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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico adjusts health insurance surtax distributions to fund health care affordability and behavioral health programs
Last action · March 6, 2026: Signed by Governor - Chapter 39 - Mar. 6Sponsors: Anita Gonzales and 4 others
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What This Bill Does
New Mexico alters how net receipts from the are distributed between the health care affordability fund and the behavioral health program fund, while requiring unexpended money in the behavioral health program fund to to the health care affordability fund at the end of each .
The law alters the financial allocation schedule for state health funds, shifting larger percentages of insurance surtax revenues to the health care affordability fund over time and directing 5 percent to behavioral health programs starting in September 2028.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health Care Authority
The authority is assigned administration of the behavioral health program fund and submits vouchers for expenditures from the fund.
Behavioral Health Programs
Programs receive funding allocations from the behavioral health program fund subject to legislative appropriation.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
9 actions- Mar 6, 2026Governor of New MexicoEnrolledSigned by Governor - Chapter 39 - Mar. 6
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse has concurred with Senate Amendments
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFloorPassed in the Senate - Y:24 N:12
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSFC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)
- Feb 13, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SFC - Referrals: SFC
- Feb 12, 2026HouseFloorPassed in the House of Representatives - Y:48 N:19
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- Feb 11, 2026HouseHAFC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeSent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC/HAFC
Version history
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www.nmlegis.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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