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HB101 • 2026

REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK FUNDING

REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK FUNDING

Agriculture
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Gail Armstrong, Representative Rebecca Dow, Representative Joanne J. Ferrary, Senator Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics
Last action
Official status
HPREF [1] HAAWC/HAFC-HAAWC [2] DP/a-HAFC API.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK FUNDING

REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK FUNDING

What This Bill Does

  • REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK FUNDING

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 New Mexico Legislature

    HAAWC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)

  2. 2026-01-22 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to HAAWC - Referrals: HAAWC/HAFC

  3. New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF

  4. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK FUNDING

Current Bill Text

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HB0101

HOUSE BILL 101

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Joanne J. Ferrary
and
Rebecca Dow
and
Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics

and
Gail Armstrong

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK
PROGRAM; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTION 1.
APPROPRIATION.--Two hundred million dollars
($200,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
board of regents of New Mexico state university for the New
Mexico department of agriculture for expenditure in fiscal year
2026 and subsequent fiscal years for the regional farm to food
bank program. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of a
fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

SECTION 2.
EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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