Overview

• Lawmakers adjourned after two days, approving five bills and sending them to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has already signed House Bill 1.
• The package directs about $100 million in near-term state funding, according to KOAT, to offset reductions tied to President Trump’s HR1.
• One measure expands BeWell New Mexico and taps the Health Care Affordability Fund to keep premiums down if federal tax credits lapse, with officials warning up to 27,000 people could lose coverage.
• Another bill sustains food assistance, including $32 million for SNAP and food banks, and provides $6 million for public broadcasting with dedicated support for tribal stations.
• Lawmakers broadened the Rural Health Care Development Fund for emergency stabilization grants, approved a vaccine-standards authority bill, and passed a competency fix allowing Albuquerque Metro Court to retain jurisdiction.