New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB307: ADVERTISEMENT FOR CERTAIN LEGAL MONEY AMOUNTS
Status: Failed, February 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to advertising for legal services; requiring an advertisement for legal services that includes monetary awards to a client for settlement or judgment of a civil action to include the monetary amount charged to the client for the civil action; providing for enforcement; providing a penalty.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO ADVERTISING FOR LEGAL SERVICES; REQUIRING AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDES MONETARY AWARDS TO A CLIENT FOR SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT OF A CIVIL ACTION TO INCLUDE THE MONETARY AMOUNT CHARGED TO THE CLIENT FOR THE CIVIL ACTION; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 57 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] ADVERTISING FOR LEGAL SERVICES--SETTLEMENT AND JUDGMENT AMOUNTS--DISCLOSURE OF ATTORNEY FEES--CIVIL PENALTY--ENFORCEMENT.-- A. When an advertisement by an attorney or a law firm for legal services includes a monetary amount awarded to a client for a settlement or judgment of a civil action, the .233403.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ advertisement shall also disclose the monetary amount that was charged to the client for the services rendered for the civil action. B. The attorney general shall assess an attorney or a law firm that violates this section a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. C. The attorney general or, with the attorney general's permission, a district attorney in a district in which an advertisement in violation of this section is broadcast or published may bring a civil action in district court to recover a civil penalty assessed pursuant …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Dow (R, HD-038) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: COURTS (judges, DAs, public defenders), BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Common questions
- What is HB307?
- HB307 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ADVERTISEMENT FOR CERTAIN LEGAL MONEY AMOUNTS.
- What does HB307 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to advertising for legal services; requiring an advertisement for legal services that includes monetary awards to a client for settlement or judgment of a civil action to include the monetary amount charged to the client for the civil action; providing for enforcement; providing a penalty.
- What is the status of HB307?
- Failed as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB307?
- Rebecca Dow (R, HD-038).
- Where is the official record for HB307?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=307&year=26
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