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House extends state vaccine‑purchasing authority but rejects floor amendment to mandate parental‑notification on exemptions
Summary
The House removed the sunset on the Department of Health’s vaccine‑purchasing authority (House Bill 156). Lawmakers adopted a friendly amendment leaving DOH rulemaking intact; a separate amendment to require school/childcare notification of exemption rights was moved but tabled.
The New Mexico House voted to remove the sunset on statutory authority allowing the Department of Health to continue its state vaccine‑purchasing program. House Bill 156, as amended on the floor, passed final passage by a recorded vote of 51 AYE, 14 NAY.
The sponsor described the bill as a narrow extension of authority so DOH can continue to acquire vaccines on behalf of state immunization programs; the floor adopted a friendly amendment that clarifies that…
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