New Mexico HouseSB 5Mar 12, 2025

Game Commission Reform

Passed 42–26Party-line

What it does: Renames the Department of Game and Fish the Department of Wildlife, changes how Game Commission members are chosen and removed, and raises most hunting and fishing license fees, including a $90 nonresident hunting license and a new $200 nonresident shed-antler license. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: FINAL PASSAGE

Read the official record ↗

The tally

Yes 42 · No 26 · Not voting 2

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Not voting
Democrats	40	3	1
Republicans	2	23	1

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

Catherine CullenR57Yes
Cynthia BorregoD17No
Derrick LenteD65No
Josh HernandezR60Yes
Martha GarciaD6No

The full roll (70)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.