New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB304: PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE OR PRE-K
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to child care; providing monthly payments to a parent of a child that is not enrolled in a state-funded child care or pre-kindergarten program.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD CARE; PROVIDING MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO A PARENT OF A CHILD THAT IS NOT ENROLLED IN A STATE-FUNDED CHILD CARE OR PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] PAYMENTS TO THE PARENTS OF A CHILD NOT ENROLLED IN A STATE-FUNDED CHILD CARE OR PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.-- A. The department shall provide the following monthly payments to the parents of a child that is not enrolled in a state-funded child care or pre-kindergarten program: (1) two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each infant of the parents; (2) one thousand nine hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,975) for each toddler of the parents; and .233482.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ (3) one thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,375) for each preschool-age child of the parents. B. An application for a payment shall include documentation: (1) of the date of the child's birth or guardianship, as applicable; (2) of the parents' relationship to the child; (3) of the parents' in-state residency; (4) that the child is not enrolled in a statefunded child care or pre-kindergarten program; and (5) indicating where the payment to the parents of the child should be deposited or mailed. C. The department shall make a determination within sixty calendar days of receipt of …
Sponsors
- Mark Duncan (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: EDUCATION, OTHER, CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Common questions
- What is HB304?
- HB304 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE OR PRE-K.
- What does HB304 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to child care; providing monthly payments to a parent of a child that is not enrolled in a state-funded child care or pre-kindergarten program.
- What is the status of HB304?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB304?
- Mark Duncan (R, HD-002).
- Where is the official record for HB304?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=304&year=26
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