# New Mexico SB 417: CONFIRMATORY ADOPTIONS

New Mexico SB 417, CONFIRMATORY ADOPTIONS, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mimi Stewart (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-21 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 15 - Mar. 21) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 417
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: CONFIRMATORY ADOPTIONS
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Signed by Governor - Chapter 15 - Mar. 21
- Sponsor: Mimi Stewart (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (100 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More ways to establish legal parentage: benefit, medium. The Adoption Act recognizes parentage through consent to assisted reproduction under New Mexico parentage law when it results in birth. Each intended parent can show consent through a signed record made before, at, or after birth. An oral agreement made by each intended parent before conception als…
- Parents gain a faster adoption route: benefit, medium. Parents of children born through assisted reproduction can confirm parentage through adoption; courts must allow non-birth parents to file. Courts cannot deny these petitions because parents are unmarried, more than two parents apply, or parentage is already recognized or presumed. Courts must gran…
- Fewer adoption steps, less notice protection: mixed, medium. Confirmatory adoptions are exempt from pre-placement studies, usual petition notices, and detailed payment accounting, removing notice protections for otherwise entitled people. Courts cannot require donor notice or consent. Placement, studies, post-placement reports, counseling, criminal checks, f…
- Family reproduction records have restricted access: mixed, low. Assisted-reproduction records in court, medical, or other files can be inspected only with a district-court order or required signed consent. Consent can come from the donor or donors together with the consenting parent or parents. Alternatively, the child born through assisted reproduction can con…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mimi Stewart (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carrie Hamblen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Leo Jaramillo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marianna Anaya (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Reena Szczepanski (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-15 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 62 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 38 | 1 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-21: Signed by Governor - Chapter 15 - Mar. 21 (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:62 N:3 (House)
- 2025-03-13: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-07: HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-04: Sent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC/HJC (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Passed in the Senate - Y:38 N:1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: SRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Sent to SRC - Referrals: SRC/SJC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/SB0417.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 3/13/25, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417JC1.pdf)
- HHHC Committee Report 3/07/25, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417HC1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Report 2/25/25, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417JU1.pdf)
- SRC Committee Report 2/19/25, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417RU1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417.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/SB0417.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 3/13/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417JC1.pdf)
- [HHHC Committee Report 3/07/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417HC1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Report 2/25/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417JU1.pdf)
- [SRC Committee Report 2/19/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417RU1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0417.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-SB417-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).