New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HM40: "MEXICAN AMERICAN CHICANO HERITAGE DAY"
Status: Passed both chambers, February 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 10, 2026:
A MEMORIAL DECLARING FEBRUARY 2, 2026 "MEXICAN AMERICAN CHICANO HERITAGE DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WHEREAS, on February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, marking a pivotal moment in the shared history of the United States and Mexico and reshaping the cultural and geographic landscape of North America; and WHEREAS, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded to the United States the lands that make up most of today's American southwest and granted United States citizenship to Mexican citizens living in that territory, thus creating a new ethnic identity, Mexican Americans; and WHEREAS, Mexican Americans are the largest indigenous ethnic group in the United States, representing nearly forty million people who acknowledge their historical and cultural roots with the Mexican people, separated only by an artificial border; and WHEREAS, February 2, 1848 is a date that symbolizes the birth of a new identity for Mexican Americans, including the activist movement known in art, literature, politics and culture as the Chicano movement, whose legacy lies in a determination to preserve the culture, language, traditional values and honor of a people who have survived and thrived despite marginalization and discrimination; and HM Page WHEREAS, the date of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo honors the vital roles Mexican Americans and the Chicano movement have carried out in …
Sponsors
- Andrea Romero (D, HD-046) · 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- : Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar for subsequent action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: MEMORIALS, OTHER
Common questions
- What is HM40?
- HM40 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): "MEXICAN AMERICAN CHICANO HERITAGE DAY".
- What is the status of HM40?
- 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 HM40?
- Andrea Romero (D, HD-046).
- Where is the official record for HM40?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=M&legNo=40&year=26
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