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HB95 • 2026

ADDITIONAL SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIP

ADDITIONAL SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIP

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Dayan Hochman-Vigil
Last action
Official status
HPREF [1] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC [2] DP-HJC [4] DP [5] fl/a- PASSED/H (65-0) [7] SJC/SFC-SJC [13] DP/a-SFC [14] DP [16] PASSED/S (40-0) [12] h/cncrd SGND BY GOV (Mar. 4) Ch. 25.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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ADDITIONAL SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIP

ADDITIONAL SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIP

What This Bill Does

  • ADDITIONAL SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 New Mexico Legislature

    House has concurred with Senate Amendments

  2. 2026-02-18 New Mexico Legislature

    Passed in the Senate - Y:40 N:0

  3. 2026-02-17 New Mexico Legislature

    SFC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  4. 2026-02-15 New Mexico Legislature

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

  5. 2026-02-05 New Mexico Legislature

    House of Representatives Floor Amendment

  6. 2026-02-05 New Mexico Legislature

    Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:65 N:0

  7. 2026-02-05 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to SJC - Referrals: SJC/SFC

  8. 2026-02-02 New Mexico Legislature

    HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  9. 2026-01-28 New Mexico Legislature

    HGEIC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  10. 2026-01-22 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to HGEIC - Referrals: HGEIC/HJC

  11. New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF

  12. New Mexico Legislature

    Signed by Governor - Chapter 25 - Mar. 4

Official Summary Text

ADDITIONAL SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIP

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT
RELATING TO COURTS; CREATING AN ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIP IN THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT; CREATING AN ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIP IN
THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 34-6-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,
Chapter 69, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read:
"34-6-4. JUDGES--FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.--There shall
be eleven district judges in the first judicial district."
SECTION 2. Section 34-6-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,
Chapter 69, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read:
"34-6-5. JUDGES--SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.--There shall
be thirty-one district judges in the second judicial
district."