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New Mexico / State / 56th Legislature, 2nd Session, 2024

Laws 2024, ch. 21 (HB 302) Made military status, including veteran status, a protected class under the Human Rights Act and added the Space Force to state definitions

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Expands benefits Made military status, including veteran status, a protected class under the Human Rights Act.

Added "military status" to NMSA 1978, §§ 28-1-2 and 28-1-7, defined as active membership in or being a veteran of the armed forces or state defense force, including a spouse or child, with no discharge test. Also exempted Defense Department and Coast Guard child care from state licensing and added the Space Force to armed forces definitions, including § 21-1-4.5, though not to the reserve list in § 9-22-3. Signed February 29, 2024, effective May 15, 2024.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done,
  2. In committee Done, House Labor, Veterans' and Military Affairs, then Government, Elections and Indian Affairs
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, 65-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, 37-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Laws 2024, chapter 21
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Debra M. SariñanaSponsor, Democratic, House, District 21
  • Harry GarciaSponsor, House
  • Daniel A. Ivey-SotoSponsor, Democratic, Senate, District 15
  • Alan T. MartinezSponsor, Republican, House, District 23
  • John BlockSponsor, Republican, House, District 51
  • Natalie FigueroaCo-sponsor, Democratic, House, District 30

What it touches

  • NMSA 1978, § 28-1-2
  • NMSA 1978, § 28-1-7
  • NMSA 1978, § 21-1-4.5

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Official record

Read Laws 2024, ch. 21 (HB 302) on the jurisdiction's own record