# New Mexico SB 38: FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOOD

New Mexico SB 38, FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOOD, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Peter Wirth (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 32 - Mar. 5) (as of 2026-10-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB38-2026
- As of: 2026-10-15
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 38
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOOD
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Signed by Governor - Chapter 32 - Mar. 5
- Sponsor: Peter Wirth (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (76 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pet food registration fees no longer expire: cost, low. The law removes the rule that scheduled an end to fees on registered pet food. Those fees no longer end under that rule. The law does not change fee amounts or state any direct household costs.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peter Wirth (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cristina Parajón (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heather Berghmans (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne J. Ferrary (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 53 | 11 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 23 | 15 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-05: Signed by Governor - Chapter 32 - Mar. 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:53 N:11 (House)
- 2026-02-17: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2026-02-13: HCPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2026-02-06: Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HJC (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed in the Senate - Y:23 N:15 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: SCONC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: SCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SCONC/STBTC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/final/SB0038.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 2/17/26, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038JC1.pdf)
- HCPAC Committee Report 2/13/26, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CP1.pdf)
- STBTC Committee Report 1/30/26, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CT1.pdf)
- SCONC Committee Report 1/27/26, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CO1.pdf)
- SCC Committee Report 1/22/26, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CC1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 151: CORPORATE INCOME TAX CHANGES (signed)
- HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2026 (signed)
- SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT (signed)
- SB 96: REGULATED CHILD CARE ZONING REQUIREMENTS (signed)
- HB 248: GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (signed)
- HB 30: TEACHER RESIDENCY ACT CHANGES (signed)

## Sources
- [Final Version (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/final/SB0038.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 2/17/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038JC1.pdf)
- [HCPAC Committee Report 2/13/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CP1.pdf)
- [STBTC Committee Report 1/30/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CT1.pdf)
- [SCONC Committee Report 1/27/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CO1.pdf)
- [SCC Committee Report 1/22/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038CC1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0038.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 151: CORPORATE INCOME TAX CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB151-2026)
- [HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB2-2026)
- [SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB241-2026)
- [SB 96: REGULATED CHILD CARE ZONING REQUIREMENTS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB96-2026)
- [HB 248: GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB248-2026)
- [HB 30: TEACHER RESIDENCY ACT CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB30-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB38-2026 (as of 2026-10-15).