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New Mexico · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 116: BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION ACT CHANGES

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 116 is a bill introduced in the New Mexico House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION ACT CHANGES. Primary sponsor: Diane Torres-Velásquez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): action postponed indefinitely.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Diane Torres-VelásquezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. action postponed indefinitely
  2. not printed House Rules and Order of Business Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source