New Mexico HouseHB 49
Closed Captioning Act
Passed 41–19Crossed party lines
What it does: Requires hotels, restaurants, theaters and other public accommodations to turn on closed captioning on TVs in public areas, with civil penalties of $1, $50 and $250 for first, second and third violations, and lets people harmed by violations sue. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: FINAL PASSAGE
The tally
Yes 41 · No 19 · Not voting 9
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 38 | 0 | 5 |
| Republicans | 3 | 19 | 4 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 3 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Catherine CullenR57Yes
- Josh HernandezR60Yes
- Nicole ChavezR31Yes
The full roll (69)
Yes 41
- Andrea RomeroD46
- Andrés RomeroD10
- Angelica RubioD35
- Anita GonzalesD70
- Art De La CruzD12
- Catherine CullenR57
- Charlotte LittleD68
- Chris ChandlerD43
- Cristina ParajónD25
- Cynthia BorregoD17
- Day Hochman-VigilD15
- Derrick LenteD65
- Diane Torres-VelásquezD30
- Doreen GallegosD52
- Eleanor ChávezD26
- Janelle AnyanonuD19
- Javier MartínezD11
- Joseph SanchezD40
- Josh HernandezR60
- Joy GarrattD29
- Kathleen CatesD44
- Kristina OrtezD42
- Linda SerratoD45
- Liz ThomsonD24
- Marian MatthewsD27
- Marianna AnayaD18
- Matthew McQueenD50
- Micaela CadenaD33
- Miguel GarcíaD14
- Nathan SmallD36
- Nicole ChavezR31
- Pamelya HerndonD28
- Pat Roybal CaballeroD13
- Patty LundstromD9
- Ray LaraD34
- Reena SzczepanskiD47
- Sarah SilvaD53
- Tara LujánD48
- Yanira GurrolaD16
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
No 19
- Alan MartinezR23
- Bill HallR3
- Brian BacaR8
- Cathrynn BrownR55
- Elaine Sena CortezR62
- Gail ArmstrongR49
- Harlan VincentR56
- Jack ChatfieldR67
- Jenifer JonesR32
- Jimmy MasonR66
- John BlockR51
- Jon HenryR54
- Luis TerrazasR39
- Mark DuncanR2
- Martin ZamoraR63
- Randy PettigrewR61
- Rebecca DowR38
- Rod MontoyaR1
- Former memberR
Not voting 9
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.