Sat Mar 8 4:54PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Gail Armstrong | 49 | Catron, Sierra, Socorro & Valencia |
| Rep. Luis M. Terrazas | 39 | Catron, Grant & Hidalgo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HTPWC ✓ | Passed, Mar 4, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| HAFC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
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: [7] HTPWC/HAFC-HTPWC [12] DP-HAFC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | referred | HTPWC/HAFC | ||
| 7 | sent | HTPWC | ||
| 12 | passed | HTPWC (view committee report) | DP | 7-0 |
| 12 | sent | HAFC |
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.
| Feb 20 | filed: [Prefiled by Gail Armstrong; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HTPWC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Gail Armstrong; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Suicide Prevention License Plate' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[7] HTPWC/HAFC-HTPWC' | |
| new sponsor: Gail Armstrong | |
| Feb 27 | added to HTPWC agenda on Tue Mar 4, 09:00 |
| Mar 3 | new sponsor: Luis M. Terrazas |
| Mar 4 | passed HTPWC; sent to HAFC |
| actions: '[7] HTPWC/HAFC-HTPWC' -> '+ [12] DP-HAFC' |
HOUSE BILL 480
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Gail Armstrong and Luis M. Terrazas
AN ACT
RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES; CREATING A SUICIDE PREVENTION SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE; ALLOWING FOR THE CESSATION OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE ISSUANCE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 66, Article 3 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] SUICIDE PREVENTION SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.--
A. Beginning January 1, 2026, the division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo designed as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 to express support for suicide prevention.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner may apply for issuance of a suicide prevention special registration plate. The owner shall pay a renewal fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) each year to retain and renew the special registration plate.
C. Revenue from the fees imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:
(1) twelve dollars ($12.00) of the initial fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the special registration plates; and
(2) the remaining portion of the initial fee and the entire renewal fee collected for each registration plate shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the behavioral health services division of the health care authority to support suicide prevention efforts.
D. Beginning on July 1, 2031, and on July 1 of each subsequent year, the department may compare the number of suicide prevention special registration plates issued and renewed in the previous fiscal year with the average number of such plates issued and renewed annually between fiscal years 2026 through 2031. If the department determines that the number of suicide prevention special registration plates issued and renewed in the previous fiscal year is less than fifty percent of the average number of the plates issued and renewed annually between fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the department may stop issuing those special registration plates."
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