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New Mexico · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 255: SALE OF FIREARMS WITHOUT BACKGROUND CHECK

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 255 is a bill introduced in the New Mexico Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: SALE OF FIREARMS WITHOUT BACKGROUND CHECK. Primary sponsor: Meredith Dixon (Democratic), Michael Padilla (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2025): 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Meredith DixonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Michael PadillaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14

“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 Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee & Senate Finance Committee

Sources

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