New Mexico legislation · 2025 Regular Session
New Mexico SM19: New Mexico Meat, Cheese & Produce In Schools
Status: Passed both chambers, March 13, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO CONVENE A WORK GROUP TO DEVELOP A PLAN IN WHICH FIFTY PERCENT OF BEEF, CHEESE AND MILK SERVED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ORIGINATES FROM AND IS PROCESSED BY NEW MEXICO PRODUCERS. WHEREAS, New Mexico boasts one of the most diverse agricultural industries in the United States, and the state is a leader in milk, cheese and beef production; and WHEREAS, raising beef is a complex process, but throughout the entire journey, one thing remains constant -- the shared commitment to raising cattle in a safe, humane and environmentally sustainable way by using the latest technology and resources, and today, there are more than one million four hundred thousand cattle and more than ten thousand cattle farms and ranches in New Mexico; and WHEREAS, beef cattle ranching contributes a total of over sixteen thousand jobs with nearly one billion seven hundred million dollars ($1,700,000,000) in output and nearly four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) in labor income, yet only three-tenths of one percent of beef cattle ranches are non-family held corporations; and WHEREAS, New Mexico has more than one hundred licensed dairy herds and the largest average herd size in the nation, SM Page wo thousand seven hundred cattle; and WHEREAS, New Mexico is currently ranked ninth …
Sponsors
- Pat Boone (R, SD-027) · primary sponsor
- Crystal Diamond Brantley (R, SD-035) · primary sponsor
- Candy Spence Ezzell (R, SD-032)
- Pat Woods (R, SD-007)
Votes
- Senate Final Passage (March 11, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SM19?
- SM19 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2025 Regular Session): New Mexico Meat, Cheese & Produce In Schools.
- What is the status of SM19?
- Passed both chambers as of March 13, 2025.
- Who sponsored SM19?
- Pat Boone (R, SD-027), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SM19?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=M&legno=19&year=25
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