Sat Mar 8 5:34PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Eleanor Chávez | 26 | Bernalillo |
| Sen. Linda M. Trujillo | 24 | Santa Fe |
| Rep. Yanira Gurrola | 16 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero | 13 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| House | 🗓 Sat Mar 8 | 12:00 PM | House Floor |
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: HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC [4] DP-HCEDC [10] DP
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | prefile | H | ||
| 2 | referred | HEC/HCEDC | ||
| 2 | sent | HEC | ||
| 4 | passed | HEC (view committee report) | DP | 6-3; nays: Baca, Cullen, Vincent |
| 4 | sent | HCEDC | ||
| 10 | passed | HCEDC (view committee report) | DP | 6-4; nays: Armstrong, Hernandez, Mason, Murphy |
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 10 | filed: EXPAND POST-SECONDARY TUITION ELIGIBILITY |
| Jan 23 | referred to HEC/HCEDC; sent to HEC |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> 'HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC' | |
| new sponsor: Linda M. Trujillo | |
| new sponsor: Yanira Gurrola | |
| Feb 4 | scheduled for HEC on Fri Feb 7, 08:30 |
| Feb 6 | new sponsor: Patricia Roybal Caballero |
| Feb 10 | passed HEC; sent to HCEDC |
| actions: 'HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC' -> 'HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC [4] DP-HCEDC' | |
| Feb 19 | added to HEC 2025-02-24 08:30 |
| added to HEC agenda on Mon Feb 24, 08:30 | |
| Feb 20 | removed from HEC 02-24 |
| removed from HEC agenda Mon Feb 24, 08:30 | |
| scheduled for HCEDC on Mon Feb 24, 13:30 | |
| Feb 26 | passed HCEDC; sent to Speaker's Table |
| actions: 'HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC [4] DP-HCEDC' -> 'HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC [4] DP-HCEDC [10] DP-T' | |
| on House calendar for Thu Feb 27, 10:30 | |
| Feb 27 | actions: 'HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC [4] DP-HCEDC [10] DP-T' -> 'HPREF [2] HEC/HCEDC-HEC [4] DP-HCEDC [10] DP' |
| on House calendar for Fri Feb 28, 10:30 | |
| Feb 28 | on House calendar for Sat Mar 1, 13:00 |
| Mar 2 | on House calendar for Mon Mar 3, 10:30 |
| Mar 3 | on House calendar for Tue Mar 4, 10:30 |
| Mar 4 | on House calendar for Wed Mar 5, 10:30 |
| Mar 5 | on House calendar for Thu Mar 6, 10:30 |
| Mar 6 | on House calendar for Fri Mar 7, 10:30 |
| Mar 7 | on House calendar for Sat Mar 8, 12:00 |
HOUSE BILL 64
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Eleanor Chávez and Linda M. Trujillo and Yanira Gurrola
and Patricia Roybal Caballero
AN ACT
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR POST-SECONDARY TUITION RATES AND STATE-FUNDED FINANCIAL AID.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 21-1-4.6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005, Chapter 348, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
"21-1-4.6. NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR ADMISSION TO ANY PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION--NONDISCRIMINATION IN ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATION BENEFITS.--
A. A public post-secondary educational institution shall not deny admission to a student on account of the student's immigration status.
B. Any tuition rate or state-funded financial aid that is granted to residents of New Mexico shall also be granted on the same terms to all persons, regardless of immigration status, who [have]:
(1) attended a secondary educational institution in New Mexico for at least one year and [who have] either graduated from a New Mexico high school or received a high school equivalency credential in New Mexico;
(2) attended adult education courses recognized by the adult basic education division of the higher education department for a period equivalent to two semesters as provided by rule; or
(3) in the immediately preceding two years, earned income in New Mexico for which returns were filed pursuant to the Income Tax Act.
C. Any tuition rate or state-funded financial aid that is granted to residents of New Mexico shall be granted on the same terms to all persons for whom a court made findings of fact and rulings of law in accordance with the Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification Act and submitted an application to the United States secretary of homeland security for a grant of special immigrant juvenile status as provided in 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(27)(J)."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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