New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB115: PROTECTIONS FOR NURSES INVOKING SAFE HARBOR
Status: Failed, January 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to employment; providing nurses who invoke safe harbor additional protections.
From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING NURSES WHO INVOKE SAFE HARBOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 61-3A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, Chapter 52, Section 3) is amended to read: "61-3A-3. SAFE HARBOR--HEALTH CARE FACILITY RESPONSIBILITY.-- A. A nurse may invoke safe harbor when: (1) in the nurse's good faith judgment, the nurse lacks the basic knowledge, skills or abilities necessary to deliver nursing care that is safe and that meets the minimum standards of care to such an extent that accepting the assignment would expose one or more patients to an unjustifiable risk of harm or would constitute a violation of .232669.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ the Nursing Practice Act or board of nursing rules; or (2) the nurse questions the medical reasonableness of another health care provider's order that the nurse is required to execute. B. A nurse who intends to invoke safe harbor shall invoke it before the nurse engages in conduct or an assignment giving rise to the nurse's request for safe harbor. A nurse may also invoke safe harbor at any time during the work period, when an initial assignment changes and, in the nurse's good faith judgment, the change creates a situation that comports with the requirements for …
Sponsors
- E. Diane Torres-Velásquez (D, HD-030) · primary sponsor
- Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics (D, SD-039)
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: EMPLOYER & EMPLOYEE (including workers' comp), HEALTH & HEALTH FACILITIES
Common questions
- What is HB115?
- HB115 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): PROTECTIONS FOR NURSES INVOKING SAFE HARBOR.
- What does HB115 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to employment; providing nurses who invoke safe harbor additional protections.
- What is the status of HB115?
- Failed as of January 22, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (January 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB115?
- E. Diane Torres-Velásquez (D, HD-030), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB115?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=115&year=26
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