees to make contributions to approved apprentice and training programs in New Mexico in which the employer is a participant or to the public works apprentice and training fund administered by the workforce HB 270 Page 1 solutions department.
C.
5 C.
In establishing apprentice and training contributions in wage rate determinations for street, highway, e t 17 bridge, road, utility and light engineering public works w l n d 18 construction projects, the workforce solutions department shall = = 19 a l set a contribution of zero for any trade classification for i a e r 20 which there is no approved apprentice and training program.
In establishing apprentice and training contributions in wage rate determinations for street, highway, bridge, road, utility and light engineering public works construction projects, the workforce solutions department shall set a contribution of zero for any trade classification for which there is no approved apprentice and training program.
a t m m 21 [C.] D.
D.
The workforce solutions department shall d r e 22 adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the c e s k 23 provisions of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act." e a n b 24 SECTION 2.
The workforce solutions department shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act." SECTION 2.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the u [ provisions of this act is July 1, 2026.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2026.
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed Senate

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee

  5. passed House

  6. DO PASS committee report adopted

  7. DO PASS committee report adopted

  8. referred to House Labor, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee & House Transportation, Public Works & Capital Improvements Committee

  9. Sent to House Labor, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee & House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

  10. withdrawn printed germane prefile

  11. not printed House Rules and Order of Business Committee

Sponsors

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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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 270?
HB 270 is sponsored by Michael Padilla (Democrat), Cynthia Borrego (Democrat), Art De La Cruz (Democrat), Patricia Roybal Caballero (Democrat), and Tara L. Lujan (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 270?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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