NM · Officeholder
RState Senator · District 33
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
General Appropriation Act of 2026
Sets New Mexico's operating budget for fiscal 2027, with about $11.05 billion in recurring general fund spending, a 2.6 percent increase, plus over $3 billion in one-time spending and fund transfers for areas including child care, health care, economic development and education.
Feb 16, 2026 · Passed 23–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Decouples corporate income tax from three 2025 federal provisions from 2027, creates credits for local news organizations, local news printers and physicians, adds a gross receipts deduction for affordable multifamily housing construction, extends the high-wage jobs credit, and funds a 1 percent pay raise.
Feb 15, 2026 · Passed 24–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Repeals the scheduled July 1, 2026 end of the spay and neuter program fee on registered pet food, so the fee continues to be collected.
Feb 5, 2026 · Passed 23–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Creates the Microgrid Oversight Act, requiring the Public Regulation Commission to enforce renewable and zero-carbon standards for microgrids with targets reaching 100 percent zero-carbon by 2045, annual reporting, and power to halt noncompliant operations. Applies to investor-owned utilities.
Feb 14, 2026 · Passed 22–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Repeals the scheduled July 1, 2026 end of the spay and neuter program fee on registered pet food, so the fee continues to be collected.
Feb 5, 2026 · Passed 23–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Report
On the version voted Feb 13, 2026: Requests the Environment Department to report on implementing the PFAS Protection Act to interim committees by December 1, 2026, and give a final report to the governor and Legislature by August 1, 2027.
Feb 18, 2026 · Passed 22–13 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Creates the Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act: sets dealer security, training and recordkeeping rules, and from July 1, 2026 bars dealers from selling magazines over 10 rounds, .50 caliber rifles, certain gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and machine guns.
Feb 7, 2026 · Passed 21–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Jan 30, 2026: Bars New Mexico public bodies from entering, extending or renewing agreements to detain people for federal civil immigration violations or to let local officers perform federal immigration functions, and requires existing such agreements to end at the earliest permitted date.
Feb 3, 2026 · Passed 24–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Feb 10, 2026: Creates the Office of New Americans in the Workforce Solutions Department, with annual reports from August 2027 on new Americans' economic impact and workforce numbers, and a study of the refugee resettlement program.
Feb 18, 2026 · Passed 22–12 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Report
On the version voted Feb 13, 2026: Requests the Environment Department to report on implementing the PFAS Protection Act to interim committees by December 1, 2026, and give a final report to the governor and Legislature by August 1, 2027.
Feb 18, 2026 · Passed 22–13 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Reporting of Induced Abortions
On the version voted Feb 16, 2026: Repeals the requirement that induced abortions performed in New Mexico be reported to the state registrar within five days.
Feb 10, 2026 · Passed 24–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Health Care Affordability Fund Distributions
On the version voted Feb 12, 2026: Raises the share of the health insurance premium surtax going to the health care affordability fund from 55 to 80 percent on September 1, 2027, and to 100 percent on September 1, 2028, instead of the general fund.
Feb 18, 2026 · Passed 24–12 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Requires approved driver's education courses, starting Jan. 1, 2027, to include at least three hours on driving around vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, roadside workers, people riding or leading animals and riders of less-protected vehicles, with the Transportation Department setting standards.
Feb 14, 2026 · Passed 25–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Replaces the Statewide Cyber Academy Act with a Distance Learning Act setting standards and state evaluation for full-time online programs, bars rural population funding units for online students, and bars requiring students to enroll in them.
Feb 18, 2026 · Passed 26–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Child Care Assistance Program Act
On the version voted Feb 17, 2026: Creates the Child Care Assistance Program Act, putting the program into statute with eligibility rules, allowing waiting lists and co-payments above 600 percent of poverty, and allowing transfers of up to $700 million from the early childhood fund.
Feb 12, 2026 · Passed 25–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Requires approved driver's education courses, starting Jan. 1, 2027, to include at least three hours on driving around vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, roadside workers, people riding or leading animals and riders of less-protected vehicles, with the Transportation Department setting standards.
Feb 14, 2026 · Passed 25–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Motor Vehicle Code "Personal Info
On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Adds sex, gender identity, immigration status and national origin to the Motor Vehicle Code's definition of personal information, making them confidential.
Feb 14, 2026 · Passed 26–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Jan 30, 2026: Authorizes the Transportation Commission to issue up to $1.5 billion in additional highway bonds, capped at $290 million a year, and raises the weight-distance tax 35 percent and vehicle registration fees 25 percent, with a new fee on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Jan 23, 2026 · Passed 31–9 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
New Homes for New Mexico Program
On the version voted Feb 12, 2026: Creates the New Homes for New Mexico Program, in which the Mortgage Finance Authority makes loans to buyers of starter homes of up to 1,800 square feet, with assistance up to $50,000 per household outside high-cost counties.
Feb 19, 2026 · Passed 22–13 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Regulated Child Care Zoning Requirements
On the version voted Feb 17, 2026: Bars local zoning rules, fees and taxes that treat child care homes differently from private residences, allows licensed child care centers by right in commercial, mixed-use and multifamily zones, and limits homeowner association rules and fees that apply only to child care homes.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 25–13 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Cap Residential Property Tax Rates
On the version voted Feb 11, 2026: Lets the cap on annual residential property valuation increases keep applying after a zoning change, as long as the property stays residential, beginning tax year 2026.
Feb 17, 2026 · Failed 16–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Motor Vehicle Code "Personal Info
On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Adds sex, gender identity, immigration status and national origin to the Motor Vehicle Code's definition of personal information, making them confidential.
Feb 14, 2026 · Passed 26–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Feb 17, 2026: Sets rules for automated license plate readers, barring sharing of data a user reasonably believes may be used for immigration enforcement or to investigate or prosecute protected health care activity, requiring use reporting, and allowing civil enforcement by the attorney general and district attorneys.
Feb 12, 2026 · Passed 32–8Official record ↗
Technology Readiness Grt Credit
Extends the sunset of the technology readiness gross receipts tax credit for national laboratories from fiscal year 2028 to 2036 and raises each lab's annual cap from $1 million to $2 million in FY28, rising to $5 million from FY31 on.
Feb 18, 2026 · Passed 37–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 3 of 32 party-divided votes on file.
New Homes for New Mexico Program
What it does: On the version voted Feb 12, 2026: Creates the New Homes for New Mexico Program, in which the Mortgage Finance Authority makes loans to buyers of starter homes of up to 1,800 square feet, with assistance up to $50,000…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 19–2, Republicans 3–11
Feb 19, 2026Official record ↗
Health Care Affordability Fund Distributions
What it does: On the version voted Feb 12, 2026: Raises the share of the health insurance premium surtax going to the health care affordability fund from 55 to 80 percent on September 1, 2027, and to 100 percent on September 1, 202…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 23–0, Republicans 1–12
Feb 18, 2026Official record ↗
Regulated Child Care Zoning Requirements
What it does: On the version voted Feb 17, 2026: Bars local zoning rules, fees and taxes that treat child care homes differently from private residences, allows licensed child care centers by right in commercial, mixed-use and mult…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 22–2, Republicans 3–11
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
General Appropriation Act of 2026
With most of their party · Passed 23–16 · Yes 23–No 16 · Democrats 23–0, Republicans 0–16
Feb 16, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 22–20 · Yes 22–No 20 · Democrats 22–4, Republicans 0–16
Feb 14, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 25–16 · Yes 25–No 16 · Democrats 25–0, Republicans 0–16
Feb 14, 2026Official record ↗
Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare
With most of their party · Passed 23–17 · Yes 23–No 17 · Democrats 23–2, Republicans 0–15
Feb 15, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 21–17 · Yes 21–No 17 · Democrats 21–3, Republicans 0–14
Feb 7, 2026Official record ↗
Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare
With most of their party · Passed 26–16 · Yes 26–No 16 · Democrats 26–0, Republicans 0–16
Feb 15, 2026Official record ↗
Motor Vehicle Code "Personal Info
With most of their party · Passed 26–16 · Yes 26–No 16 · Democrats 26–0, Republicans 0–16
Feb 14, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 24–17 · Yes 24–No 17 · Democrats 24–2, Republicans 0–15
Feb 15, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: HOUSE BILL 200, AS AMENDED
On the version voted Feb 12, 2026: Creates the New Homes for New Mexico Program, in which the Mortgage Finance Authority makes loans to buyers of starter homes of up to 1,800 square feet, with assistance up to $50,000 per household outside high-cost counties.
Motion: SENATE TAX, BUSINESS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 172
Extends the sunset of the technology readiness gross receipts tax credit for national laboratories from fiscal year 2028 to 2036 and raises each lab's annual cap from $1 million to $2 million in FY28, rising to $5 million from FY31 on.
Motion: HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 253, AS AMENDED, WITHOUT EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Replaces the Statewide Cyber Academy Act with a Distance Learning Act setting standards and state evaluation for full-time online programs, bars rural population funding units for online students, and bars requiring students to enroll in them.
Motion: HOUSE BILL 165
Requires special assessments under the Improvement Special Assessment Act to be paid by the property owner, or by the lessee when the property is under an industrial revenue bond lease, and states that local governments are not responsible for paying them.
Motion: HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 332, WITHOUT EMERGENCY CLAUSE
On the version voted Feb 16, 2026: Reauthorizes 380 capital outlay projects funded in earlier years, changing administering agencies, purposes or reversion dates, and takes effect immediately.
Motion: HOUSE BILL 7
On the version voted Feb 12, 2026: Keeps the annual distribution from the workforce development and apprenticeship trust fund at $5 million instead of dropping to $3 million in FY27, and removes the tobacco settlement permanent fund from reserves to be exhausted first.
Motion: HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 153
On the version voted Feb 15, 2026: Creates a Low-Carbon Construction Material Rebate Act run by the Environment Department, an Environmental Product Declaration Act, and a carbon reduction incentive program for industry.
Motion: HOUSE BILL 156, AS AMENDED
Makes permanent the Department of Health's authority to base required childhood and recommended adult vaccinations on its own recommendations, rather than federal advisory schedules, by repealing 2025 special-session provisions that would have restored prior law on July 1, 2026.
Motion: HOUSE BILL 291, AS AMENDED
Makes numerous tax changes, including letting the tax department waive interest on approved filing extensions, round amounts to the nearest five cents and renew licenses under payment plans, capping research-credit wages at $500,000 per employee, and taxing vape cartridges over five milliliters at 12.5 percent of wholesale value.
Motion: HOUSE BILL 270
On the version voted Feb 14, 2026: Ends the exemption of street, highway, bridge, road and utility public works contracts from required contributions to apprentice and training programs, with a zero contribution for trades lacking an approved program, effective July 1, 2026.
Showing 10 of 51 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.