# New Mexico HB 255: RENAME "JUVENILE CORRECTIONS ACT"

New Mexico HB 255, RENAME "JUVENILE CORRECTIONS ACT", is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-21 (Failed to Pass in the Senate, Bill Has Died); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB255-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico HB 255
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: RENAME "JUVENILE CORRECTIONS ACT"
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Failed to Pass in the Senate, Bill Has Died
- Sponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (47 yes, 48 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anita Gonzales (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Antonio Maestas (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Art De La Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle Paulene Abeyta (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | fail | 13 | 24 |   |
| 2025-03-08 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 34 | 24 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-03-21: Failed to Pass in the Senate, Bill Has Died (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: SFC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Sent to SJC - Referrals: SJC/SFC (Senate)
- 2025-03-08: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:34 N:24 (House)
- 2025-03-06: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution (House)
- 2025-02-17: HCPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-04: Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HJC (Senate)

## Bill text

- SFC Committee Report 3/20/25, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255FC1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Report 3/20/25, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255JU1.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 3/06/25, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255JC1.pdf)
- HJC Committee Substitute 3/06/25, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255JCS.pdf)
- HCPAC Committee Report 2/17/25, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255CP1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-04: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255.pdf)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [SFC Committee Report 3/20/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255FC1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Report 3/20/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255JU1.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 3/06/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255JC1.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Substitute 3/06/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255JCS.pdf)
- [HCPAC Committee Report 2/17/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255CP1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0255.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB2-2025)
- [SB 45: COUNTY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE FUND USE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB45-2025)
- [SB 343: TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB343-2025)
- [SB 345: TEACHER & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LICENSURE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB345-2025)
- [SB 133: EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB133-2025)
- [HB 157: NEW SCHOOL LICENSES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB157-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB255-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).