Sat Mar 8 4:47PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Stefani Lord | 22 | Bernalillo & Torrance |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRDLC ✓ | Passed, Feb 27, 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: [8] HRDLC/HAFC-HRDLC [10] DP-HAFC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | referred | HRDLC/HAFC | ||
| 8 | sent | HRDLC | ||
| 10 | passed | HRDLC (view committee report) | DP | 5-0 |
| 10 | 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 Stefani Lord; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HRDLC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Stefani Lord; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Museum & Park Admission for Adopted Children' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[8] HRDLC/HAFC-HRDLC' | |
| new sponsor: Stefani Lord | |
| Feb 21 | scheduled for HRDLC on Thu Feb 27, 09:00 |
| Feb 27 | passed HRDLC; sent to HAFC |
| actions: '[8] HRDLC/HAFC-HRDLC' -> '[8] HRDLC/HAFC-HRDLC [10] DP-HAFC' |
HOUSE BILL 576
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Stefani Lord
AN ACT
RELATING TO ADOPTED CHILDREN; PROVIDING ADOPTED CHILDREN WITH FREE ADMISSION TO STATE-OWNED MUSEUMS AND STATE PARKS, CAMPING PASSES AND FISHING LICENSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 32A-3A-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, Chapter 132, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
"32A-3A-12. FOSTER FAMILIES--FREE ADMISSION TO MUSEUMS AND STATE PARKS--CAMPING PASSES--FISHING LICENSES.--
A. As provided in Subsection B of this section, foster parents and children in the custody of foster parents, young adults enrolled in the fostering connections program, adopted children and children who are in the custody of the [children, youth and families] department or in tribal custody, who are residents of the state, shall be provided for free:
(1) admission to state-owned museums and state parks;
(2) a camping pass for up to three consecutive nights of overnight access to a state park; and
(3) a fishing license.
B. Eligibility for free admission shall be contingent on demonstration of proof of identity, residency and status as a foster parent, child in the custody of a foster parent, young adult enrolled in the fostering connections program, adopted child or child in the custody of the [children, youth and families] department or in tribal custody in accordance with rules of the:
(1) cultural affairs department, for free day-use admission to state-owned museums;
(2) energy, minerals and natural resources department, for free day-use admission and camping passes to state parks; or
(3) state game commission, for fishing licenses.
C. As used in this section, "adopted child" means a person under the age of eighteen who was adopted when the person was in the custody of the department or a person certified, licensed or otherwise specially empowered by law to place a child in a home in this or any other state for the purpose of adoption."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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