Gov. Grisham Signs 60 Bills into Law in New Mexico

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed 60 bills into law, addressing a wide range of priorities including healthcare access, public safety, economic development, elections and education. In a release from the office of the Governor it states that the Legislation Lujan Grisham signed today will:

• Strengthen public safety through measures like the Turquoise Alert System (SB 41) and enhance DNA collection for certain offenders (HB 340).
• Support economic development through the Strategic Economic Development Site Readiness program (SB 169)
• Expand educational opportunities with the Community School Fund & Framework (SB 387), Public Education Reform Fund Uses (SB 201), and Broadband for Education (SB 401).
• Enhance healthcare access by ensuring coverage for diabetic foot ulcer equipment (HB 233) and improving pharmacy reimbursement plans (HB 174).
• Protect natural resources under the Wildfire Prepared Act (SB 33).

The governor also signed off on Senate Bill 57, which creates an exemption in the state’s public records laws for any records that contain “personal identifying information or sensitive information,” of public sector abortion providers.

Senate Bill 219, which establishes a program for medicinal use of psilocybin mushrooms.

Senate Bill 364, which allows immigrants authorized to work by the federal government to become police officers in New Mexico.

While the governor vetoed a more comprehensive set of reforms to the state’s parole system, she did sign Senate Bill 375, which allows early discharge for people who comply with probation and removes payment of court and parole costs as a condition of parole eligibility.

The governor has until April 11 to act on legislation, such as signing into law or vetoing legislation. If a bill goes unsigned after the deadline, it is not enacted — called a pocket veto.

Effective immediately

Four bills contain “emergency clauses,” meaning they went into effect as soon as the governor signed them.

House Bill 206 authorizes the New Mexico Finance Authority to loan money to 62 public entities for water infrastructure projects, and Senate Bill 115authorizes loans for up to $1 million to an additional 200 public entities, such as schools, cities and local governments.

Senate Bill 33 creates a Wildfire Prepared Program in the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Forestry Division to provide technical assistance and training to help structures and properties in high-risk areas survive wildfire.

Senate Bill 66 exempts the Early Childhood Education and Care Department; the Children, Youth, and Families Department; the Public Education Department; and other agencies considering people applying for caregiver roles from the Criminal Offender Employment Act, which prohibits employers from automatically barring people from job opportunities because of the

A complete list of bills signed by the governor is below:

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