New Mexico 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 137 — LICENSURE ELIGIBILITY WITHOUT LAWFUL PRESENCE

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2020. Enacted.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

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  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 71 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 137 clarifies that individuals are eligible for professional licenses or certifications in New Mexico, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, ensuring fairness and inclusion in the workforce. This change emphasizes the state’s commitment to recognizing qualified candidates, which can help address labor shortages and support diverse communities. This amendment is important because it aims to strengthen economic opportunities for non-citizens who meet the necessary qualifications.

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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 137 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2020 4 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS;
AN ACT RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS;
CONFIRMING THAT A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR OCCUPATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION FOR WHICH THAT PERSON IS QUALIFIED, REGARDLESS OF THE PERSON'S 14 CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
CONFIRMING THAT A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR OCCUPATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION FOR WHICH THAT PERSON IS QUALIFIED, REGARDLESS OF THE PERSON'S CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
e t 17 SECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
[NEW MATERIAL ] OCCUPATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL w l n d 18 LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION--QUALIFICATION.-- = = 19 A.
OCCUPATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION--QUALIFICATION.-- A.
It is the policy of this state that a person is a l i a e r 20 eligible for occupational or professional licensure or a t m m 21 certification for which that person is qualified, regardless of d r e 22 the person's citizenship or immigration status.
It is the policy of this state that a person is eligible for occupational or professional licensure or certification for which that person is qualified, regardless of the person's citizenship or immigration status.
c e s k 23 B.
B.
No administrative rule or agency procedure shall e a n b 24 be adopted or enforced that conflicts with the policy stated in u [ Subsection A of this section.
No administrative rule or agency procedure shall be adopted or enforced that conflicts with the policy stated in Subsection A of this section.
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed House

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. Sent to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

  5. passed Senate

  6. DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

  7. DO PASS committee report adopted

  8. germane

  9. Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

  10. Sent to Senate Pre-file

Sponsors

  • Daniel A. Ivey-Soto · Primary
  • Javier Martínez · Primary
  • Gerald Ortiz y Pino · Primary
  • G.A Romero · Primary

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

  • Ivey-Soto, Daniel A.
  • Martínez, Javier
  • Ortiz y Pino, Gerald
  • Romero, G.A

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (108)

108 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SB 137?
SB 137 is sponsored by Ivey-Soto, Daniel A., Martínez, Javier, Ortiz y Pino, Gerald, and Romero, G.A.
What is the current status of SB 137?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2020. Enacted.
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