HM 2 — PUBLIC HEALTH TASK FORCE
Last action — Signed
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2021. Enacted.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
52 added · 105 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated bill now includes a request for the Secretary of Health to convene a public health task force aimed at improving public health infrastructure in New Mexico. This change emphasizes the need for collaboration among various health-related agencies and organizations to enhance public health systems in the state, especially following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing this issue is crucial as it aims to improve health outcomes for New Mexicans and manage healthcare costs more effectively.
HOUSE MEMORIAL 2 55TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2021 INTRODUCED BY Gail Armstrong 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A PUBLIC HEALTH TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW MEXICO.
156 WHEREAS, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has made the need for a strong public health system more urgent;
and e t 17 WHEREAS, the national conference of state legislatures has w l n d 18 begun to focus on public health infrastructure;
and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, New Mexico has a centralized public health i a e r 20 infrastructure;
and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, the state has already developed interagency d r e 22 cooperation among the agencies involved in health care;
and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, further collaboration among state agencies, local e a n b 24 and county governments, academic institutions and nonprofit u [ organizations has the potential to improve the public health .219259.1 infrastructure, improve the health of New Mexicans and reduce costs;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the areas to be considered for study include, but not be limited to, public health HM 2 Page 1 infrastructure, the public health workforce, the status of the social determinants of health and laws that protect public health;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretary of health be e t 17 requested to include the following participants in the public w l n d 18 health task force:
relevant state agencies, representatives = = 19 a l from local and county governments, relevant academic programs i a e r 20 and relevant nonprofit organizations;
and a t m m 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the findings and d r e 22 recommendations of the task force be presented to the c e s k 23 legislative health and human services committee by December 1, e a n b 24 2021;
and u [ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be .219259.1 - 2 - transmitted to the governor, the secretary of health and the executive director of the New Mexico association of counties.
-HM 32 -Page 52 725 9 11 13 15 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .219259.1
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Action History
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Signed
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passed House
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DO PASS committee report adopted
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Sent to House Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors
- Gail Armstrong · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Gail Armstrong Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (111)
111 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- Who sponsors HM 2?
- HM 2 is sponsored by Gail Armstrong (Republican).
- What is the current status of HM 2?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2021. Enacted.
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