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New Mexico · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 253: PUBLIC EDUCATION CHANGES

Enacted 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 253 is a bill introduced in the New Mexico House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: PUBLIC EDUCATION CHANGES. Primary sponsor: Bill Soules (Democratic), Herrera, Susan K., Joy Garratt (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): Signed.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill SoulesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Herrera, Susan K.Primary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joy GarrattPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29

“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. Signed
  2. House concurred in Senate amendments
  3. passed Senate
  4. passed Senate
  5. floor substitute adopted (1 amendment)
  6. motion to reconsider adopted
  7. DO PASS committee report adopted
  8. Sent to Senate Education Committee
  9. passed House
  10. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
  11. DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute
  12. Sent to House Education Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee

Sources

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