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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico requires school districts and charter schools to provide annual firearm safety training for students starting in the 2027-2028 school year
Last action · February 4, 2026: Not PrintedSponsors: Rebecca Dow and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, New Mexico school districts and s must provide annual firearm safety training to students in grades six through twelve. The instruction must be non-shooting, developmentally appropriate, and , and it may optionally be offered to students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
The measure establishes mandatory safety instruction across public and s, shifting instructional requirements for districts and dictating content and delivery standards for state education and public safety agencies.
- State of New Mexico operates public school districts and charter schools governed by state educational statutes. 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
School districts must provide annual firearm safety training to students in sixth through twelfth grade and determine how to incorporate it into the school year.
charter schools
Charter schools must provide annual firearm safety training to students in sixth through twelfth grade starting in the 2027-2028 school year.
Public Education Department
The department must develop or approve the firearm safety training curriculum in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety.
Department of Public Safety
The department shares duties with the Public Education Department to develop or approve the required firearm safety training.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 4, 2026New Mexico LegislatureNot Printed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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