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SB8 • 2026

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRUST FUND

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRUST FUND

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senator Heather Berghmans, Senator Pete Campos, Senator Angel M. Charley, Senator Katy M. Duhigg, Senator Natalie Figueroa, Senator Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales, Senator Martin Hickey, Senator Leo Jaramillo, Senator Linda M. López, Senator George K. Muñoz, Senator Cindy Nava, Senator Michael Padilla, Senator Shannon D. Pinto, Senator Harold Pope, Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Senator William P. Soules, Senator Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics, Senator Peter Wirth
Last action
Official status
[1] SCC/SHPAC/SFC-SCC-germane-SHPAC [3] DP-SFC 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.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRUST FUND

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRUST FUND

What This Bill Does

  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRUST FUND

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 New Mexico Legislature

    SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  2. 2026-01-21 New Mexico Legislature

    SCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session

  3. 2026-01-20 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SFC

  4. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRUST FUND

Current Bill Text

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SB0008

SENATE BILL 8

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

INTRODUCED BY

Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
and
Harold Pope
and
George K. Muñoz

and
Pete Campos
and
Shannon D. Pinto

AN ACT

AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH TRUST FUND.

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

SECTION 1.
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER.--Six hundred fifty
million dollars ($650,000,000) is transferred from the general
fund to the behavioral health trust fund in fiscal year 2027.

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