# New Mexico SB 43: PAROLE REQUIREMENT CHANGES

New Mexico SB 43, PAROLE REQUIREMENT CHANGES, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Leo Jaramillo (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 22 - Mar. 4) (as of 2026-10-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB43-2026
- 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 43
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: PAROLE REQUIREMENT CHANGES
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Signed by Governor - Chapter 22 - Mar. 4
- Sponsor: Leo Jaramillo (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (98 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Homicide hearings avoid victims’ anniversary dates: benefit, low. When practical, the parole board must avoid scheduling homicide-case hearings on victims’ birthdays or death anniversaries. This covers each person whose death formed the basis of the homicide conviction. The rule changes hearing dates, not parole eligibility or release standards.
- Life-sentence parole hearings after 30 years: benefit, low. People serving life sentences become eligible for a parole hearing after 30 years; separate rules cover medical or geriatric parole. The board reviews risk, readiness for release, program participation, maturity, rehabilitation, and fitness to return to society. Before granting parole, it must inte…
- No parole for life-without-parole sentences: cost, low. People sentenced to life without the possibility of release or parole cannot get parole. They must remain in prison for the rest of their lives.
- Required supervision after prison release: mixed, low. People released from life sentences must serve at least five years under parole board supervision. The board can shorten that period when doing so serves both society and the person on parole. People imprisoned for first-, second-, or third-degree felonies must serve two years on parole; fourth-deg…
- Signed conditions required for parole release: mixed, low. People seeking parole release must sign written parole conditions and have an approved parole plan. The board must personally explain their conditions and duties. Refusing to sign or lacking an approved plan keeps the person in prison until the missing requirement is met. Otherwise, custody continu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leo Jaramillo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrea Romero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Crystal Brantley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nicole Chavez (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 62 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-04: Signed by Governor - Chapter 22 - Mar. 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:62 N:0 (House)
- 2026-02-14: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2026-02-11: Sent to HJC - Referrals: HJC (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Passed in the Senate - Y:36 N:0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-07: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: SHPAC: 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/SHPAC/SJC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/final/SB0043.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 2/14/26, 2026-02-14: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043JC1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Report 2/07/26, 2026-02-07: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043JU1.pdf)
- SHPAC Committee Report 2/03/26, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043PA1.pdf)
- SCC Committee Report 1/26/26, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043CC1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043.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/SB0043.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 2/14/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043JC1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Report 2/07/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043JU1.pdf)
- [SHPAC Committee Report 2/03/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043PA1.pdf)
- [SCC Committee Report 1/26/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043CC1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0043.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-SB43-2026 (as of 2026-10-15).