New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB292: NM PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT
Status: Failed, February 14, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to correctional institutions; enacting the new mexico prison rape elimination act; providing requirements; providing exceptions.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; ENACTING THE NEW MEXICO PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "New Mexico Prison Rape Elimination Act". SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the New Mexico Prison Rape Elimination Act: A. "agency" means the unit of a state, local, corporate or nonprofit authority with direct responsibility for the operation of a facility that confines inmates, detainees or residents, including the implementation of policy as set by the governing, corporate or nonprofit authority; B. "agency head" means the principal official of an .233207.2ms wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ agency; C. "community confinement facility" means a community treatment center, a halfway house, a restitution center, a mental health facility, an alcohol or drug rehabilitation center or other community correctional facility, including residential reentry centers, other than a juvenile facility, in which individuals reside as part of a term of imprisonment or as a condition of pretrial release or post-release supervision while participating in gainful employment, employment search efforts, community service, vocational training, treatment, educational programs or similar facility-approved programs during nonresidential hours; D. "contractor" means a person that provides services on a recurring basis pursuant to a …
Sponsors
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015) · primary sponsor
- Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics (D, SD-039)
- Nicole Chavez (R, HD-031)
Latest actions
- : HJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
- : Sent to HJC - Referrals: HJC
- : Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar, ordered printed and referred to
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: CRIMES & PENALTIES, CORRECTIONS (prisons, prisoners, jails)
Common questions
- What is HB292?
- HB292 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): NM PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT.
- What does HB292 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to correctional institutions; enacting the new mexico prison rape elimination act; providing requirements; providing exceptions.
- What is the status of HB292?
- Failed as of February 14, 2026. Latest action: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution (February 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB292?
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB292?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=292&year=26
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