New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HM14: "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY"
Status: Passed both chambers, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 9, 2026:
A MEMORIAL DECLARING JANUARY 29, 2026 "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WHEREAS, TRIO is a series of programs funded by the United States department of education that helps first-generation, low-income students access higher education; and WHEREAS, TRIO derives its name from the initiative's original three educational talent search, created in 1965; and special services for disadvantaged students, created in 1968 and now known as student support services; and WHEREAS, since 1986, congress has recognized a "National TRIO Day" in recognition of the achievements of the TRIO programs and the more than ten million students from lowincome and working families that have benefited from the services of TRIO pre-college and college programs; and WHEREAS, 2026 is the sixty-second anniversary of the creation of TRIO programs, and New Mexico was one of the first states to implement these programs; and WHEREAS, all TRIO programs are vested in the notion that committed students deserve an opportunity to obtain higher education without regard to race, gender, national origin, disability status, family economic resources or family HM Page educational background; and WHEREAS, in addition to the original three programs, TRIO programs now include talent search, upward bound math/science, veterans upward bound, educational opportunity centers and the Robert E. McNair post-baccalaureate achievement program; and WHEREAS, there are thirty-eight TRIO programs in …
Sponsors
- Angelica Rubio (D, HD-035) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:55 N:0
- : Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar for subsequent action
- : Not Printed, Not referred to committee, tabled
- : Signed by one or both houses (for legislation not requiring Governor's signature)
Subjects: MEMORIALS, OTHER
Common questions
- What is HM14?
- HM14 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY".
- What is the status of HM14?
- Passed both chambers as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:55 N:0 (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HM14?
- Angelica Rubio (D, HD-035).
- Where is the official record for HM14?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=M&legNo=14&year=26
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