SB14 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

What is the status of SB14?

Passed one chamber as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (February 16, 2026).

Martin Hickey (D, SD-020), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB14?

On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=B&legNo=14&year=26

New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session

New Mexico SB14: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Q: What does SB14 do?

In its own words: An act relating to health care professional loan repayment; requiring award recipients to be health professionals who currently maintain practice in new mexico or agree to relocate to and commence practice in new mexico; requiring the higher education department to determine and disburse award amounts; providing powers and duties; providing additional award criteria; adding definitions; allowing fees to be assessed upon breach of contract; amending the health professional loan repayment fund; amending and repealing sections of the nmsa 1978; making an appropriation.

Status: Passed one chamber, February 16, 2026

What the bill says

An act relating to health care professional loan repayment; requiring award recipients to be health professionals who currently maintain practice in new mexico or agree to relocate to and commence practice in new mexico; requiring the higher education department to determine and disburse award amounts; providing powers and duties; providing additional award criteria; adding definitions; allowing fees to be assessed upon breach of contract; amending the health professional loan repayment fund; amending and repealing sections of the nmsa 1978; making an appropriation.

From the committee substitute text, February 7, 2026:

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT; REQUIRING AWARD RECIPIENTS TO BE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO CURRENTLY MAINTAIN PRACTICE IN NEW MEXICO OR AGREE TO RELOCATE TO AND COMMENCE PRACTICE IN NEW MEXICO; REQUIRING THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE AND DISBURSE AWARD AMOUNTS; PROVIDING POWERS AND DUTIES; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL AWARD CRITERIA; ADDING DEFINITIONS; ALLOWING FEES TO BE ASSESSED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT; AMENDING THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FUND; AMENDING AND REPEALING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 21-22D-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, Chapter 144, Section 18, as amended) is amended to read: "21-22D-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Health .233483.9 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ SHPAC/SB Professional Loan Repayment Act: A. "award" means the grant of money to repay eligible education debt; [A.] B. "department" means the higher education department; [B.] C. "health professional" means a [physician, optometrist, podiatrist, physician's assistant, dentist, nurse, member of an allied health profession as defined in the Allied Health Student Loan for Service Act or a licensed or certified health professional as determined by the department] health professional designated by the secretary of higher education, a certified nurse-midwife licensed by the department of health or a professional licensed pursuant to (2) …

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New Mexico SB14: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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