# New Mexico SB 52: PUBLIC OFFICE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT

New Mexico SB 52, PUBLIC OFFICE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William P. Soules (Democratic); status failed (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB52-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 52
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: PUBLIC OFFICE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: William P. Soules (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (38 yes, 0 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: William P. Soules (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-19: HGEIC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-03-13: Sent to HGEIC - Referrals: HGEIC/HJC (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Passed in the Senate - Y:38 N:0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-08: STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Sent to SHPAC - Referrals: SHPAC/STBTC (Senate)
- undated: Action Postponed Indefinitely (legislature)

## Bill text

- HGEIC Committee Report 3/19/25, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052GE1.pdf)
- STBTC Committee Report 3/08/25, 2025-03-08: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052CT1.pdf)
- SHPAC Committee Report 2/07/25, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052PA1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052.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
- [HGEIC Committee Report 3/19/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052GE1.pdf)
- [STBTC Committee Report 3/08/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052CT1.pdf)
- [SHPAC Committee Report 2/07/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052PA1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0052.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-SB52-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).