New Mexico 2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

HB 119 — BILINGUAL LICENSE ENDORSEMENT PGM UNITS

Last action — action postponed indefinitely

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

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes new program units for licensed school employees with a bilingual endorsement and modifies existing educational funding formulas.

  • Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978

    [16] → (18)

    Updates the numbering of program units in the funding calculation to include additional categories.

  • Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978

    bilingual multicultural education; → bilingual license endorsement.

    Adds bilingual license endorsement to the list of program unit categories.

  • 22-8-23.17. [NEW MATERIAL] BILINGUAL LICENSE ENDORSMENT--PROGRAM UNITS.--The number of program units for licensed school employees with a bilingual endorsement is the number of licensed school employees with a bilingual endorsement that are employed by a school district or charter school in a department-approved bilingual multicultural education program on or before the first reporting date of the school year and verified by the department...

    Enacts a new section defining how program units for bilingual licensed employees are calculated and the requirements for their verification.

Action History

  1. action postponed indefinitely

  2. not printed House Rules and Order of Business Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (111)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 119?
HB 119 is sponsored by Yanira Gurrola (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 119?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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