New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HM42: STUDY EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ HOUSE MEMORIAL 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Anita Gonzales and Michelle Paulene Abeyta A MEMORIAL REQUESTING STUDIES REGARDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF CERTAIN DETENTION CENTERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REUSE OF FORMER DETENTION FACILITIES. WHEREAS, House Bill 9, introduced in the second session of the fifty-seventh legislature, would enact the Immigrant Safety Act and would prohibit public bodies from being party to agreements to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations; and WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to three detention facilities that contract with United States immigration and customs enforcement, located in Cibola, Otero and Torrance counties; and WHEREAS, the three existing detention centers together have more than seven hundred employees whose jobs may be lost .233571.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ if those detention centers are closed; and WHEREAS, the closure of those detention centers would have a severe negative impact on the local communities in which they are located; and WHEREAS, if the physical facilities comprising those detention centers were used for different purposes, the adverse employment and economic impact of closing those detention centers would be reduced; and WHEREAS, since 2000, twenty-one states have partially closed or fully closed at least one correctional facility, resulting in a …
Sponsors
- Anita Gonzales (D, HD-070) · primary sponsor
- Michelle Paulene Abeyta (D, HD-069)
Latest actions
- : Sent to HJC - Referrals: HJC
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: MEMORIALS, OTHER
Common questions
- What is HM42?
- HM42 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): STUDY EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
- What is the status of HM42?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Sent to HJC - Referrals: HJC (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HM42?
- Anita Gonzales (D, HD-070), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HM42?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=M&legNo=42&year=26
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