# New Mexico SB 302: GAMING CONTROL BOARD ACCESS BACKGROUND CHECKS

New Mexico SB 302, GAMING CONTROL BOARD ACCESS BACKGROUND CHECKS, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nicholas A. Paul; status vetoed (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 302
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: GAMING CONTROL BOARD ACCESS BACKGROUND CHECKS
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Nicholas A. Paul
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 2 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: Nicholas A. Paul

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 63 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-21: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:63 N:2 (House)
- 2025-03-20: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-14: Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar for subsequent action (legislature)
- 2025-03-13: Sent to HCEDC - Referrals: HCEDC/HJC (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Passed in the Senate - Y:39 N:0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Sent to STBTC - Referrals: STBTC/SJC (Senate)
- undated: Pocket Veto (legislature)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/SB0302.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 3/20/25, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302JC1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Report 3/10/25, 2025-03-10: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302JU1.pdf)
- STBTC Committee Report 3/03/25, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302CT1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302.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/SB0302.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 3/20/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302JC1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Report 3/10/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302JU1.pdf)
- [STBTC Committee Report 3/03/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302CT1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0302.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-SB302-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).