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New Mexico · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 261: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

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

SB 261 is a bill introduced in the New Mexico Senate on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE. Primary sponsor: Joe Cervantes (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
Joe CervantesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31

“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 House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee
  3. passed Senate
  4. DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute
  5. DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute
  6. germane
  7. referred to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Rules Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. withdrawn from committee
  9. not printed Senate Judiciary Committee

Sources

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