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New Mexico · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 49: INCREASE FELON FIREARM PENALTY

Passed one chamber 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 49 is a bill introduced in the New Mexico House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: INCREASE FELON FIREARM PENALTY. Primary sponsor: Debbie Sariñana (Democratic), Andi Reeb (Republican), Charlotte Little (Democratic), Heather Berghmans (Democratic), Joy Garratt (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 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Debbie SariñanaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andi ReebPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Charlotte LittlePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Heather BerghmansPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
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. action postponed indefinitely
  2. Sent to Senate Judiciary Committee & Senate Finance Committee
  3. passed House
  4. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
  5. DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute
  6. Sent to House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee & House Judiciary Committee
  7. Sent to House Pre-file

Sources

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