# New Mexico HB 72: NURSING STAFF-TO-PATIENT RATIOS IN HOSPITALS

New Mexico HB 72, NURSING STAFF-TO-PATIENT RATIOS IN HOSPITALS, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Eleanor Chávez (Democratic); status failed (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB72-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico HB 72
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: NURSING STAFF-TO-PATIENT RATIOS IN HOSPITALS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: unknown
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Eleanor Chávez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eleanor Chávez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cynthia Borrego (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joanne J. Ferrary (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Katy Duhigg (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marian Matthews (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marianna Anaya (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Reena Szczepanski (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-01: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution (House)
- 2025-02-04: HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-01-23: Sent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC/HJC (Senate)
- undated: Action Postponed Indefinitely (legislature)
- undated: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF (Senate)

## Bill text

- HJC Committee Report 3/01/25, 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072JC1.pdf)
- HJC Committee Substitute 3/01/25, 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072JCS.pdf)
- HHHC Committee Report 2/04/25, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072HC1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072.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
- [HJC Committee Report 3/01/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072JC1.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Substitute 3/01/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072JCS.pdf)
- [HHHC Committee Report 2/04/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072HC1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0072.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-HB72-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).