House Bill 573

Sponsors
Rep. Angelita Mejia	58	Chaves
Rep. John Block	51	Otero
Rep. Luis M. Terrazas	39	Catron, Grant & Hidalgo
Rep. Martin R. Zamora	63	Curry, DeBaca, Guadalupe, Roosevelt & San Miguel
Rep. Rod Montoya	1	San Juan

Status
HGEIC	[Referred, not scheduled]
HJC

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.

Legis Day	Action	Details
8	referred	HGEIC/HJC
8	sent	HGEIC

Action History

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 Angelita Mejia et al; not yet on nmlegis]
	[new]
	sent to HGEIC
	title: '[prefiled by Angelita Mejia Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Notice of Voting Eligibility to Non-Citizens'
	actions: 'HPREF' -> '[8] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC'
	new sponsor: Angelita Mejia
	new sponsor: John Block
	new sponsor: Luis M. Terrazas
	new sponsor: Martin R. Zamora
	new sponsor: Rod Montoya

HOUSE BILL 573

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

INTRODUCED BY

Angelita Mejia and John Block and Luis M. Terrazas

and Martin R. Zamora and Rod Montoya

AN ACT

RELATING TO ELECTIONS; PROHIBITING THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR A COUNTY CLERK FROM SENDING NOTIFICATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY OR POTENTIAL ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THIS STATE TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTION 1. A new section of the Election Code is enacted to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] NOTIFICATIONS OF REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY--PROHIBITED ACT.--The secretary of state or a county clerk shall not send a notification of eligibility or potential eligibility to register to vote in this state to:

A. a person who is not a citizen of the United States; or

B. a group of persons that includes a person who is not a citizen of the United States."

SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.

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Legend (click to expand)

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Bill Rows:	Active -- hearings scheduled	(NN) - sequence number in agenda	Inactive -- no hearings scheduled
Bill Progress:	Passed	Failed Vote	Tabled
Incomplete Data:	Heard(?) (was scheduled for hearing recently)	Heard Long Ago (was scheduled for hearing many days ago)		(There is very little I can do about these because nmlegis.gov does not report real-time results)

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House Bill 573

Notice of Voting Eligibility to Non-Citizens [view on nmlegis.gov]

"Official" History