New MexicoHB 22025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025

Sponsored By: Nathan P. Small (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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220 provisions identified: 206 benefits, 5 costs, 9 mixed.

More insurance help for state workers

The law provides $78.5 million and raises the state's share of state employee group insurance costs to 80%. The money also supports the health benefits fund, reference-based pricing, and extra premium help. Employees in plans covered by the Health Care Purchasing Act qualify for extra help through either of two paths: no Medicaid eligibility and modified adjusted gross income up to 250% of the federal poverty level; or employee-only coverage and an annual state salary of $50,000 or less. National Guard premium help requires eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select. That help also depends on enactment of Senate Bill 376 or similar legislation adjusting state employee insurance costs. Individual assistance amounts are not specified in the provided text.

Added funding for family childcare payments

The law adds funding to cover a shortfall in the Children, Youth and Families Department's childcare payments account. This supports childcare payments for New Mexico families. The provided text does not state the funding amount or any change to individual payments.

Childcare and infant services receive funding

The law transfers $31.5275 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to the early childhood department for childcare programs. It also funds higher Family Infant Toddler provider rates in fiscal year 2025. The provisions do not set a family childcare subsidy, the infant-toddler rate increase, or that rate funding's total amount.

Families get funded child welfare services

The law directs $17.7986 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to child and family services. It supports housing, adoption, foster care, youth leaving foster care, family preservation, and fostering connections. It also funds a multilevel response system and evidence-based prevention and intervention. Another $7.662 million in state protective-services funding matches federal revenue for evidence-based programs. Those matching funds support programs rated well-supported, supported, or promising on the federal Family First or California child welfare clearinghouse lists.

Food support funded for high-risk pregnancies

The law funds food support through the Health Care Authority for people with high-risk pregnancies. It also funds food for people enrolled in the community benefit program. The provisions do not state the total funding, individual benefit amount, or detailed eligibility rules.

Funding childcare and infant care assistance

The law provides $105.3 million from the early childhood program fund for childcare assistance and expanded infant and toddler services. The money supports the Child Care Assistance Program. It does not set a new family payment, copayment, or eligibility formula.

General assistance receives state and federal funding

The law provides $7.22 million in state funds and $1.4 million in federal funds for general assistance. The money supports people eligible for that program. The provision does not set individual payment amounts.

Higher foster payments and child welfare training

The law provides $2.5 million to raise foster care maintenance payment rates; new per-family rates are not stated. The Children, Youth and Families Department must report quarterly on foster family recruitment and families caring for children in protective custody. Reports must also track children placed in offices, out of state, congregate care, or shelters. The law provides $2.4617 million to establish, pilot, and review a child welfare training academy, including $661,700 in federal Title IV-E funds. The department must seek federal Title IV-E reimbursement for eligible expenses under both appropriations.

Higher maintenance payments for foster families

The law funds higher foster care maintenance payment rates for foster families. It does not specify the new rates or their start date. The Children, Youth and Families Department must report quarterly to the Legislative Finance Committee. Reports cover foster-family recruitment, families caring for children in protective custody, and placements in offices, out-of-state settings, group care or shelters.

Homeless residents get medical respite funding

The law provides $10 million for medical respite care for people experiencing homelessness in New Mexico. The funding supports access to respite care. The provisions do not specify eligibility details, included services, or how many people receive care.

Medicaid funds birth and family care

Early childhood funds provide $5.8 million for Medicaid doula and lactation counselor services, plus $1.5 million for Medicaid home visiting. The law also provides $15 million for maternal and child health provider rates. Of that amount, $10 million depends on enactment of House Bill 71 or similar legislation increasing the fund's fiscal year 2026 distribution. The Medicaid appropriation also identifies $10 million from early childhood funds for these rate increases, not a separate patient payment. This money funds services and provider payments rather than checks to families.

Medical care before release from custody

The law provides about $26.8 million for medical care up to 90 days before release from incarceration. Services include case management, medication-assisted treatment, other medical care, and a 30-day supply of prescription drugs. Separately, it extends spending of an existing $1 million consumer settlement appropriation for prison medication-assisted treatment through fiscal year 2026.

More funding for young children's services

The law provides $10 million from the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund for Family Infant Toddler rates and services. It also funds home visiting rate increases through the constitutional early childhood education fund. The provided home visiting provision does not state an amount. Neither provision sets an individual family's service increase or savings.

New Mexico Works cash support funded

The law provides $1.9722 million in state funds and $57.9522 million in federal funds for New Mexico Works cash assistance. Recipients must be participants as defined in the New Mexico Works Act. Funded help includes wage subsidies, transition assistance, two clothing allowances each year, and diversion payments. State-funded payments also cover undocumented workers. Individual payment amounts are not stated.

People leaving custody get recovery support

The law funds discharge planning and county grants for people leaving correctional facilities or detention centers. Services connect people with treatment, recovery support, and community behavioral health care that supplements or improves Medicaid-covered transition services. County grants follow regional plans, and Corrections must consult the Department of Health when awarding them. Spending is authorized in fiscal years 2026 through 2029. Unspent money returns to the behavioral health trust fund at the end of fiscal year 2029.

School meal funding covers past shortfalls

The law adds funding for universal free school meals under New Mexico's Healthy Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act. It covers a prior-year shortfall and the Public Education Department's fiscal year 2025 shortfall. This supports free meals for students, but the provided text does not state the funding amounts.

Housing help for opioid-affected people

The law sets aside $2.288 million from the opioid crisis recovery fund for housing assistance. The help is for people affected by opioid use disorder. The provision does not specify the type or amount of help each person receives.

Housing support for homeless veterans and families

The law funds transitional housing services for homeless veterans and their families, using state money to draw federal revenue. Services include life skills training and case management. The supplied provision does not specify the funding amount or individual benefit levels.

Funding for physician loan repayment help

The law directs a $5 million general-fund transfer to the Physician Loan Repayment Fund in fiscal year 2026. The transfer depends on Senate Bill 411 or similar legislation creating that fund. The provision funds physician loan repayment help but does not set individual awards, eligible loans, or physician eligibility requirements.

Funding for state employee pay changes

The law provides $17 million in fiscal year 2026 to move classified state employees to one salary schedule. It also funds other recommendations from the 2024 classification and compensation study. The transition depends on the Personnel Board adopting a revised classification system and single salary schedule. The law does not specify individual pay changes.

Higher pay for eligible public employees

The law provides $96.1431 million for average 4% raises for specified state and public higher education employees in fiscal year 2026. Employees must hold budgeted jobs, finish probation, and have satisfactory performance. Raises start in the first full pay period after July 1, 2025; individual raises can differ. Another $5.7415 million funds raises for eligible court and judicial commission employees earning under $75,000 who meet probation and performance requirements. Separate fiscal year 2025 funding covers previously authorized raises at district courts, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, and the Court of Appeals.

Higher pay for public school workers

The law funds at least $15 per hour for public school employees covered by the state school funding distribution. It provides $135.1296 million for an average 4% salary increase for all public school personnel. A separate $2.3408 million funds an average 4% increase for school transportation workers. Each worker’s raise can differ from the average.

Insurance funding for mounted patrol members

The law requires enough General Services Department funding for liability and workers’ compensation insurance for New Mexico mounted patrol members. The funding comes through the public liability and workers’ compensation retention funds. The provision does not state insurance coverage amounts or a funding total.

Training and work help for job seekers

The law allocates $16.6483 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds for training, job placement, work transportation, and employment costs. Transitional employment and wage subsidy funds can be used for either program. It also allocates $4 million for adult basic education and $1 million for combined education and job skills training. Another $750,000 from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund supports employment services through a New Mexico Connections office. These appropriations do not set individual payment amounts.

Courts receive operating and legal-help funding

The law provides about $150.97 million from the general fund for all 13 district courts in fiscal year 2026. It also funds statewide court administration, computer systems, operations, and special court services that year. Services include legal help, court-appointed lawyers, pretrial services, court advocates, supervised visits, children's mediation, and dispute resolution. Other funded services include treatment, adult guardianship, access to justice, and behavioral health. The supplied provisions give no statewide program totals or legal-help eligibility rules.

More funding for disaster response

The law transfers $50 million from the appropriation contingency fund for disaster response and recovery in fiscal year 2026. The transfer depends on Senate Bill 31 or similar legislation creating the Natural Disaster Revolving Fund. It also funds improvements to the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department's operating systems. These provisions do not set direct household payment amounts.

More funding for water supply projects

The law transfers $40 million to the Strategic Water Supply Fund in fiscal year 2026. That transfer depends on House Bill 137 or similar legislation creating the program. Separate funding supports research, monitoring, and technology for potential program grants or contracts through fiscal year 2028. New Mexico State University also gets funding for water-treatment equipment, instruments, lab improvements, and supplies in fiscal year 2026.

More funding for wildlife corridors

The law provides $50 million from the general fund for wildlife corridor projects in New Mexico. The appropriation has a June 30, 2028 deadline for returning unused money. This funds projects rather than direct household payments.

Behavioral health care gets added funding

The law transfers $100 million from the general fund to the Behavioral Health Trust Fund in fiscal year 2026. It provides $5.7995 million in general funds to raise Medicaid behavioral health provider rates. Another $1 million from the opioid crisis recovery fund supports behavioral health care by telehealth. These funds support the care system and services, not direct payments to patients.

Housing and recovery services get funding

The law provides $110 million for affordable and transitional housing and expanded support providers in fiscal year 2026. Providers support behavioral health, substance-use recovery, homelessness assistance, and homelessness prevention. Albuquerque and Bernalillo County programs share up to $80 million equally. Las Cruces and Doña Ana County programs receive $10 million. The provision does not set individual eligibility rules or payment amounts.

More money for New Mexico roads

The law provides $65 million from the general fund for statewide road maintenance. Each transportation district must receive at least $10 million. It also provides $38 million from the general fund to the transportation project fund. Both appropriations have a June 30, 2028 deadline for returning unspent money.

Reserve transfers can cover state funding gaps

The Governor can transfer money if General Fund revenue and transfers cannot cover appropriations at fiscal year 2026's end. Transfers can come from the operating reserve and the Government Results and Opportunity Expendable Trust. The State Board of Finance must approve them. Transfers cannot exceed the amount needed or $110 million in total.

Road funding lasts longer, shifts locally

The law extends through fiscal year 2026 the spending period for a $170 million transportation appropriation. The money supports transportation projects and federal and state matching funds. A $9 million balance originally set aside for the Highway 118 Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad overpass must fund road projects instead. That money must stay in transportation district six.

Road funding lasts longer; projects get priority

The transportation department has through fiscal year 2026 to spend $247.5 million on land rights, planning, design, construction, and matching funds. Another $25 million for Interstate 40 and Interstate 10 planning remains available through fiscal year 2026. Eligible fiscal year 2025 balances already committed to transportation projects also carry into fiscal year 2026. Those balances must come from other state or federal funds for design, construction, highway operations, or modal programs. Using existing 2024 bonding authority, the department must prioritize Los Lunas’s I-25 interchange, Pinon Hills in San Juan County, and Paseo del Volcan in Sandoval County.

School funding tied to formula changes

The law ties $132.935 million in school formula funding to enactment of House Bill 63 or similar legislation. That legislation must pass during the first session of the 57th Legislature. It must replace at-risk funding units with family-income-index units and create units for current and former English learners. It must also raise formula factors for grades 6–12 to 1.3. The funding goes to school districts and charter schools, not directly to households.

New limits on Medicaid eligibility changes

The Health Care Authority can narrow or end Medicaid expansion adult eligibility if federal enhanced matching rates are reduced or ended. This authority applies to the enhanced rates established under the Affordable Care Act. The Authority also needs prior legislative approval before expanding Medicaid eligibility. These rules do not automatically remove anyone from coverage.

School staffing pilots allow salary waivers

The law provides $2.6 million to test new school staffing models, including up to $100,000 for a randomized controlled trial. Funding depends on Senate Bill 201 or similar legislation from the 2025 session requiring evidence-based evaluation of reform-fund projects. For schools testing the models, the Public Education Department can waive class-load, teaching-load, minimum-salary, and staffing-pattern requirements. The funding supports experiments, but these waivers can remove existing salary and workload protections.

Funding for legal help and call centers

The law provides $500,000 to the Administrative Office of the Courts' special court services program for legal assistance. It also funds court call centers, including the Turquoise Call Center. These provisions do not specify who qualifies or the call center funding amount.

Funding to shorten guardianship service waits

The law funds guardianship services to reduce New Mexico’s waiting list during fiscal year 2025. The provision does not state the funding amount or number of people served.

Housing and job help after prison

The law funds expanded reentry services for current and recently released New Mexico Corrections Department inmates. Community corrections grant fund money supports housing opportunities, career technical programs, and related services. The provision states no funding amount or end date.

Legal and guardianship help for clients

The law allocates $7.4 million for legal and professional guardianship services for New Mexico Office of Guardianship clients. Money comes from the general fund and internal service funds or transfers between agencies. The provision funds services, not a set individual payment.

Support for abuse and assault victims

The law funds domestic violence and sexual assault victim services through the Crime Victims Reparation Commission. These provisions do not specify funding amounts, service details, eligibility rules or spending periods.

Veterans outreach and Taos cemetery support

The law funds outreach and services for rural and underserved veterans and their families in New Mexico. It also funds operations at the Taos veterans' cemetery. The provisions do not specify funding amounts or establish new individual payment amounts.

Hearing screenings and deaf support services

The law allocates $150,000 from the early childhood program fund for hearing screenings for young children. The New Mexico School for the Deaf receives $140,000 for remote hearing screenings. Another $456,400 supports deaf and deaf-blind support service provider programs. These allocations do not set individual payment amounts or eligibility formulas.

Home visits and nutrition for families

The law provides $10 million for home visiting and $1 million for nutrition from the early childhood program fund. Both allocations depend on House Bill 71 or similar legislation passing in the 57th Legislature's first session. That legislation must increase the Early Childhood Education and Care Fund distribution for fiscal year 2026. Separately, Santa Fe Community College receives $450,900 for First Born home visiting and technical assistance. These provisions do not set household payment amounts or eligibility rules.

Infant mental health and family care help

The law provides $1 million from the opioid crisis recovery fund for infant mental health. It also provides $1.714 million from that fund for navigators supporting plans of safe care. Navigators help families served by those plans connect with services. The provided text does not set individual benefit amounts.

Insurance funding for public college workers

For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $3.8572 million for the employer share of medical insurance rate increases. It covers public two-year and four-year colleges, the New Mexico Military Institute, and the state's schools for blind and deaf students. The funding pays employer costs; the provided text does not state how employee premiums change.

More support for early childhood intervention

The law adds fiscal year 2025 funding to serve more children through the Family Infant Toddler Program. It also provides $5 million from the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund to match medical assistance funding. That $5 million depends on House Bill 71 or similar legislation passing in the 57th Legislature's first session. That legislation must increase the Early Childhood Education and Care Fund distribution for fiscal year 2026. The department can also move money from its other budget category to other financing uses for this program.

Paid time off pilot for court workers

The law funds a judicial-branch paid time off pilot during calendar year 2025. It covers employees of state agencies under the New Mexico Supreme Court’s administrative control. The provision does not state the amount of paid time off or the funding total.

Services for blind and low-vision residents

The School for the Blind and Visually Impaired receives $111,100 for low-vision clinic programs. The Commission for the Blind can transfer up to $107,500 to vocational rehabilitation to match federal funds. Its budget also includes $232,500 from vocational rehabilitation for services to blind or visually impaired residents. The Commission can request up to $400,000 more from other state funds for rehabilitation and independent living services. No individual service level or payment is guaranteed.

Funding for homeowners facing foreclosure

The law provides $750,300 from the consumer settlement fund to the Second Judicial District Court for its foreclosure settlement program. The funding supports the program, not a specified payment to homeowners. The provision does not set individual eligibility or assistance amounts.

Employment support for people with disabilities

The law provides $500,000 for adult vocational rehabilitation services. It transfers $91,500 to rehabilitation services for deaf and hard-of-hearing people to match federal funding. The Commission for the Blind can request up to $1.5 million more from other state funds to support employment. Those jobs must be under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act, or AbilityOne Program. The provisions do not guarantee jobs or set individual payments.

Funding for health sciences resident pay

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center receives funding for resident pay in fiscal year 2026. The provided provision does not state the amount, how it is divided, or any individual raise.

Funding for veterinary students and trainees

New Mexico State University receives funding for veterinary scholarships, externships, and residency programs through its Department of Range and Animal Sciences. The money is available in fiscal years 2026 through 2028. The provision does not state award amounts or individual eligibility terms.

More mentorship funding for teenage fathers

The law directs $500,000 in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to the Public Education Department. The money expands services and mentorship for teenage fathers through the Graduation, Reality and Dual-Role Skills program. It does not set a cash payment for participants.

Targeted college aid and fellowship funding

The law provides $1.3537 million for Knowles scholarships at the New Mexico Military Institute. University of New Mexico quantum institute funding includes $500,000 for first-year fellowships. New Mexico State University receives $333,000 for its College Assistance Migrant Program. The Higher Education Department can move student-aid and Opportunity Scholarship money from the “other” budget category to “other financing uses,” with no stated transfer cap. These provisions do not set individual awards or change student eligibility.

Contract funding authority for blind food vendors

The Commission for the Blind can request budget increases of up to $1 million from other state funds. The money supports contracts with blind or visually impaired vendors to run food services. The work must be at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or Kirtland Air Force Base. The authority does not guarantee spending or a contract for any vendor.

Upgrade grants for New Mexico meat processors

The law funds grants for New Mexico meat processors through New Mexico State University and the state Department of Agriculture. Grants support new processing technology, proper disposal of processing by-products, or equipment. Money left at the end of fiscal year 2026 remains available through fiscal year 2029. The supplied provision does not specify the grant funding amount.

Water-saving loan authority for farmers

The Interstate Stream Commission has $500,000 in loan authority for irrigation, conservancy, and soil and water conservation districts. Those districts can re-loan the money to farmers for water-conservation improvements. The provision does not specify individual loan amounts or repayment terms.

Aging conference can use fund balances

The Aging and Long-Term Services Department can request budget increases of up to $500,000 for the conference on aging. The money must come from that conference fund's balance and support the conference. This is permission to request funding, not a new payment or service for older residents.

Appeals court and judicial oversight funding

The law provides $10.1077 million from the general fund for Court of Appeals operations in fiscal year 2026. It also provides $1.1535 million from the general fund for Judicial Standards Commission operations that year. These appropriations support court operations and judicial oversight, not direct household payments.

Attorney General receives legal expense funding

The Attorney General receives $1 million for training and legal expenses. Funding includes money from the consumer settlement fund. The provision supports agency work, not payments to households.

Budget flexibility for Rio Grande Trail

The state parks program can request budget increases of up to $250,000 for projects approved by the Rio Grande Trail Commission. The increases use internal service funds or transfers between agencies. Sources can include Transportation, Tourism, Economic Development, Game and Fish, or the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps. This authority supports approved trail projects, not direct household payments.

Child welfare agency funds workforce review

The law funds an outside review of the Children, Youth and Families Department's workplace and staff retention. An outside entity conducts an employee survey and develops recommendations to keep workers. The provision does not require adoption of those recommendations or changes to pay or benefits. The supplied provision gives no funding amount.

Child welfare staffing and operating support

The law provides $900,000 for child welfare staff handling data duties under the Kevin S. settlement remedial order. The department must share staffing-calculation documents submitted to the settlement arbiter with the Legislative Finance Committee. It must also seek federal Title IV-E reimbursement for eligible expenses. The law separately funds a contractor to recover prior and current federal Title IV-E revenue. It also funds higher department liability insurance premiums for fiscal year 2026; those two amounts are not specified.

Child welfare teams and staff training

The law provides $2.8 million for regional on-call emergency teams in the Children, Youth and Families Department's Protective Services Division. These teams carry out the Kevin S. settlement remedial order. The department must report quarterly to the Legislative Finance Committee, by county, on positions posted, filled, and retained. The law also funds a pilot child welfare training academy and a review of its results. The department must seek federal Title IV-E reimbursement for eligible academy and emergency-team costs.

Children's Trust Fund receives more money

In fiscal year 2026, the law transfers $6 million from the general fund to the Children's Trust Fund. The provision does not name funded programs, set family eligibility rules or establish individual payments.

Civil legal help gets extended funding

The law adds $4 million to the civil legal services fund. Up to $2 million can be spent in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Money left at the end of fiscal year 2026 stays available through fiscal year 2028 instead of reverting.

Communities get recreation center grant funding

The law provides $50 million for regional recreation centers and statewide grants for community quality-of-life projects. The money is for fiscal year 2026. Communities with military installations are included. The funding supports community projects, not individual payments.

Conditional funding for cannabis enforcement officers

The law funds law enforcement officers in the Cannabis Control Division. This funding depends on enactment of House Bill 10 or similar legislation giving division agents law enforcement powers. The supplied provision does not state the amount or an effective date. This appropriation does not itself grant those powers.

Conditional Funding for Child Welfare Reforms

The law funds the Office of Child Advocate and department staff who answer its inquiries. That funding depends on House Bill 5 or similar legislation creating the office. It also sets aside $2.6 million for Children, Youth and Families Department operating expenses. That money depends on Senate Bill 42 or similar legislation enacting a New Mexico Child Safety and Welfare Act. Both conditions refer to legislation from the first session of the fifty-seventh legislature.

Conservation funding helps farms manage water

The law funds soil and water conservation districts through New Mexico State University and the state agriculture department. Unspent fiscal year 2026 district funding remains available through fiscal year 2028. It also funds local government grants for projects helping farmers and ranchers manage, save and use limited water efficiently. The provisions do not specify funding amounts.

Courts get building and technology funding

In fiscal year 2026, courts get $6 million for statewide building repairs and security and $6 million for Santa Fe Magistrate Court. Another $5 million upgrades remote and hybrid proceedings that year. The law also provides $950,000 for statewide court computers and software. Courts get $500,000 for cybersecurity tools, including intrusion detection, only upon meeting state minimum cybersecurity standards. The Court of Appeals gets $100,000 for temporary judges and contract mediation.

Courts get longer for technology upgrades

Courts have through fiscal year 2026 to spend three existing security and technology appropriations. These include $2 million for Supreme Court security, including cameras and access controls. Another $16 million supports equipment, software, and project management for statewide remote and hybrid court proceedings. A separate $1.06 million supports technology projects subject to Judicial Technology Council review. The law extends spending time rather than adding new money.

Environment Department gets government innovation funding

The law funds Environment Department work authorized under the innovation in state government fund during fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Funding depends on Senate Bill 83 or similar legislation creating the fund during the first session of the fifty-seventh legislature. The supplied provision does not state the amount or identify funded activities.

Family advocacy office can request funding

The Office of Family Representation and Advocacy can request budget increases of up to $1 million. The money must come from Title IV-E reimbursement balances transferred from the Children, Youth and Families Department. The law authorizes a request, not a guaranteed increase, household payment, or eligibility change.

Funding addresses chemicals in private wells

The law funds a response to PFAS chemical contamination in private wells during fiscal year 2026. The work covers Curry County and other parts of New Mexico. It also funds development and implementation of PFAS rules and related lawsuits. The supplied provisions do not state funding amounts, response services, or the rules' requirements.

Funding Covers Gaming Board Operating Shortfalls

The law adds funding to cover projected operating shortfalls at the New Mexico Gaming Control Board. The supplied provision does not state the amount. It does not specify changes to gaming access, household costs, or safety rules.

Funding for a new parents task force

The law provides $1 million to the Legislative Finance Committee for a task force focused on supporting new parents. Funding depends on House Bill 7 or similar legislation creating a children's future task force. That legislation must pass in the first session of the fifty-seventh legislature. This funds planning, not direct payments to parents.

Funding for African American arts center

The New Mexico State Fair receives $275,000 for staffing, programs, and exhibits at the African American performing arts center. It also receives $100,000 for building maintenance and operations. The $275,000 moves to the Cultural Affairs Department if House Bill 519 or similar 2025 legislation transfers program oversight there.

Funding for courts and pretrial services

The law provides $9.5997 million from the general fund for Supreme Court operations in fiscal year 2026. It also funds pretrial services, electronic monitoring, and court call centers, including the Turquoise Call Center. Funding covers court monitors and work to carry out the competency rules in Chapter 4 of Laws 2025. Amounts for these added services are not stated in the supplied provisions. These funding provisions do not set individual monitoring fees or release conditions.

Funding for dams and drought agreements

The law provides $100,000 for Ute Dam operations and $82,300 for Eagle Nest Dam operations from the game protection fund. This supports the State Engineer's interstate water agreement compliance and water development program. Unspent dam money returns to the game protection fund at the end of fiscal year 2026. The law also appropriates water-sale revenue from U.S. agencies and related contract reimbursements under the emergency drought water agreement. That money must follow the agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Funding for homeland security center

The law provides $4.0409 million to the homeland security center at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The provision does not specify a direct household service, payment, or formula for distributing the funds.

Funding for local drunk driving programs

The law provides $23 million from the local DWI grant fund to a state community development and local government program. The money supports funding associated with local drunk driving programs. The provision does not set individual grant eligibility or household payment amounts.

Funding for police hiring and operations

The law provides $1.6 million to the law enforcement recruitment and retention fund for fiscal year 2026. It allocates $94,500 from the weight distance tax identification permit fund to the Department of Public Safety's law enforcement program. A Department of Finance and Administration special appropriations program also includes $2 million from the law enforcement protection fund. The supplied provision does not name the specific activity funded by that $2 million.

Funding for prosecutors and youth diversion

The law funds district attorney offices for fiscal year 2026, including staff, contracts, and operating costs. This includes $1.946 million from the general fund for prosecution duties in McKinley County. It also provides $100,000 to create and evaluate a First Judicial District Attorney diversion program for juveniles and young adults. The program aims to reduce repeat offenses. A complete total for district attorney offices is not stated in the supplied provisions.

Funding for sign language interpreter licensing

The Commission for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons transfers $25,000 to the Signed Language Interpreting Practices Board. The money supports interpreter licensing services. It does not create direct household payments or change individual eligibility.

Funding for state administrative hearings

The Administrative Hearings Office receives $100,000 from the Health Care Authority for hearings under the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act. It also receives $210,000 from the motor vehicle suspense fund. These appropriations fund the office without changing Medicaid eligibility, motor vehicle fees, or individual hearing rights.

Funding for state legal services

The law provides $17.7704 million from the Attorney General's consumer settlement fund for the legal services program. It also provides the Attorney General $800,000 for litigation over the tobacco master settlement agreement. These funds support state legal work, not direct household payments.

Funding for state water permit programs

The Environment Department receives $7 million to develop, carry out, and run surface water and groundwater permit programs. Funding is available through fiscal year 2026. The money stays with the department rather than moving to the water quality management fund. This provision funds administration; it does not state new household fees or permit duties.

Funding for summer challenge participants

The law funds the Department of Military Affairs' governor's summer challenge programs. The provision does not specify the funding amount, who can participate or an individual benefit level.

Funding protects cultural and archaeological sites

The Cultural Affairs Department gets $1 million from the Transportation Department for archaeological studies needed for highway projects. Its preservation program also gets $1.2057 million from the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund. These funds support studies and preservation work, not household payments.

Funding State Legal Costs and Claims

The law provides $17 million from the general fund for the state's public liability fund in fiscal year 2026. This fund supports covered claims against the state. Unspent money returns to the general fund at the end of fiscal year 2026. The law also adds fiscal year 2025 funding for the Department of Finance and Administration's litigation expenses. That amount is not stated in the supplied provision.

Funding supports children in the justice system

The law provides $1.5 million for court-appointed special advocates serving children statewide. The Administrative Office of the Courts can spend this money through fiscal year 2027. It also includes $7,600 for juvenile public safety advisory board operations within the Children, Youth and Families Department.

Funding supports dams and water rights

The State Engineer's interstate water program gets $652,200 from the New Mexico unit fund, $7.6274 million from the irrigation works construction fund, and $713,200 from the Rio Grande improvement income fund. The game protection fund provides $100,000 for Ute Dam operations and $82,300 for Eagle Nest Dam operations. Unspent money from these appropriations returns to its source fund at the end of fiscal year 2026. Water-rights court work gets $1.5018 million from the irrigation works construction fund and $1.0675 million from the Rio Grande improvement income fund. It also gets $2.732 million from the water project fund under Section 72-4A-9 NMSA 1978.

Funding supports wildlife and healthier forests

The Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund provides $3.3156 million for Game and Fish conservation services. It also provides $3.39 million for the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's healthy forests program. The money funds conservation work rather than payments to households.

Funding Upgrades Criminal Justice Information Systems

The law funds continued upgrades to New Mexico's criminal justice information system. It also funds phase two of the Department of Public Safety's intelligence-led policing project. The supplied provisions do not state the amounts or direct household effects.

Guard and youth academy gain funding options

The Department of Military Affairs can request budget increases of up to $700,000. Funds support National Guard facilities, Youth Challenge Academy operations, and the National Guard Members Family Assistance Fund. Sources include land sales, extra lease revenue, royalties, gifts, other agency revenue, and Public Education Department pass-through revenue. The law does not guarantee approval or create individual payments.

Local safety and legal services funded

The law provides $10 million for local public safety facilities, legal services, training, case workers, and related support. The money is available in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. It includes $1 million for a public safety campus in Chaparral. Another $2 million supports Luna, Hidalgo, and Doña Ana Counties together, and $100,000 funds state administrative support.

Longer funding window for victim services

The state has through fiscal year 2026 to spend an existing $10 million appropriation for statewide violence intervention programs. The funds can also support opioid prevention. The law reserves $1 million for sexual assault victim services and $1 million for domestic violence victim services. This funding supports programs and services, not direct household payments.

Longer spending window for river trail

The Rio Grande trail commission has through fiscal year 2026 to spend its existing trail-development appropriation. The provision does not state the amount.

More Child Welfare Staff and Oversight

The law provides $8 million for child welfare staff to meet Kevin S. settlement caseload standards and $4.8 million for case aides. The Children, Youth and Families Department must annually report caseworker counts and percentages meeting and not meeting those standards. It must report quarterly to the Legislative Finance Committee, by county, on aide positions posted, hired, and retained. It also funds settlement data staff and requires sharing with the committee the staffing calculations submitted to the settlement arbiter. The department must seek federal Title IV-E reimbursement for eligible aide and data-staff expenses.

More Court and Crisis Response Services

The law provides about $2.333 million in grants to judicial districts and criminal justice coordinating councils, based on submitted regional plans. Grants support case management, behavioral health, crisis response and recovery, homeless outreach, family support, court programs, and pretrial services. Unspent grant money returns at the end of fiscal year 2029. The law separately funds court pretrial services, court monitors, and implementation of competency provisions in Chapter 4 of Laws 2025. The supplied provisions do not state those separate funding amounts.

More funding for contaminated site cleanup

The law funds investigation and cleanup of neglected contaminated sites in fiscal year 2026. It also funds federal matching costs, Superfund cleanup, and costs tied to the Terrero mine. Unspent money for that work at fiscal year 2026's end remains available through fiscal year 2027. The natural resources trustee fund gets money to pursue injury claims against responsible parties and support restoration. The supplied provisions do not state funding amounts.

More Funding for Court Access and Security

The law adds fiscal year 2025 funding for court interpreters, security equipment, and contracted guards. It includes contract security at Doña Ana magistrate courts. It also funds completion of the Supreme Court building's backup generator and expansion of the Sandoval County judicial complex. Added money addresses a deficit at the First Judicial District Court. The supplied provisions do not state the amounts.

More funding for environmental oversight

The Environment Department gets $1.507 million from the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund for water protection. The law also funds environmental compliance and enforcement work, including laboratory testing. Separate funding supports the Oil Conservation Division's underground injection control program. The supplied provisions do not state amounts for those last two efforts.

More Funding for Prosecutor Staffing

The law adds fiscal year 2025 funding for the Second Judicial District Attorney's personnel, expert witnesses, and transcription costs. It also funds prosecutor workforce capacity through the public attorney workforce capacity building fund. The supplied provisions do not state amounts or a spending period for the workforce funding.

More Groundwater Research and Earthquake Monitoring

The law funds aquifer monitoring and groundwater studies at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. It also funds earthquake-monitoring equipment and a monitoring network. New Mexico Tech gets funding to carry out the Water Data Act. The groundwater and Water Data Act funds are available in fiscal year 2026. The supplied provisions do not state funding amounts.

More Money to Cover Election Expenses

The law adds money to cover an election fund shortfall caused by fiscal year 2024 expenses. It also adds election fund money for fiscal year 2025. The supplied provisions do not state the amounts. The money supports election administration, not household payments.

More staffing support for public defenders

The Public Defender Department gets $450,000 to recruit and keep public defenders. Another $675,300 comes from the public attorney workforce capacity building fund to support its workforce. These provisions do not specify the number of positions funded or promise a particular change in legal services.

More Support for At-Risk Wildlife

The law funds the Department of Game and Fish to build its ability to conserve species most in need. This includes the American beaver. The supplied provisions do not state the amount, specific conservation actions, or start date.

More time for child protection planning

The state has through fiscal year 2026 to spend $200,000 on help revising and resubmitting its Title IV-E prevention plan. The work also reviews department processes to maximize federal protective-services funds. The vendor must have experience developing a state plan approved by the federal Administration for Children and Families.

More time for cleanup and water permits

The law extends three environmental spending windows through fiscal year 2026. This includes $8 million from the consumer settlement fund to address harms from the Gold King Mine release. State funds matching federal Superfund hazardous-site cleanup money also remain available; their amount is not stated. Another $600,000 remains available to develop and run a surface water discharge permitting program. These are extensions of existing funding, not new household payments.

More time for policing system rollout

The Public Safety Department has through fiscal year 2026 to implement its previously authorized intelligence-led policing and public safety system. This extends the implementation period without creating a household service entitlement.

Police get equipment and testing funding

The law funds law enforcement vehicles and equipment, including license plate readers, fingerprinting tools, and State Police investigative equipment. It also funds Public Safety Department records systems and outside processing of backlogged state crime-lab DNA cases. Separate funding covers honor guard equipment and training, plus law enforcement aircraft repairs and maintenance. Unspent aircraft money at fiscal year 2026's end stays available through fiscal year 2028. The supplied provisions do not state funding amounts.

Prosecutors can keep qualifying funds longer

District attorney offices can spend qualifying unused fiscal year 2025 and earlier funds in fiscal year 2026. Covered funds include money from tribes, pueblos, or political subdivisions under contracts, memoranda of understanding, joint powers agreements, or grants. Federal Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative money received from the U.S. Department of Justice also qualifies. The Administrative Office of the District Attorneys must report both categories’ amounts before November 1, 2025. Reports go to the Department of Finance and Administration and Legislative Finance Committee.

Prosecutors get crime and technology funding

The law provides $3 million from the consumer settlement fund to the Second Judicial District Attorney's organized crime commission. The Administrative Office of the District Attorneys gets $800,000 to continue installing a ready-made case management system. It also gets $350,000 for software licenses.

Reforestation center gets longer spending window

The New Mexico reforestation center’s $10 million appropriation remains available through fiscal year 2028. The money supports land acquisition, planning, design, and construction. The law adds spending time, not a new appropriation.

Startup funding for child advocacy

The law funds the Office of Child Advocate, including $1 million for startup costs through the Attorney General. Startup costs include hotline and case-management systems. Funding depends on enactment of House Bill 5 or similar legislation creating the office during the legislature's 2025 regular session. These provisions do not set a service start date or individual payment amounts.

State land cleanup and fire funding

The State Land Office can request budget increases using bond recovery money held in suspense for related cleanup and reclamation. It can also request up to $5 million from the state trust lands restoration and remediation fund. That money covers surface damage repair, hazardous waste cleanup, or watershed restoration on state trust land. The office can request up to $3 million in other state or federal funds from other agencies for fire prevention and response. These are request authorities, not guarantees that the full amounts will be spent.

Water litigation funds remain available longer

The state has through fiscal year 2026 to spend $6.4 million from the consumer settlement fund on interstate water litigation. Rio Grande Compact litigation funds also remain available through fiscal year 2026. Those funds include $2 million from the general fund and $2 million from the consumer settlement fund.

Funding authority for rivers and water supplies

The State Engineer can request up to $500,000 each from the irrigation works construction fund for two purposes. These are Elephant Butte channel and other Rio Grande maintenance and restoration, and Pecos River settlement operating and maintenance costs. The agency can also request up to $250,000 from the Ute construction fund for Ute Reservoir operations and maintenance. Another request can cover up to $1.5 million from the New Mexico unit fund for southwest regional water supplies. Eligible non-New Mexico unit projects include potential shovel-ready projects or ongoing shovel-ready projects previously approved and funded by the Interstate Stream Commission under the 2004 Arizona Water Settlement Act. These amounts are request limits, not guaranteed spending.

Funding for local water and waste systems

The law provides $3 million to the Department of Finance and Administration for a sewer plant in Gallup. It also funds regional water systems and development of the utility operator workforce. Drinking water contaminant testing money left at the end of fiscal year 2026 remains available through fiscal year 2027. For fiscal year 2026, the rural infrastructure revolving loan fund receives money for low-interest loans to rural communities. Those loans support water, wastewater, and solid waste projects.

Added Funding for Veterans Home Transfer

The law adds funding to the Veterans' Services Department to address a shortfall from transferring the Truth or Consequences veterans' home. The supplied provision does not state the amount. It does not specify changes to residents' costs or benefits.

Behavioral health gets planning and audits

The Legislative Finance Committee gets $1 million in fiscal year 2026 for Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act audits and evaluations. Unspent money stays available through fiscal year 2027 rather than returning to the general fund. Courts get $1.7 million for regional planning, mapping justice-system contact points, monitoring, quality checks, and standards during fiscal years 2025–2029. Money left unspent or uncommitted at fiscal year 2029's end returns to the behavioral health trust fund.

Children's services get conditional shortfall funding

Up to $25 million from the appropriation contingency fund covers Children, Youth and Families Department shortfalls for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The Department of Finance and Administration must first certify that a federal revenue study has started. The study must cover seeking federal revenue, billing, and collections, with recommendations and implementation of retroactive billing. Unspent money stays available in fiscal year 2026 instead of reverting at the end of fiscal year 2025.

Corrections receives treatment and monitoring funds

The Corrections Department receives $11.3 million for medication-assisted treatment. The law also funds continued hepatitis C treatment and program monitoring in correctional facilities. Unspent hepatitis C funding at the end of fiscal year 2026 remains available through fiscal year 2027. The provisions do not state individual treatment eligibility rules.

Doula credential funding depends on legislation

The law allocates $600,000 from the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund for a Health Department doula credential program. Funding depends on enactment of House Bill 214 or similar legislation creating a doula credentialing and access program. This appropriation does not guarantee household services or payments.

Food banks receive food and capacity funding

The law funds food banks statewide, including a stated $10 million appropriation. Up to 50% of first-year funding can expand food bank capacity; the rest buys food. For fiscal year 2027 funding, up to 25% can expand capacity, with the remainder for food purchases. Fiscal year 2028 funding is for food purchases. The provisions do not set a household food benefit amount.

Funding local clinics and care facilities

The law provides $7.5 million for a primary care building in Taos County. It separately keeps a previously approved $15 million for that building available through fiscal year 2026. It also provides $2 million for a nursing home in Rio Arriba County. Miners' Hospital can request operating budget increases funded by patient revenue fees, with no stated dollar cap. These provisions do not set household benefits or service start dates.

Funding supports medical psilocybin program operations

The law funds Health Department operating costs related to the Medical Psilocybin Act. Funding depends on Senate Bill 219 or similar legislation enacting that act during the first session of the fifty-seventh legislature. The supplied provision does not state an amount or establish patient eligibility or benefits.

Funding to Plan a Wellness Center

The law funds planning for a student and community wellness center. The supplied provision does not state the amount, planned services, or an opening date. This funding is for planning, not a promise of an open center.

More funding for developmental disability services

The law provides $20 million for increased service use by enrollees in New Mexico's developmental disabilities support program. It provides another $4 million to support enrollment growth. These allocations fund program needs rather than set individual payments or new eligibility rules.

More Funding for Prison Health Services

The law adds funding for medical and behavioral health services in state correctional facilities. It covers projected shortfalls in personnel, employee benefits, and contracted services. The other-state-funds share comes from the penitentiary income fund. The supplied provision does not state the amount.

More money for opioid response

The law provides $5.5 million from the opioid crisis recovery fund for ongoing costs of the opioid epidemic. The provision does not name a specific recipient program or set individual eligibility rules.

More support for vision and hearing services

The law allocates $100,000 for blind or visually impaired residents' rehabilitation and $91,500 for deaf and hard-of-hearing rehabilitation. Both allocations require federal matching funds. The Commission for the Blind's independent living program receives separate federal allocations of $200,000 and $32,500. Another $7,500 supports that program and requires a federal match. Individual service amounts are not specified.

More time for treatment diversion funding

Assisted outpatient treatment and competency diversion pilot programs have through fiscal year 2026 to spend previously approved funding. The extension covers $3 million already appropriated. It does not add new money or set individual eligibility rules.

Opioid recovery money supports state transfers

The law includes $16.802 million from the opioid crisis recovery fund in a Department of Finance and Administration transfer appropriation. The receiving program covers dues, membership fees, and special appropriations. This provision does not name specific recovery services, eligibility rules, or household payments.

Regions receive crisis and court funding

Judicial districts and criminal justice councils receive grants based on regional plans under the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act. Funded work includes case management, behavioral health grant writing and services, peer crisis and recovery support, homeless outreach, and family support. Grants also support specialty, diversion, problem-solving, and treatment courts, related programs, and pretrial services. The courts office sets models, standards, guidelines, and evaluation rules; unspent grant money returns to the general fund after fiscal year 2029. Separate funding buys crisis-response vehicles and equipment for law enforcement and behavioral health providers during fiscal years 2026–2029; leftovers return to the behavioral health trust fund.

School suicide prevention and youth care

The law funds expanded school suicide prevention and youth behavioral health supports for fiscal years 2026 through 2028. Activities include education, outreach, awareness, digital platforms, and behavioral health services. Unspent money returns to the behavioral health trust fund at the end of fiscal year 2028. The supplied provision does not state the funding amount.

Senior Dignity Fund receives more money

In fiscal year 2026, the law transfers $5 million from the general fund to the Kiki Saavedra Senior Dignity Fund. The provision does not specify funded services, eligibility rules or individual payments.

State funds psychedelic therapy research

The law funds psychedelic-assisted therapy research through the Department of Family Medicine. It supports research, not a new right to treatment or household treatment benefits. The supplied provision gives no funding amount or spending period.

Tobacco prevention funding for Native communities

The Indian Affairs Department receives $249,300 from the tobacco settlement program fund for tobacco prevention and quitting programs. The programs serve Native American communities throughout New Mexico. The appropriation does not set an individual payment or service amount.

Housing projects for manufactured-home seniors

The law provides $2 million through the Mortgage Finance Authority for the north central New Mexico economic development district. The money funds housing projects serving seniors who live in manufactured housing. It does not set a payment amount for each household or an individual application process.

Local housing and homelessness responses funded

The law provides $5 million in local government grants for direct-to-housing responses to encampments. Grants support housing placements, on-site services, campsite maintenance, closure, and cleanup. It also provides $2 million for housing assistance staff and programs. Another $2 million funds consulting and planning for new approaches to ending homelessness. These provisions do not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.

Broader funding options for rural clerkships

Existing funds for rural district-court judicial clerkships and a pilot program can also support legal clerkships in rural areas. The law broadens allowed uses without stating the funding amount.

Colleges earn funding for retaining students

State-controlled four-year colleges qualify for retention funding when their first-time, full-time students' second-year retention rate exceeds the prior year's. Funding is distributed on an equal per-student basis. Each college's award is capped at 1.5% of its prior-year general fund appropriation for instruction and general expenses. These are institutional awards, not stated payments to students.

Colleges fund career programs and equipment

New Mexico Highlands University receives funding to develop a social work doctorate and conduct a statewide social work feasibility study. Mesalands Community College receives funding for nursing and equipment for its wind technology and commercial driver’s license programs. San Juan College receives funding for heavy equipment operator training equipment. The provided provisions do not state funding amounts or offer direct student payments.

Colleges fund online learning and shared services

New Mexico State University receives $12 million to build, run, and promote statewide online education with other state education institutions. Unspent fiscal year 2026 money remains available through fiscal year 2028 instead of returning at fiscal year 2026’s end. The law also funds continued planning for shared services at participating public colleges. That planning requires an institutional match and release by the Department of Information Technology’s project certification committee; its funding amount is not stated.

Early childhood technology and tribal support

The law allocates $1.5 million for early childhood program technology and $1 million for tribal support. Both allocations come from the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund. Funding depends on enactment of House Bill 71 or similar legislation increasing the fund's fiscal year 2026 distribution. These allocations support programs rather than direct household payments.

Funding for agricultural youth leadership programs

The law funds statewide agricultural youth leadership programs through New Mexico State University and the Department of Agriculture. The provided text does not state the funding amount, participant eligibility, or direct household payments.

Funding for preschool and children’s books

The law allocates $55 million for prekindergarten and early prekindergarten services. It also provides $548,000 for a program giving books to young children. Both allocations depend on House Bill 71 or similar legislation from the 2025 legislative session increasing the early childhood fund’s fiscal year 2026 distribution. These provisions do not set per-child benefits or new eligibility rules.

Funding for school learning and testing

The law provides $59 million for districts and charter schools through the state school funding distribution. It supports teacher mentoring, education plans, science-based literacy, career education, and the community school framework. Another $2.77 million within assessment funding requires certification by the Department of Finance and Administration. Certification requires quarterly interim test results to reach that department, the Legislative Finance Committee, and the Legislative Education Study Committee.

Funding school debts and teacher licensing

The law funds the Public Education Department’s lease shortfall and old cash deficits in three school funds. Those funds are K-3 Plus, Reading Materials, and School Library Material; part of this funding comes from the Public Education Reform Fund. It also funds an online educator licensing portal, partly through the Educator Licensure Fund. The provided provisions do not state these funding amounts or change licensing fees.

Monthly funding for tribal education departments

The law includes $4.6 million in the Indian education fund to support tribal education departments. The Public Education Department must make payment agreements with those departments and send monthly distributions. This funds education departments, not direct payments to families.

Northern college funds farming and arts

Northern New Mexico College receives $50,000 for its demonstration farm. It receives another $50,000 for arts, cultural engagement, and sustainable agriculture. These awards support college programs, not direct household payments.

Outreach funding for deaf children statewide

The law provides $300,000 for statewide outreach by the New Mexico School for the Deaf. The funding supports outreach for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and youth. It does not set individual service levels or new eligibility rules.

Relief for school transportation funding losses

The Public Education Department can distribute up to $4.5 million from the transportation emergency fund to qualifying districts and charter schools. Their transportation funding must have dropped more than 10% from fiscal year 2024 to 2025. Their fiscal year 2025 allocation must also be below their fiscal year 2023 transportation spending. The department can distribute another $150,000 from that fund to develop transportation efficiency benchmarks and operating standards for large and small districts and charter schools.

School reform funding includes student support

The law transfers $63.8 million from the general fund to the Public Education Reform Fund in fiscal year 2026. It also appropriates $6.2 million to reduce excessive absences and $2.1 million for a pilot supporting unhoused students. Up to $200,000 of attendance funding can pay for a randomized controlled trial. Up to $100,000 of the unhoused-student funding can pay for a study comparing outcomes. All three depend on Senate Bill 201 or similar legislation from the 2025 session requiring evidence-based evaluation of reform-fund projects.

911 fund supports local government program

The law allocates $13.1892 million from the enhanced 911 fund to the state finance department's local government program. The program covers community development, local government help, and financial oversight. This provision does not name a more specific use or direct household benefit.

Agencies can seek excess receipt spending

Agencies can request more spending authority when specified receipts exceed amounts already appropriated. Covered receipts include certain loan payments, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, insurance settlements, refunds, and revolving-fund payments. The State Budget Division must approve a budget-increase request before the excess money is appropriated. No dollar amount is stated.

Agriculture programs receive water, disease funding

The law funds the Department of Agriculture's acequia and community ditch fund and approved supplier program through New Mexico State University. It also funds efforts to eradicate bovine trichomoniasis, a cattle reproductive disease, in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The supplied provisions give no funding amounts or individual award rules.

Cannabis oversight gets staff and equipment

The law provides about $1.038 million for Cannabis Control Division compliance officers, vehicles and equipment. This supports cannabis regulatory oversight. The provisions do not specify new requirements for cannabis businesses.

Funding for legislative and commission operations

The law provides $6.0347 million for Legislative Council Service building services in fiscal year 2026. That covers staff pay and benefits, contracts, and other operating costs. It also provides $1.5728 million for New Mexico Compilation Commission operations in fiscal year 2026. These appropriations support government operations, not direct household payments.

Funding for rural flights and airports

The law provides $12 million in general fund grants for rural air service, including $2 million to expand service locations. Grants must tie payment to whether flights arrive and leave on time. It also provides $2 million for Las Cruces International Airport and $2.5 million for Gallup Municipal Airport. These appropriations have a June 30, 2028 deadline for returning unspent money.

Insurance office receives conditional operating funding

The law funds operating expenses for the Office of Superintendent of Insurance. Funding depends on enactment of Senate Bill 42 or similar legislation enacting the New Mexico Child Safety and Welfare Act. The provision does not specify the amount or particular household services.

Local governments receive planning support

The law provides $3 million in fiscal year 2026 for local governments, councils of government, and technical assistance providers. The grants help build local planning and operating capacity. Funding includes a study on incorporating a community in Otero and Doña Ana Counties. The state finance department also receives $150,000 for the New Mexico infrastructure conference.

More Money for State Computer Systems

The law transfers $40.02 million from the general fund to the Computer System Enhancement Fund in fiscal year 2025. It also adds fiscal year 2025 funding for laptops, desktop computers, and related equipment at the Administrative Hearings Office. The supplied provision does not state the office's equipment funding amount.

More Road Cleanup and Transportation Equipment

The law provides $8 million from the general fund for the Clean Up New Mexico roadway beautification program. It also provides $12 million from the general fund for heavy equipment in the six transportation districts. The equipment money must be split equally, giving each district $2 million. Both appropriations have a June 30, 2028 reversion date, when unspent money returns.

More time for state data backup

The state has through fiscal year 2026 to spend $1.8 million previously approved from the Computer Systems Enhancement Fund. The money configures the Las Cruces data center as a backup site to keep operations running during disruptions.

Next Generation Fund receives state money

In fiscal year 2026, the law transfers $4 million from the general fund to the Next Generation Fund. The provision does not identify funded programs, eligible households or individual payment amounts.

Spaceport receives funding to cover shortfalls

The law funds a prior-year cash deficit in the Spaceport Authority's capital projects account. It also covers projected shortfalls in the authority's spending category labeled 'other.' The other-state-funds portion comes from the Spaceport Authority Fund. The provisions do not specify total amounts or direct household benefits.

State broadband program gets funding

The law provides $650,000 for the state's broadband access and expansion program. The money comes from the public school capital outlay fund. The provision does not identify households receiving service or set household internet prices.

State budget uses Medicaid, settlement funds

The state finance department's dues, membership fees, and special appropriations program includes $67.229 million from the county-supported Medicaid fund. It also includes $15.9474 million in transfers from the tobacco settlement program fund. These provisions identify funding sources, not new Medicaid coverage or household payments.

State can repurchase royalty interests

The State Land Office can hold back certain proceeds from state royalty-interest sales that qualify for federal Section 29 tax credits. It must first make legally required transfers to the land grant permanent fund. The office can use those proceeds and specified escrow or fund balances to repurchase royalty interests under existing agreements. This does not create a household tax credit.

State emergency loans get more funding

The law provides $2 million for the State Board of Finance emergency loan program. In fiscal year 2026, the finance secretary can transfer another $4 million from the general fund operating reserve. The Board must certify a critical emergency that disaster declarations and other emergency or contingency funds cannot address. Loan repayments must return to the emergency fund. These provisions do not create household loans.

State finance offices receive operating support

The law adds fiscal year 2025 funding for Financial Control Division staffing and employee benefit shortfalls. It also funds fiscal year 2025 general obligation bond administration and State Treasurer technology and services. The Secretary of State receives funding to cover a cash shortfall from an expired capital project. The provisions do not specify amounts or direct changes to household costs.

State funds audits and financial oversight

The State Auditor receives $1 million to help small local public bodies meet financial rules. Another $500,000 funds a plan to move New Mexico to one financial audit. The state finance department receives $250,000 to audit its statewide human resources, accounting, and management reporting system. These provisions fund oversight and planning, not household tax or benefit changes.

State matching money for federal infrastructure grants

The law provides matching money to New Mexico's Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department for federal infrastructure grants. The money matches grants under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The supplied provision does not identify the funding amount or specific projects.

Three New Mexico roads get priority

The transportation department must prioritize completing the Los Lunas I-25 interchange, Pinon Hills, and Paseo del Volcan. Pinon Hills is in San Juan County, and Paseo del Volcan is in Sandoval County. This priority applies to bonding capacity granted under Chapter 66 of Laws 2024. The provision sets no project budgets or completion dates.

Transportation department gains budget flexibility

The transportation department can request up to $12 million in program transfers for personnel services and employee benefits. This does not create new employee benefits or require a transfer. The law also provides innovation funding for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with no amount stated in the supplied provision. That funding depends on enactment of Senate Bill 83 or similar legislation creating the innovation in state government fund.

Essential air service funding lasts longer

The law extends spending deadlines for two essential air service appropriations through fiscal year 2026. One appropriation is $5 million, and the other is $9 million. The extensions keep existing money available; they do not add new funding. The supplied provisions do not identify the communities or routes.

Transportation funding and flexible project budgets

The law allocates $10 million from the weight distance tax identification permit fund to the Transportation Department's modal program. The department can request transfers of up to $10 million within or among design and construction, highway operations, business support, and modal programs. Those transfers must cover engineering, construction, maintenance services, or grant agreements. It can also request up to $85 million in budget increases from other state funds and balances. Those increases cover federal matching funds, debt costs, intergovernmental agreements, lawsuits, construction, and maintenance; neither request authority guarantees spending.

Developmental disability providers receive higher rates

The law provides $26.195 million to raise rates for developmental disability providers in New Mexico. The money supports providers serving people with developmental disabilities. It does not set individual payments or state the size of each provider's rate increase.

Disability programs gain funding flexibility

Independent living services can request up to $200,000 from other state funds for services for people with disabilities. The Commission for the Blind can move money between its “other” and “other financing uses” categories when vocational rehabilitation cannot match federal funds. Rehabilitation services can request transfers up to $200,000 among interagency, “other,” and “other financing uses” categories when the Commission cannot use federal program income. The Vocational Rehabilitation Division can also request transfers between rehabilitation and independent living services, with no stated dollar limit. These powers do not guarantee more funding or new individual benefits.

Funding support for public employee insurance

The law reimburses local public bodies for qualifying employee health fund contributions under the cited 2023 law. Only contributions under Section 6, Subsections 15 through 17 of Chapter 210 qualify. The state health benefits program can request budget increases equal to added revenue from higher group health enrollment. It can also request increases equal to added revenue from higher group health or group life insurance premiums. This authority does not itself raise premiums or change coverage.

Funding to run New Mexico Works

The law allocates $11.5077 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to administer New Mexico Works. This money runs the program rather than increasing participant payments or changing who qualifies.

Payment protections for Medicaid care providers

Medicaid managed care contractors can negotiate different rates by specialty or among providers in the same specialty. They cannot negotiate payments below Medicaid's fee-for-service rate. The Health Care Authority must also ensure equal Medicaid payment rates for hospitals and freestanding birthing centers.

Senior care providers get payment support

The law provides $8.823 million to continue earlier Medicaid provider rate adjustments through fiscal year 2026, based on the Health Care Authority's rate review. It adds $5.3 million for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and $2.5 million for assisted living provider rates. Another $9 million updates nursing facility rates. Aging network providers also receive an additional 12.5% distribution for initial payments at the start of fiscal year 2026. These are provider payments, not a 12.5% increase in seniors' benefits.

State health plans get shortfall funding

The General Services Department receives money to address a deficit in the employee group health benefits fund. That funding includes money from the health care affordability fund. The Health Care Authority also receives supplemental money for a State Health Benefits Program shortfall. The provisions do not state amounts or change individual coverage, premiums, or eligibility.

Funding for mortgage credit readiness

The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority receives $250,000 to administer a credit-worthiness program. The provision does not state borrower eligibility rules, assistance amounts, or direct household payments.

Landlord support funding stays available longer

The law keeps existing comprehensive landlord support program funding available through fiscal year 2026. This covers $500,000 from the General Fund and $2 million from the mortgage regulatory fund. The extension does not set direct payments or new duties for landlords or tenants.

Colleges get funding for career training

The law provides $125,200 for Northern New Mexico College's science, technology, engineering, arts, and math initiative. Santa Fe Community College receives $175,700 for teacher education expansion. Central New Mexico Community College receives $70,000 for workforce development. Mesalands Community College receives $116,900 for its wind training center. San Juan College receives $750,000 for its renewable energy center of excellence.

Continued funding for college data tracking

The law continues funding New Mexico's higher education longitudinal data system project. The project supports education data tracking for institutions and data users. The provided text does not state the funding amount or a direct household benefit.

Funding for state staffing and personnel changes

The State Engineer receives $1.5 million for employee services and benefits in fiscal year 2026, beyond general salary-increase funding. The Personnel Board also receives funds to carry out recommendations from the 2024 Personnel Act study. The provisions do not specify individual raises, benefit increases, or the study recommendations. The Personnel Board funding amount is not stated.

Funding supports the early childhood workforce

The law sets aside $2.5 million from the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund for workforce supports. This funding depends on enactment of House Bill 71 or similar legislation during the first session of the 57th Legislature. That legislation must increase the fund's distribution for fiscal year 2026. The provided text does not identify eligible workers or individual support amounts.

Funding to update state personnel practices

The law gives the Personnel Board $950,000 to carry out recommendations from the 2024 Personnel Act study. The provision does not describe those recommendations or specify changes to state workers' pay or benefits.

More nursing and dental training for students

Nursing expansion receives $947,000 at Northern New Mexico College, $491,700 at Santa Fe Community College, and $1.4 million at Central New Mexico Community College. It receives $509,000 at Luna Community College and $781,900 at New Mexico Junior College. San Juan College receives $1.116 million for nursing expansion, and Clovis Community College receives $356,500. Mesalands Community College receives $250,000 for its nursing program, while San Juan College receives $235,000 for dental hygiene. These allocations fund college programs; individual student awards and eligibility rules are not specified.

Northern New Mexico College funding lasts longer

Northern New Mexico College has through fiscal year 2026 to spend its $3 million infrastructure appropriation. The money covers security improvements, information system upgrades, and other infrastructure. The law extends the spending deadline rather than adding new money.

Preschool quality funding gets replacement money

The law replaces a $3.5 million general fund reduction for prekindergarten quality supports with an equal transfer. The replacement money moves from the Permanent School Fund to the Common School Current Fund. This maintains funding through a source change, without stating any change to family benefits or eligibility.

Reserve money cushions school funding changes

The law transfers $40 million from the general fund to the State-Support Reserve Fund in fiscal year 2025. The Public Education Department can use up to $1 million for school program costs in fiscal year 2026. That use depends on House Bill 63 or similar legislation changing the funding formula. Only districts and charter schools whose fiscal year 2026 program units fall below final fiscal year 2025 units because of those changes qualify.

Schools get materials funding and budget reviews

The law includes $55 million in school formula funding for culturally and linguistically appropriate materials for eligible students. School districts and charter schools can also use it for dual-credit materials and educational technology. For fiscal year 2026, the Public Education Department must review district and charter operating budgets for spending likely to improve student outcomes. The secretary must require or make needed revisions before approving a deficient budget.

Startup funding for job challenge academy

The law funds startup costs for the New Mexico job challenge academy. The provided text does not state the amount, services, participant eligibility, or individual benefits.

Universities receive research and technology funding

New Mexico Tech receives $24.2249 million for its Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis. It also receives $1.2843 million for cave and karst research and $1.5967 million for its cybersecurity center. The law funds a new artificial intelligence and machine learning institute at New Mexico State University. It also funds a telescope and observatory at the University of New Mexico's Taos campus. The supplied provisions give no amounts for the last two projects.

University operations and athletics get funding

The law funds New Mexico State University athletics for fiscal year 2026. Its athletics department must implement a plan to eliminate department debt. The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology receives funding for resource management system upgrades, marketing and recruitment. The provisions do not specify funding amounts.

Workers' compensation administration gets funding

In fiscal year 2026, the law transfers $6 million from the general fund to the Workers' Compensation Administration Fund. The money supports system administration. The transfer does not change benefit amounts, eligibility or employer and worker obligations.

Tax and vehicle systems receive funding

The Taxation and Revenue Department receives $950,000 to build, improve, and maintain its records systems. It can request up to $5 million from the appropriation contingency fund to carry out tax and vehicle-code changes. The State Board of Finance must approve an expenditure plan for that request. These provisions fund administration; they do not themselves change taxes or vehicle fees.

Pay funding caps for military leaders

State funding for the adjutant general’s position cannot exceed the 2025 federal amount for an active-duty major general. Funding for the deputy adjutant general cannot exceed the corresponding amount for an active-duty brigadier general. The provision gives no dollar amounts.

Some schools face emergency funding limits

The education secretary cannot give emergency supplemental funds to districts or charter schools that do not comply with the Audit Act. Schools are also barred when cash, invested reserves, and other resources total at least 5% of their operating budget. Either condition blocks access to these funds.

Agency budgets shrink when revenue falls short

The State Budget Division must cut an agency's operating budget when its revenue outside the General Fund falls below projections. It must notify the Legislative Finance Committee of the cut. The law does not set a cut amount or directly change household eligibility.

Tighter controls on state agency spending

The finance department cannot distribute covered special-appropriation funds to agencies or local public bodies behind on audits or financial reports. Recipients must also comply with the Audit Act; civil legal services appropriations are exempt. Agencies cannot use this law’s appropriations to pay agency credit-card bills. Exceptions cover gasoline cards solely for official vehicles, telephone cards solely for official business, and legally authorized procurement cards.

Conditional Funding for Cannabis Enforcement Officers

The law provides $1.15 million for Cannabis Control Division law enforcement officers. Funding depends on House Bill 10 or similar legislation granting division agents law enforcement powers. The condition refers to the first session of the fifty-seventh legislature. The money supports enforcement capacity, with potential enforcement burdens for those subject to it; specific activities are not stated.

More Funding for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring

The law provides about $1.278 million for court electronic monitoring of people awaiting trial. The funding supports court monitoring capacity, while electronic monitoring restricts the people monitored. The supplied provision does not set monitoring criteria or individual fees.

Family program funding cut and transfer

The law reduces general fund support for the family support and early intervention program by $3 million. It also directs a $3 million transfer from the Permanent School Fund to the Common School Current Fund. The provision does not explain the net change in services or household costs.

School insurance receives unused support funds

Unused Public School Insurance Authority program-support money at the end of fiscal year 2026 must move to its insurance programs. The benefits and risk programs each receive half. The provision does not change stated individual coverage or premiums.

Unused state money returns with exceptions

Unused fiscal year 2025 agency balances must return to the general fund by October 1, 2025. Unused fiscal year 2026 balances must return by October 1, 2026. Exceptions apply when this law or another law allows them. The Commission for the Blind can keep unused general fund appropriations remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026.

Wildlife corridor funds shift to flights

The law redirects the remaining wildlife-corridor design and construction appropriation to rural air service enhancement. The transportation department can use the balance in fiscal years 2026 through 2028. The money cannot be spent on its original wildlife-corridor purpose, and the balance is not stated.

Hospital funding carries patient care conditions

Medical Assistance can request budget increases from the Health Care Delivery and Access Fund for hospital assessments. Distribution of 40% of covered federal and interagency funds collected from a hospital requires Health Care Authority certification. Compared with fiscal year 2025, nonemergency procedure wait times must improve by 10%. Medicaid community-service follow-up seven days after psychiatric hospital stays of four or more days must also improve by 10%. The Authority can also transfer funds between medical assistance and Medicaid behavioral health.

School funding shifts for special education

For fiscal year 2026, the law requires a funding shift if school funding falls below the federal special education maintenance level. The Public Education Department must reduce program costs and the state equalization funding appropriation enough to cover the projected shortfall. It must distribute that amount proportionally among districts and charter schools, then reset the final per-unit funding and program costs. The shortfall amount is not specified.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Nathan P. Small
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

Meredith A. Dixon
Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 74 • No: 34

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Final Senate Vote

Yes: 24 • No: 16

House vote • 2/24/2025

Final House Vote

Yes: 50 • No: 18

Actions Timeline

Signed by Governor - Chapter 160 - Apr. 11
4/11/2025Senate
House has concurred with Senate Amendments
3/20/2025House
Passed in the Senate - Y:24 N:16
3/19/2025Senate
SFC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)
3/18/2025Senate
Sent to SFC - Referrals: SFC
2/25/2025Senate
Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:50 N:18
2/24/2025House
HAFC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
2/21/2025House
Sent to HAFC - Referrals: HAFC
1/21/2025Senate

Bill Text

Final Version
4/11/2025
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SFC Committee Report 3/18/25
3/18/2025
PDF
HAFC Committee Report 2/21/25
2/21/2025
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HAFC Committee Substitute 2/21/25
2/21/2025
PDF
Introduced
1/21/2025
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