Sat Mar 8 5:23PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Joy Garratt | 29 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. E. Diane Torres-Velásquez | 30 | Bernalillo |
| Sen. Nicole Tobiassen | 21 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| House ✓ | Passed, Mar 5, 59-2 | ||
| SEC | 🗓 Sun Mar 9 | 8;30 a.m. | Room 311 |
| SFC | |||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [4] DP-HAFC [12] DP/a [13] PASSED/H (59-2) [11] SEC/SFC-SEC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | referred | HEC/HAFC | ||
| 2 | sent | HEC | ||
| 4 | passed | HEC (view committee report) | DP | 9-0 |
| 4 | sent | HAFC | ||
| 12 | passed | HAFC (view committee report) | DP/a | 15-0 |
| 13 | passed | House | 59-2 | |
| 11 | referred | SEC/SFC | ||
| 11 | sent | SEC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Jan 28 | filed: [Prefiled by Joy Garratt et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HEC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Joy Garratt Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Higher Ed. Payment for Certain Tests' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[2] HEC/HAFC-HEC' | |
| new sponsor: Joy Garratt | |
| new sponsor: E. Diane Torres-Velásquez | |
| Feb 4 | scheduled for HEC on Fri Feb 7, 08:30 |
| Feb 7 | new sponsor: Nicole Tobiassen |
| Feb 10 | passed HEC; sent to HAFC |
| actions: '[2] HEC/HAFC-HEC' -> '[2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [4] DP-HAFC' | |
| Mar 1 | scheduled for HAFC on Mon Mar 3, 13:30 |
| Mar 4 | passed HAFC; sent to Speaker's Table |
| actions: '[2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [4] DP-HAFC' -> '+ [12] DP/a-T' | |
| on House calendar for Wed Mar 5, 10:30 | |
| Mar 5 | actions: '[2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [4] DP-HAFC [12] DP/a-T' -> '[2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [4] DP-HAFC [12] DP/a' |
| passed House; referred to SEC/SFC; sent to SEC | |
| actions: '[2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [4] DP-HAFC [12] DP/a' -> '+ [13] PASSED/H (59-2) [11] SEC/SFC-SEC' | |
| Mar 7 | scheduled for SEC on Mon Mar 10, 08:30 |
HOUSE BILL 167
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Joy Garratt and E. Diane Torres-Velásquez and Nicole Tobiassen
AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY THE COST OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CREDENTIAL TESTS AND ASSOCIATED TEST PREPARATION COSTS FOR NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 21, Article 1 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CREDENTIAL TESTS--FREE FOR NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS.--The higher education department shall provide free high school equivalency credential tests to New Mexico residents who:
A. are at least sixteen years of age;
B. are not currently enrolled in secondary school;
C. have not graduated from an accredited high school or received a high school equivalency certificate or a diploma; and
D. have passed an official practice test with scores indicating test readiness."
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.--Two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the higher education department for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 for costs to provide free high school equivalency credential tests to New Mexico residents and to pay associated test preparation costs incurred by the department. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026 shall revert to the general fund.
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