# New Mexico HB 89: GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP ACT CHANGES

New Mexico HB 89, GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP ACT CHANGES, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dayan Hochman-Vigil (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 92 - Apr. 8); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB89-2025
- 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 89
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP ACT CHANGES
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: unknown
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Signed by Governor - Chapter 92 - Apr. 8
- Sponsor: Dayan Hochman-Vigil (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (67 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Graduate scholarships capped at tuition and fees: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, graduate scholarship awards cannot exceed 100% of the program's tuition and fees for the academic year. This cap does not guarantee full coverage. The academic year covers two semesters, or comparable units, starting in the fall. New Mexico's Higher Education Department fund…
- Graduate scholarship renewals face academic limits: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, prior-year recipients can renew their graduate scholarships while meeting ongoing academic and enrollment requirements. Students must keep at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, remain in good academic standing, and enroll in at least six graduate credits. Support ends upon earn…
- New paths and rules for graduate scholarships: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, New Mexico residents with the greatest financial need and residents from underrepresented groups get scholarship priority. These groups include women, minorities, people with visual impairments or other physical disabilities, and groups underrepresented in their field or pro…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dayan Hochman-Vigil (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia Roybal Caballero (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-22 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 27 | 11 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 40 | 25 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-08: Signed by Governor - Chapter 92 - Apr. 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-22: Passed in the Senate - Y:27 N:11 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar for subsequent action (legislature)
- 2025-03-05: SEC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Sent to SEC - Referrals: SEC/SFC (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:40 N:25 (House)
- 2025-02-18: HEC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-05: HCPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-01-23: Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HEC (Senate)
- undated: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/HB0089.pdf)
- SEC Committee Report 3/05/25, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089ED1.pdf)
- HEC Committee Report 2/18/25, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089EC1.pdf)
- HCPAC Committee Report 2/05/25, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089CP1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089.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
- [Final Version (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/HB0089.pdf)
- [SEC Committee Report 3/05/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089ED1.pdf)
- [HEC Committee Report 2/18/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089EC1.pdf)
- [HCPAC Committee Report 2/05/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089CP1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0089.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-HB89-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).