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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico appropriates $2 million for health care recruitment program in 2027 budget
Last action · January 27, 2026: HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendationSponsors: Paulene Abeyta and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
New Mexico allocates $2 million from the general fund to the Workforce Solutions Department for a health care recruitment program for 2027.
Directs $2 million in state funds specifically toward attracting health care professionals, with any unspent money returning to the general fund at the end of 2027.
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.
Workforce Solutions Department
Receives $2,000,000 to administer the health care recruitment program for fiscal year 2027.
Health care professionals
May be recruited or receive incentives through the state program funded by the legislation.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 27, 2026HouseHHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeSent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC/HAFC
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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