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New Mexico · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 161: WILDFIRE MITIGATION & LIABILITY ACT

In committee 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

SB 161 is a bill introduced in the New Mexico Senate on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: WILDFIRE MITIGATION & LIABILITY ACT. Primary sponsor: Meredith Dixon (Democratic), Pat Woods (Republican). 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 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Meredith DixonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Pat WoodsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. germane
  3. Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee & Senate Finance Committee

Sources

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