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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico regulates consumer data collection, bans geofencing around healthcare facilities, and establishes privacy rights
Last action · February 5, 2026: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendationSponsors: Marianna Anaya and 8 others
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What This Bill Proposed
New Mexico enacts the Community and Health Information Safety and Privacy Act, requiring companies to default to highest-privacy settings, prohibiting unauthorized processing of , and giving consumers rights to access and delete their data starting July 1, 2026.
Residents gain new legal rights to access, correct, and delete personal data held by businesses, while companies face civil penalties up to $7,500 per consumer for intentional violations.
- State privacy laws have increasingly been introduced across U.S. states to regulate how technology companies collect, use, and share consumer personal data. context
- New Mexico is considering legislative measures to protect health information and digital privacy for its residents. 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.
Consumers in New Mexico
Consumers receive new rights to access, correct, and delete personal data, along with enhanced privacy defaults and protections against tracking.
Covered entities and online platforms
Businesses offering online services must update default privacy settings, implement opt-in mechanisms for sensitive data, and comply with consumer data requests within specified timelines or face civil penalties.
Minors
Minors under 18 receive mandatory platform protections including default privacy-protective feeds, restricted notification hours, and blocked contact from unknown users.
Key Facts
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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 5, 2026SenateSHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SJC
Version history
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Comprehensive State-Level Privacy Regulation
The bill introduces strict default privacy settings, geofencing bans around healthcare providers, and heavy penalties for unauthorized sensitive data processing.
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Sources
www.nmlegis.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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