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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico House Floor Amendment 1 to HB 120 Replaces "Punishment" with Disciplinary Policy Terms and Mandates Statewide Restraint and Seclusion Reports
Last action · February 18, 2026: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendationSponsors: Natalie Figueroa and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Representative Andrea Romero's House Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 120 replaces the term "punishment" with "disciplinary action for an infraction of a school's code of conduct or disciplinary policy" and requires school districts and charter schools to report all student and incidents to the state department.
The amendment alters how school disciplinary policies are legally categorized while requiring public schools and charter schools to track and submit disaggregated demographic data on every instance of student restraint or .
- House Bill 120 is a piece of legislation introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the New Mexico legislature concerning student restraint and seclusion. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School districts and charter schools
School districts and charter schools must submit reports to the department whenever they use physical restraint or seclusion for a student.
Students
Incidents of physical restraint and seclusion involving students are tracked, compiled, and disaggregated by demographic categories in state reports.
Legislative education study committee
The committee receives compilation reports from the department and evaluates the efficacy of the 2026 amendments and required personnel training.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What terminology change does House Floor Amendment 1 make to HB 120?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
10 actions- Feb 18, 2026SenateSJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- Feb 13, 2026SenateSEC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SEC - Referrals: SEC/SJC
- Feb 11, 2026HouseFloorPassed in the House of Representatives - Y:40 N:23
- Feb 11, 2026HouseHouse of Representatives Floor Amendment
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
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- Feb 2, 2026HouseHEC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026HouseCommitteeSent to HEC - Referrals: HEC/HJC
- Jan 26, 2026New Mexico LegislatureCommitteeWithdrawn from committee or daily calendar, ordered printed and referred to
- Jan 22, 2026New Mexico LegislatureNot Printed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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