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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico appropriates $2.8 million to fund public safety radio subscriber fees
Last action · February 10, 2026: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)Sponsor: Jay Block
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What This Bill Proposed
New Mexico appropriates $2,800,000 from the general fund to the Department of Information Technology to pay subscriber fees for the used by municipal, county, and tribal public safety agencies starting in 2027.
Provides multi-year state funding for emergency communication network costs across local and tribal jurisdictions, with unspent funds retained rather than returning to the general fund.
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.
Department of Information Technology
Receives the $2,800,000 appropriation and administers the payment of subscriber fees.
Municipal, county, and tribal public safety agencies
Receive covered subscriber fees for the digital trunked radio communications system used for emergency services.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 10, 2026SenateSHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)
- Feb 5, 2026SenateSCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SFC
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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