# New Mexico SB 120: NO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COST SHARING

New Mexico SB 120, NO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COST SHARING, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Martin Hickey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 115 - Apr. 8); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB120-2025
- 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 SB 120
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: NO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COST SHARING
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Signed by Governor - Chapter 115 - Apr. 8
- Sponsor: Martin Hickey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (65 yes, 31 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lower behavioral health costs for insured patients: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered New Mexico health plans offering behavioral health services cannot charge copays, coinsurance, deductibles, or other cost sharing for that care. Premiums still apply. The rule covers in-network care under public purchasing plans, group or blanket coverage, health…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Martin Hickey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Steinborn (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 46 | 17 |   |
| 2025-03-15 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 19 | 14 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-08: Signed by Governor - Chapter 115 - Apr. 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:46 N:17 (House)
- 2025-03-19: HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-17: Sent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Passed in the Senate - Y:19 N:14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: SFC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Sent to SHPAC - Referrals: SHPAC/SFC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/SB0120.pdf)
- HHHC Committee Report 3/19/25, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120HC1.pdf)
- SFC Committee Report 3/13/25, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120FC1.pdf)
- SHPAC Committee Report 3/03/25, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120PA1.pdf)
- SHPAC Committee Substitute 3/03/25, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120PAS.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120.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/SB0120.pdf)
- [HHHC Committee Report 3/19/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120HC1.pdf)
- [SFC Committee Report 3/13/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120FC1.pdf)
- [SHPAC Committee Report 3/03/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120PA1.pdf)
- [SHPAC Committee Substitute 3/03/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120PAS.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0120.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-SB120-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).