New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB57: TRAFFIC OFFENSE VIDEO TESTIMONY
Status: Failed, February 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to traffic offenses; providing for testimony by interactive video; providing for implied consent to appearance by video by a person who performs or analyzes chemical testing.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC OFFENSES; PROVIDING FOR TESTIMONY BY INTERACTIVE VIDEO; PROVIDING FOR IMPLIED CONSENT TO APPEARANCE BY VIDEO BY A PERSON WHO PERFORMS OR ANALYZES CHEMICAL TESTING. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. A new section of the Implied Consent Act is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] PROCEDURE--VIDEO APPEARANCE.--If a party subpoenas a person who performs or analyzes chemical testing pursuant to the Implied Consent Act, including an analyst or a toxicologist, to testify at a court proceeding, the person may appear by interactive video. Through the interactive video appearance, there shall be a full and meaningful opportunity for the person to be questioned and cross-examined; the person shall be clearly visible and audible to the judge, the jury, .232221.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ all parties and counsel; and the person shall be able to clearly see and hear the proceeding with or without accommodation." SECTION 2. Section 66-8-107 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, Chapter 35, Section 515, as amended) is amended to read: "66-8-107. IMPLIED CONSENT TO SUBMIT TO CHEMICAL TEST-- COURT APPEARANCE BY VIDEO.-- A. [Any] A person who operates a motor vehicle within this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of the Implied Consent Act, to chemical …
Sponsors
- Andrea Reeb (R, HD-064) · primary sponsor
- Luis M. Terrazas (R, HD-039)
- Stefani Lord (R, HD-022)
Latest actions
- : HCPAC: Reported by committee without a recommendation
- : Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HJC
- : Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar, ordered printed and referred to
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
- : Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF
Subjects: COURTS (judges, DAs, public defenders), MOTOR VEHICLES (autos, trucks, buses, cycles), CRIMES & PENALTIES
Common questions
- What is HB57?
- HB57 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): TRAFFIC OFFENSE VIDEO TESTIMONY.
- What does HB57 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to traffic offenses; providing for testimony by interactive video; providing for implied consent to appearance by video by a person who performs or analyzes chemical testing.
- What is the status of HB57?
- Failed as of February 6, 2026. Latest action: HCPAC: Reported by committee without a recommendation (February 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB57?
- Andrea Reeb (R, HD-064), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB57?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=57&year=26
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