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Proposed New Mexico Firearm Legislation SB261

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare

Description: Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare - Possession Of Firearm At Polling Place

Session: 2026 Regular Session

Last Action: Sent to HGEIC - Referrals: HGEIC

Last Action Date: February 16, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Joseph Cervantes (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 42)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 16, 2026 Sent to HGEIC - Referrals: HGEIC
Senate Feb 15, 2026 Passed in the Senate - Y:23 N:17
Senate Feb 14, 2026 SJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
Senate Feb 11, 2026 SRC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
Senate Feb 9, 2026 SCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session
Senate Feb 7, 2026 Referred to: SCC/SRC/SJC
Senate Feb 7, 2026 Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar for subsequent action
Senate Feb 4, 2026 Not Printed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate SJC1 SB261 234067.1 Committee Amendment Senate SJC1 SB261 234067.1 Committee Amendment Feb 13, 2026 State Link amendment text No
Senate SRC1 SB261 233796.2 Committee Amendment Senate SRC1 SB261 233796.2 Committee Amendment Feb 11, 2026 State Link amendment text Yes
Senate SRC1 SB261 233796.1 Committee Amendment Senate SRC1 SB261 233796.1 Committee Amendment Feb 9, 2026 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/15/2026 23 17 0 2 Yes
  • Berghmans, Heather (D) Yea
  • Block, Jay (R) Nay
  • Boone, Pat (R) Nay
  • Brandt, Craig (R) Nay
  • Campos, Pete (D) Nay
  • Cervantes, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Charley, Angel (D) Yea
  • Diamond, Crystal (R) Nay
  • Duhigg, Katy (D) Yea
  • Ezzell, Candy (R) Nay
  • Figueroa, Natalie (D) Yea
  • Gallegos, David (R) Nay
  • Gonzales, Roberto (D) Yea
  • Hamblen, Carrie (D) Yea
  • Hickey, Martin (D) Yea
  • Jaramillo, Leo (D) Yea
  • Lanier, Steve (R) Nay
  • Lopez, Linda (D) Absent
  • Maestas, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Munoz, George (D) Nay
  • Nava, Cindy (D) Yea
  • O'Malley, Micaelita (D) Yea
  • Padilla, Michael (D) Yea
  • Pinto, Shannon (D) Yea
  • Pope, Harold (D) Yea
  • Ramos, Gabriel (D) Nay
  • Sanchez, Joshua (R) Absent
  • Scott, Larry (R) Nay
  • Sedillo Lopez, Antoinette (D) Yea
  • Sharer, William (R) Nay
  • Shendo, Benny (D) Yea
  • Soules, William (D) Yea
  • Stefanics, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Steinborn, Jeff (D) Yea
  • Stewart, Mimi (D) Yea
  • Thornton, Anthony (R) Nay
  • Tobiassen, Nicole (R) Nay
  • Townsend, James (R) Nay
  • Trujillo, Linda (D) Yea
  • Wilson, Rex (R) Nay
  • Wirth, Peter (D) Yea
  • Woods, John (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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