# New Mexico HB 17: COMMISSION ON REDUCTION OF GROCERY COSTS

New Mexico HB 17, COMMISSION ON REDUCTION OF GROCERY COSTS, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charlotte Little (Democratic); status failed (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB17-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico HB 17
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: COMMISSION ON REDUCTION OF GROCERY COSTS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Charlotte Little (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (39 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charlotte Little (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Berghmans (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Natalie Figueroa (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Reena Szczepanski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Silva (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 39 | 27 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-21: SRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Sent to SRC - Referrals: SRC (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:39 N:27 (House)
- 2025-03-01: HAFC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-02-22: HCPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-12: Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HAFC (Senate)
- undated: Action Postponed Indefinitely (legislature)

## Bill text

- SRC Committee Report 3/21/25, 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017RU1.pdf)
- HAFC Committee Report 3/01/25, 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017AF1.pdf)
- HCPAC Committee Report 2/22/25, 2025-02-22: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017CP1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025 (signed)
- SB 45: COUNTY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE FUND USE (signed)
- SB 343: TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES (signed)
- SB 345: TEACHER & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LICENSURE (signed)
- SB 133: EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK (signed)
- HB 157: NEW SCHOOL LICENSES (signed)

## Sources
- [SRC Committee Report 3/21/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017RU1.pdf)
- [HAFC Committee Report 3/01/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017AF1.pdf)
- [HCPAC Committee Report 2/22/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017CP1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0017.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB2-2025)
- [SB 45: COUNTY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE FUND USE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB45-2025)
- [SB 343: TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB343-2025)
- [SB 345: TEACHER & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LICENSURE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB345-2025)
- [SB 133: EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB133-2025)
- [HB 157: NEW SCHOOL LICENSES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB157-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB17-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).