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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions on March 3, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken on the New Mexico Senate floor March 3, 2025, including confirmations and final passage of several bills; includes outcomes and next steps.
The New Mexico Senate recorded the following formal outcomes during the March 3 floor session. Short descriptions below reflect motions and roll‑call tallies as shown on the chamber floor.
Votes at a glance
- Confirmation: Manny Barreras, Secretary of the Department of Information Technology — Confirmed by the Senate, 27‑0. Committee report recommending confirmation was adopted; full‑Senate confirmation vote recorded 27 in the affirmative, 0 negative. Manny Barreras will serve at the pleasure of the governor.
- Senate Bill 299 (thrice amended) — Passed the Senate, 38‑0. Sponsor: Senator Tobiasin. The bill streamlines notice and vacancy procedures for certain elected offices (text of bill as explained on the floor).
- Senate Bill 201 (as amended) — Passed the Senate, 37‑0. Sponsor: Senator Gonzales. Provisions require the Public Education Department to provide accountability and evaluation plans for initiatives funded through the Public Education Reform Fund; the legislation was tied to funding for major initiatives in appropriation language.
- Senate Bill 57 (IPRA exemption for public reproductive‑health providers) — Passed the Senate, 26‑16. Sponsor: Senator Wirth. The bill exempts certain personal and sensitive records of public medical providers who perform abortion‑related services from public‑records disclosure; floor amendments to preserve aggregated data were defeated.
- Senate Bill 142 (Grid modernization / grid road map) — Passed the Senate, 39‑0. Sponsor: Senator Munoz. The bill directs investment and coordination for grid modernization projects and establishes criteria for state support of distribution and transmission modernization.
- Senate Bill 73 (Idaho bicycle stop) — Passed the Senate, 36‑2. Sponsor: Senator Sadia Lopez. The bill permits bicyclists who yield at stop signs with no conflicting traffic to proceed without a full stop.
- Senate Bill 113 (Sunset omnibus: extensions) — Passed the Senate, 28‑12. Sponsor: Senator Campos. The bill extends the statutory sunsets for five boards and commissions for ten years as recommended by the Legislative Finance Committee review.
- Senate Bill 417 (confirmatory adoptions) — Passed the Senate, 38‑1. Sponsor: Senator Mimi Stewart. The bill creates a simplified “confirmatory adoption” process for parents who used assisted reproduction to establish a judicial adoption order recognized across states.
Items carried over or not passed
- Senate Bill 319 (mandatory uninsured-motorist coverage) — No final vote; sponsor withdrew/pulled the bill after extensive floor debate (see separate coverage). The sponsor signaled the measure needs more work and stakeholder consultation.
What happens next
Passed bills proceed to the next step in the legislative process (conference, House action, or transmittal to the governor) depending on their origin and status. The confirmation of Manny Barreras concludes the Senate’s action; his appointment will be processed according to executive-branch procedures.
