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Votes at a glance: Key measures the New Mexico Senate passed and failed on March 25
Summary
The Senate completed several final-reading actions during the session: it passed bills on health-plan gross-receipts reimbursements, a set of license and flag measures, an update to rental-purchase disclosures, and more; it defeated a major multifamily property-tax bill.
The New Mexico Senate took final action on multiple measures during the March 25 session. Below are the principal outcomes and short descriptions drawn from floor proceedings and roll calls.
- Senate Bill 249 (Finance committee substitute) — Passed, 34-0. Sponsor Senator Brandt said the bill directs managed-care organizations (MCOs) to reimburse health-care providers separately for a gross-receipts-tax (GRT) component included in Medicaid capitation rates and to provide documentation that itemizes the tax portion. The bill gives the Health Care Authority (HCA) enforcement leverage against MCOs that fail to reimburse or to provide itemized documentation.
- Senate Bill 63 — Passed, 36-0. The bill clarifies how a retired New Mexico flag should be destroyed, recommending burning or "another dignified manner" that recognizes the symbol—s honor; the sponsor added outreach to tribal entities during committee consideration.
- Senate Bill 236 (license plate bill for a motorcycle-sized plate) — Passed, 37-0. The measure allows the previously approved "Look Twice for Motorcyclists" design to be issued as a motorcycle-sized plate (four by six inches).
- Senate Bill 179 — Passed, 39-0. The legislation updates the rental-purchase agreement law to allow required disclosures to be made electronically if the information is displayed clearly and conspicuously before finalizing agreements.
- Senate Bill 59 — Passed, 23-16. (See separate coverage.) The bill extends prevailing-wage coverage to off-site fabrication for public projects; a floor amendment to narrow the reach failed 15-19.
- Senate Bill 37 — Passed, 25-15. (See separate coverage.) The bill establishes a nonreverting Strategic Water Reserve fund to hold future appropriations for the Interstate Stream Commission to acquire adjudicated water rights for instream flow and related purposes.
- Senate Bill 186 — Failed, 16-23. (See separate coverage.) The measure would have capped certain multifamily property assessments at 40% and established alternate assessment methods for new construction; it failed after lengthy debate and a roll-call vote.
Votes were recorded by roll call or show of hands as listed above in the legislative journal and on the Senate floor. Several bills passed unanimously or with wide margins; the multifamily property-tax bill was the most contested measure of the day.
