New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2026
Status: Signed into law, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act making general appropriations and authorizing expenditures by state agencies required by law.
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT MAKING GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY STATE AGENCIES REQUIRED BY LAW. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "General Appropriation Act of 2026". Section 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the General Appropriation Act of 2026: A. "agency" means an office, department, agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, court, district attorney, council or committee of state government; B. "efficiency" means the measure of the degree to which services are efficient and productive and is often expressed in terms of dollars or time per unit of output; C. "explanatory" means information that can help users to understand reported performance measures and to evaluate the significance of underlying factors that may have affected the reported information; D. "federal funds" means any payments by the United States government to state government or agencies except those payments made in accordance with the federal Mineral Leasing Act; E. "full-time equivalent" means one or more authorized positions that alone or together receives or receive compensation for not more than two thousand eighty-eight hours worked in fiscal year 2027. The calculation of hours worked includes compensated absences but does not include overtime, compensatory time or sick leave paid pursuant to Section 10-7-10 NMSA 1978; F. "general fund" means that fund created by …
Sponsors
- Small, Nathan P. · primary sponsor
- Meredith A. Dixon (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor - Chapter 67 - Mar. 11
- : House has concurred with Senate Amendments
- : Passed in the Senate - Y:23 N:16
- : SFC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)
- : Sent to SFC - Referrals: SFC
- : Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:55 N:15
- : HAFC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
- : Sent to HAFC - Referrals: HAFC
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (February 16, 2026): 23 yea, 16 nay, passed
- House Floor Vote (February 4, 2026): 55 yea, 15 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2?
- HB2 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2026.
- What does HB2 do?
- In its own words: An act making general appropriations and authorizing expenditures by state agencies required by law.
- What is the status of HB2?
- Signed into law as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor - Chapter 67 - Mar. 11 (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2?
- Small, Nathan P., with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=2&year=26
Source: official New Mexico record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.