New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico SB33: RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS ACT
Status: In committee, February 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; enacting the right to try individualized treatments act to provide certain people with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses the opportunity to try individualized investigational treatments.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; ENACTING THE RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS ACT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PEOPLE WITH LIFE-THREATENING OR SEVERELY DEBILITATING ILLNESSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS. 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 "Right to Try Individualized Treatments Act". SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Right to Try Individualized Treatments Act: A. "eligible facility" means an institution that is operating under a federal-wide assurance for the protection of human subjects pursuant to regulations promulgated by the federal department of health and human services; B. "eligible patient" means a person who has: .232649.3 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ (1) a life-threatening illness or severely debilitating illness, attested to by the patient's treating physician; (2) considered all other treatment options currently approved by the federal food and drug administration; (3) received a recommendation from the patient's physician for an individualized investigational treatment, based on analysis of the patient's genomic sequence, chromosomes, deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, genes, gene products or metabolites; and (4) documentation from the patient's physician that the patient meets the requirements of this subsection; C. "individualized investigational treatment" means a drug, biological product or device that is unique to and produced exclusively for …
Sponsors
- Jeff Steinborn (D, SD-036) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Tobiassen (R, SD-021)
Latest actions
- : SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- : SCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session
- : Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SJC
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: HEALTH & HEALTH FACILITIES
Common questions
- What is SB33?
- SB33 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS ACT.
- What does SB33 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care; enacting the right to try individualized treatments act to provide certain people with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses the opportunity to try individualized investigational treatments.
- What is the status of SB33?
- In committee as of February 2, 2026. Latest action: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (February 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB33?
- Jeff Steinborn (D, SD-036), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB33?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=B&legNo=33&year=26
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