Sat Mar 8 4:59PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Crystal Brantley | 35 | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra & Socorro |
| Sen. Antonio Maestas | 26 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate ✓ | Passed 29-8 | ||
| HEC | [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.
Actions: [1] SEC/SFC-SEC [2] DP-SFC [11] DNP-CS/DP - fl/a- PASSED/S (29-8) [12] HEC/HJC-HEC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | referred | SEC/SFC | ||
| 1 | sent | SEC | ||
| 2 | passed | SEC (view committee report) | DP | 7-2; nays: Pope, Soules |
| 2 | sent | SFC | ||
| 11 | passed | SFC (view committee report) | DNP-CS/DP ( view committee sub) | 9-0 |
| 11 | floor amendment | fl/a | ||
| 11 | passed | Senate | 29-8 | |
| 12 | referred | HEC/HJC | ||
| 12 | sent | HEC |
| Berghmans, Heather | yes | Block, Jay C. | no | |
| Brandt, Craig W. | yes | Muñoz, George K. | no | |
| Brantley, Crystal | yes | O'Malley, Micaelita Debbie | no | |
| Campos, Pete | yes | Pinto, Shannon D. | no | |
| Cervantes, Joseph | yes | Scott, Larry R. | no | |
| Charley, Angel M. | yes | Sedillo Lopez, Antoinette | no | |
| Duhigg, Katy | yes | Tobiassen, Nicole | no | |
| Figueroa, Natalie | yes | Townsend, James G. | no | |
| Gallegos, David M. | yes | Sanchez, Joshua A. | absent | |
| Hamblen, Carrie | yes | Boone, Pat | excused | |
| Hickey, Martin | yes | Ezzell, Candy Spence | excused | |
| Jaramillo, Leo | yes | Gonzales, Roberto "Bobby" J. | excused | |
| Lanier, Steve D. | yes | López, Linda M. | excused | |
| Maestas, Antonio | yes | |||
| Nava, Cindy | yes | |||
| Padilla, Michael | yes | |||
| Paul, Nicholas A. | yes | |||
| Pope, Harold | yes | |||
| Ramos, Gabriel | yes | |||
| Sharer, William E. | yes | |||
| Shendo, Benny | yes | |||
| Soules, William P. | yes | |||
| Stefanics, Elizabeth "Liz" | yes | |||
| Steinborn, Jeff | yes | |||
| Stewart, Mimi | yes | |||
| Thornton, Anthony L. | yes | |||
| Trujillo, Linda M. | yes | |||
| Wirth, Peter | yes | |||
| Woods, Pat | yes | |||
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 21 | filed: ANTI-DISTRACTION POLICY IN SCHOOLS |
| Jan 27 | scheduled for SEC on Wed Jan 29, 09:00 |
| Jan 30 | passed SEC; sent to SFC |
| actions: '[1] SEC/SFC-SEC' -> '[1] SEC/SFC-SEC [2] DP-SFC' | |
| Feb 27 | scheduled for SFC on Fri Feb 28, 09:00 |
| Feb 28 | passed SFC |
| actions: '[1] SEC/SFC-SEC [2] DP-SFC' -> '+ [11] DNP-CS/DP' | |
| Mar 1 | floor amendment; passed Senate |
| actions: '[1] SEC/SFC-SEC [2] DP-SFC [11] DNP-CS/DP' -> '+ - fl/a- PASSED/S (29-8)' | |
| new sponsor: Antonio Maestas | |
| Mar 3 | referred to HEC/HJC; sent to HEC |
| actions: '[1] SEC/SFC-SEC [2] DP-SFC [11] DNP-CS/DP - fl/a- PASSED/S (29-8)' -> '+ [12] HEC/HJC-HEC' |
Showing the Senate Finance substitution below. For the original as introduced, please refer to nmlegis.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL 11
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; REQUIRING THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY FOR THE USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE POLICY GUIDELINES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Public School Code is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE--DEFINITION--POLICY--USE OF DEVICE BY STUDENTS.--
A. As used in this section, "wireless communication device" means a portable electronic device capable of transmitting voice, text or data, including a:
(1) cellular phone, smartphone or smartwatch;
(2) tablet computer;
(3) laptop computer; or
(4) gaming device.
B. No later than August 1, 2025, each school district and charter school shall adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy. The department shall issue guidelines outlining the minimum requirements for a wireless communication device policy, including that a policy shall:
(1) prohibit a student from using a wireless communication device during instructional hours;
(2) authorize a teacher to permit a student to use a wireless communication device for educational purposes during instructional hours;
(3) permit a student to use a wireless communication device in the event of an emergency or to manage the student's health care;
(4) permit a student to use a wireless communication device for accessibility purposes, including text-to-speech, speech-to-text or other assistive technologies that aid in communication, navigation or learning;
(5) provide protections for student privacy and confidentiality related to the permissible use of a wireless communication device at school;
(6) provide for the permissible use of a wireless communication device during non-instructional hours; and
(7) provide for consequences for violation of the wireless communication device policy.
C. A wireless communication device policy adopted and implemented pursuant to this section shall not prohibit a student from using a wireless communication device during instructional hours if the use of the device is a medical necessity, an accommodation for a student with a disability or included in a student's individualized education program.
D. Upon adoption of a wireless communication device policy, each school district or charter school shall publish the policy on the school district's or charter school's website."
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