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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico Senate Bill 142 Establishes Delayed Repeal for Education Technology Supplemental Severance Tax Bonds
Last action · January 26, 2026: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SEC/SFCSponsor: George Muñoz
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 142 establishes a delayed repeal date of July 1, 2030, for the statutory authorization allowing the issuance and sale of up to $10,000,000 per in for education technology infrastructure.
The measure sets a definitive expiration date for a recurring ten-million-dollar annual state bonding authorization dedicated to digital and broadband infrastructure in schools.
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.
office of broadband access and expansion
The director's authority to certify up to ten million dollars in bond proceeds per fiscal year is subject to the newly established July 1, 2030 repeal date.
state board of finance
The board's authority to issue and sell supplemental severance tax bonds under this section terminates upon the July 1, 2030 repeal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum amount of bonds that can be issued annually for this fund?
When does the authorization for these severance tax bonds expire?
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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
1 action- Jan 26, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SEC/SFC
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
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