New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HM19: "NM AVIATION & AEROSPACE DAY"
Status: Passed both chambers, February 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 10, 2026:
A MEMORIAL DECLARING JANUARY 27, 2026 "NEW MEXICO AVIATION AND AEROSPACE DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WHEREAS, New Mexico is the birthplace of the United States space and missile programs; and WHEREAS, emergency services such as wildfire suppression and medical evacuation operations rely on aviation as a vital lifeline to protect the lives and property of New Mexico residents; and WHEREAS, aviation and aerospace play a critical role in the lives and safety of New Mexico residents and impact virtually every sector of the New Mexico economy, such as agriculture, ranching, the film industry, health and medical fields, manufacturing, recreation, travel, tourism, banking and retail business; and WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to more than eighty innovative aerospace companies performing satellite component and rocket design, aerospace part manufacturing, space launch and data analytics; and WHEREAS, commercial aerospace in New Mexico provides considerable economic and employment impacts of more than three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) and more than eight thousand jobs; and WHEREAS, the three major federal research laboratories HM Page in New Mexico have a combined annual budget of more than six billion dollars ($6,000,000,000) and employ more than twentyone thousand people; and WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to flight testing facilities with access to more than six thousand square miles of restricted airspace, four major United States military …
Sponsors
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by one or both houses (for legislation not requiring Governor's signature)
- : Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:70 N:0
- : Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar for subsequent action
- : Not Printed, Not referred to committee, tabled
Subjects: AVIATION & RAILROADS, MEMORIALS, OTHER
Common questions
- What is HM19?
- HM19 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): "NM AVIATION & AEROSPACE DAY".
- What is the status of HM19?
- Passed both chambers as of February 10, 2026. Latest action: Signed by one or both houses (for legislation not requiring Governor's signature) (February 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HM19?
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015).
- Where is the official record for HM19?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=M&legNo=19&year=26
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