HB15 Permanent Residence for Illegal Aliens Under 21 (passed 33 to 6 on 3/18/2023). Allows illegal aliens under 21 years of age to apply for “Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ)” classification in children’s court and seek “lawful permanent residence” in the U.S. if it is in their “best interests” due to “abuse, neglect, abandonment, or similar circumstances.”

HB306 Universal Background Checks for Firearms (passed 28 to 10 on 3/16/2023). Makes it a crime for a person to purchase or transfer any firearm “for, on behalf of or at the request or demand of” another person who is a “felon” or “intends to use, carry, possess, sell, or otherwise transfer” a firearm “in furtherance of a felony or misdemeanor.”

SB13 State-Sponsored Abortion and Sex Mutilation (passed 26 to 16 on 3/10/2023). Considers “reproductive health care,” such as “abortion,” as well as “gender affirming health care,” to be a “protected health care activity,” which shall not be subject to certain civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action.

SB4 "Free" School Meals (passed 35 to 0 on 3/4/2023). Expands "free" meals to all public, charter, and private school students attending schools that participate in the national school breakfast and lunch programs.

SB226 "Diversity Act" (passed 27 to 10 on 2/28/2023). Would establish a “chief diversity officer” for New Mexico, along with a “workforce diversity and inclusion council,” and direct state agencies to address the problem of “institutional racism.”   

SB64 No Life Sentence for Juvenile Murderers (passed 32 to 8 on 2/22/2023). Eliminates life imprisonment, without release or parole, for juvenile murderers.