Sat Mar 8 4:47PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Marianna Anaya | 18 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson | 24 | Bernalillo |
| Sen. Katy Duhigg | 10 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Nicole Chavez | 31 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. E. Diane Torres-Velásquez | 30 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HCPAC ✓ | Passed, Feb 4, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| HJC ✓ | Passed, Feb 24, with Committee Substitution | ||
| HAFC ❓ | Was scheduled for this morning. There is currently no way to obtain real-time results, sorry. | ||
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] HCPAC/HJC/HAFC-HCPAC [3] DP-HJC [9] DNP-CS/DP-HAFC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | prefile | H | ||
| 2 | referred | HCPAC/HJC/HAFC | ||
| 2 | sent | HCPAC | ||
| 3 | passed | HCPAC (view committee report) | DP | 6-0 |
| 3 | sent | HJC | ||
| 9 | passed | HJC (view committee report) | DNP-CS/DP ( view committee sub) | 11-0 |
| 9 | 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.
| Jan 10 | filed: CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS |
| Jan 23 | referred to HCPAC/HJC/HAFC; sent to HCPAC |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC/HAFC-HCPAC' | |
| sponsor: Marianna Anaya: 2 -> 1 | |
| sponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson: 1 -> 2 | |
| Jan 24 | new sponsor: Nicole Chavez |
| Jan 29 | new sponsor: E. Diane Torres-Velásquez |
| Jan 30 | scheduled for HCPAC on Tue Feb 4, 13:30 |
| Feb 2 | removed from HCPAC agenda Tue Feb 4, 13:30 |
| added to HCPAC agenda on Tue Feb 4, 13:30 | |
| Feb 5 | passed HCPAC; sent to HJC |
| actions: 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC/HAFC-HCPAC' -> 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC/HAFC-HCPAC [3] DP-HJC' | |
| Feb 22 | scheduled for HJC on Mon Feb 24, 13:30 |
| Feb 25 | passed HJC; sent to HAFC |
| actions: 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC/HAFC-HCPAC [3] DP-HJC' -> 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC/HAFC-HCPAC [3] DP-HJC [9] DNP-CS/DP-HAFC' | |
| Mar 5 | scheduled for HAFC on Thu Mar 6, 13:30 |
| Mar 7 | scheduled for HAFC on Sat Mar 8, 10:00 |
Showing the House Judiciary substitution below. For the original as introduced, please refer to nmlegis.
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL 73
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
AN ACT
RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS; ELIMINATING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES DUE TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE; APPLYING THE ELIMINATION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES DUE TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE RETROACTIVELY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 37-1-30 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 136, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
"37-1-30. ACTION FOR DAMAGES DUE TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE--LIMITATION ON ACTIONS.--
A. An action for damages based on personal injury caused by childhood sexual abuse [shall be commenced by a person before the latest of the following dates:
(1) the first instant of the person's twenty-fourth birthday; or
(2) three years from the date that a person first disclosed the person's childhood sexual abuse to a licensed medical or mental health care provider in the context of receiving health care from the provider] may be commenced at any time if the action is against a private individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or any commercial or nonpublic legal entity.
B. As used in this section, "childhood sexual abuse" means conduct that, if prosecuted in a criminal matter, would constitute a violation of:
(1) Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978, regarding criminal sexual penetration of a minor;
(2) Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978, regarding criminal sexual contact of a minor; or
(3) the Sexual Exploitation of Children Act.
C. The provisions of Section 37-1-8 NMSA 1978 and any statutes of limitation therein shall not apply to causes of action for childhood sexual abuse.
D. This section is retroactive and applies to all actions not currently pending based on childhood sexual abuse regardless of the date of the childhood sexual abuse and regardless of whether any statute of limitations on such actions expired prior to the effective date of this 2025 act."