# New Mexico SB 63: RETIREMENT OF STATE FLAG

New Mexico SB 63, RETIREMENT OF STATE FLAG, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Candy Spence Ezzell (Republican); status failed (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 63
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: RETIREMENT OF STATE FLAG
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Candy Spence Ezzell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (36 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: Candy Spence Ezzell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Thornton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Antonio Maestas (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James G. Townsend (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nicholas A. Paul
- Cosponsor: Nicole Tobiassen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pete Campos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve D. Lanier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-14: HGEIC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-05: Sent to HGEIC - Referrals: HGEIC/HJC (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed in the Senate - Y:36 N:0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Sent to SHPAC - Referrals: SHPAC/SJC (Senate)
- undated: Action Postponed Indefinitely (legislature)

## Bill text

- HGEIC Committee Report 3/14/25, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063GE1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Report 3/01/25, 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063JU1.pdf)
- SHPAC Committee Report 2/20/25, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063PA1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063.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 3/14/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063GE1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Report 3/01/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063JU1.pdf)
- [SHPAC Committee Report 2/20/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063PA1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0063.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-SB63-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).