# New Mexico SB 40: DRIVER PRIVACY AND SAFETY ACT

New Mexico SB 40, DRIVER PRIVACY AND SAFETY ACT, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Peter Wirth (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 20 - Mar. 4) (as of 2026-10-15).

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- As of: 2026-10-15
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## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 40
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: DRIVER PRIVACY AND SAFETY ACT
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Signed by Governor - Chapter 20 - Mar. 4
- Sponsor: Peter Wirth (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (74 yes, 30 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Enforcement backs drivers’ plate data protections: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the attorney general, district attorneys, and Department of Public Safety can enforce the law. Courts can order violations stopped and grant other appropriate relief. Each intentional violation of the sharing restrictions can bring a civil penalty of $10,000 or actual damage…
- More privacy for drivers’ plate data: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, New Mexico limits sharing of automated license plate reader data, including privately collected data. Users cannot sell, share, transfer, or allow access when they reasonably believe the data may support prohibited uses. These uses include immigration enforcement, investigat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peter Wirth (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Chandler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Nava (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cristina Parajón (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Berghmans (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marianna Anaya (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Micaelita Debbie O'Malley (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 42 | 22 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 32 | 8 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-04: Signed by Governor - Chapter 20 - Mar. 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:42 N:22 (House)
- 2026-02-14: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2026-02-12: Sent to HJC - Referrals: HJC (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed in the Senate - Y:32 N:8 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: SCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/STBTC/SJC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/final/SB0040.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 2/14/26, 2026-02-14: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040JC1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Report 2/10/26, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040JU1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Substitute 2/10/26, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040JUS.pdf)
- STBTC Committee Report 1/30/26, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040CT1.pdf)
- SCC Committee Report 1/26/26, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040CC1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040.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/SB0040.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 2/14/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040JC1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Report 2/10/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040JU1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Substitute 2/10/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040JUS.pdf)
- [STBTC Committee Report 1/30/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040CT1.pdf)
- [SCC Committee Report 1/26/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040CC1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0040.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-SB40-2026 (as of 2026-10-15).