New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB235: SUDDEN UNEXPECTED YOUNG PERSON DEATH REPORTS
Status: Failed, January 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to vital statistics; expanding reporting and investigational requirements related to sudden unexpected deaths of young persons.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS; EXPANDING REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATHS OF YOUNG PERSONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. A new section of the Vital Statistics Act is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] REPORTS OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATHS OF YOUNG PERSONS.-- A. Each of the following types of deaths shall be investigated through an autopsy that includes microscopic and toxicologic studies and a review of the person's immunization and medical records and reported to the state registrar and the sudden unexpected infant death and sudden death in the young case registry if the person was younger than twenty years of .232747.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ age at the time of death: (1) a sudden and unexpected death due to cardiac arrhythmia, as determined by performance of an autopsy or a clinical investigation, of a young, apparently healthy person with no previously diagnosed structural heart disease; (2) a sudden, unexpected and unexplained death of a person younger than twenty years of age due to natural causes; and (3) a sudden and unexpected death of an infant younger than one year of age, whether explained or unexplained. B. An autopsy performed pursuant to this section shall include a report on any immunizations administered to …
Sponsors
- Stefani Lord (R, HD-022) · primary sponsor
- Rebecca Dow (R, HD-038)
- Mark Duncan (R, HD-002)
- Gail Armstrong (R, HD-049)
- Alan T. Martinez (R, HD-023)
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: DOMESTIC RELATIONS (marriage, divorce, custody, support), CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Common questions
- What is HB235?
- HB235 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): SUDDEN UNEXPECTED YOUNG PERSON DEATH REPORTS.
- What does HB235 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to vital statistics; expanding reporting and investigational requirements related to sudden unexpected deaths of young persons.
- What is the status of HB235?
- Failed as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB235?
- Stefani Lord (R, HD-022), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB235?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=235&year=26
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