# New Mexico SB 3: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM & INVESTMENT ACT

New Mexico SB 3, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM & INVESTMENT ACT, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Peter Wirth (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-27 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 3 - Feb. 27) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 3
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM & INVESTMENT ACT
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-02-27, Signed by Governor - Chapter 3 - Feb. 27
- Sponsor: Peter Wirth (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (81 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- 988 and 911 Must Share Information: benefit, medium. New Mexico agencies must connect the 988 behavioral health crisis system and the 911 emergency system. The systems must work together and share information in both directions to support coordinated crisis response.
- Behavioral Health Grants Target Community Needs: benefit, low. New Mexico must distribute grant money fairly across regional plan priorities, giving priority to communities facing greater health burdens. Grants can fund non-acute care for low-income and uninsured people, last up to four years, and require yearly effectiveness reports. Advance payments of up to…
- State Sets Behavioral Health Care Standards: benefit, low. The Health Care Authority must consult other state agencies and give the courts initial care standards by June 1, 2025. These standards guide regional plans, and the Authority must check each plan against them. The Authority must define benefits through rules; any limits on new patients served and…
- One Medicaid Enrollment Process for Providers: benefit, low. The Health Care Authority must create one Medicaid enrollment and credential-checking process for behavioral health providers by June 30, 2027. A working group with licensing boards must be formed by December 31, 2025, to streamline license checks and provider approval. The process aims to reduce p…
- Existing State Law Is Repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals Section 24A-3-1 NMSA 1978. The provided text does not describe that section's requirements, so the practical effect on households is unclear.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peter Wirth (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Nava (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig W. Brandt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dayan Hochman-Vigil (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Harold Pope (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heather Berghmans (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jay C. Block (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katy Duhigg (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda M. Trujillo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martin Hickey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Padilla (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mimi Stewart (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Natalie Figueroa (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pete Campos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: William E. Sharer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: William P. Soules (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 44 | 23 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 37 | 5 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-02-27: Signed by Governor - Chapter 3 - Feb. 27 (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Senate has concurred with House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:44 N:23 (House)
- 2025-02-19: HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-02-15: Sent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Passed in the Senate - Y:37 N:5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: SFC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Sent to SHPAC - Referrals: SHPAC/SFC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/SB0003.pdf)
- HHHC Committee Report 2/19/25, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003HC1.pdf)
- SFC Committee Report 2/12/25, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003FC1.pdf)
- SFC Committee Substitute 2/12/25, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003FCS.pdf)
- SHPAC Committee Report 2/05/25, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003PA1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003.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/SB0003.pdf)
- [HHHC Committee Report 2/19/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003HC1.pdf)
- [SFC Committee Report 2/12/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003FC1.pdf)
- [SFC Committee Substitute 2/12/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003FCS.pdf)
- [SHPAC Committee Report 2/05/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003PA1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0003.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-SB3-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).