New Mexico legislation · 2025 Regular Session
New Mexico HM15: People Exposed To Radiation
Status: Passed both chambers, March 19, 2025
What the bill says
To amend and extend the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, expanding eligibility, raising compensation amounts and extending by nineteen years the expiration date of the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; and.
From the enrolled text:
to amend and extend the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, expanding eligibility, raising compensation amounts and extending by nineteen years the expiration date of the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; and WHEREAS, legislation mirroring Senator Luján's bill was introduced on June 30, 2023 as United States House Resolution 4426 by United States Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez, Melanie Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez and thirty-nine bipartisan co-sponsors; and WHEREAS, in 2024, United States Senator Josh Hawley introduced United States Senate Bill 3853, and in 2025, he HM Page introduced United States Senate Bill 243 to extend the period for filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to provide for compensation under that act; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the United States congress be encouraged to support the passage of United States Senate Bill 243 and any subsequent federal legislation to expand and improve compensation under the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to members of New Mexico's congressional delegation and members of the United States congress. HM Page
Sponsors
- Michelle Paulene Abeyta (D, HD-069) · primary sponsor
- Jack Chatfield (R, HD-067) · primary sponsor
- Art De La Cruz (D, HD-012)
- Joanne Ferrary (D, HD-037)
- Martha Garcia (D, HD-006)
- Anita Gonzales (D, HD-070)
- Joseph Franklin Hernandez (D, HD-004)
- Susan Herrera (D, HD-041)
- D. Wonda Johnson (D, HD-005)
- Raymundo Lara (D, HD-034)
- Derrick J. Lente (D, HD-065)
- Charlotte Little (D, HD-068)
Votes
- House Final Passage (March 19, 2025): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HM15?
- HM15 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2025 Regular Session): People Exposed To Radiation.
- What does HM15 do?
- In its own words: To amend and extend the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, expanding eligibility, raising compensation amounts and extending by nineteen years the expiration date of the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; and.
- What is the status of HM15?
- Passed both chambers as of March 19, 2025.
- Who sponsored HM15?
- Michelle Paulene Abeyta (D, HD-069), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HM15?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=M&legno=15&year=25
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