Bill > HB2

This bill, the General Appropriation Act of 2026, appropriates funds for state agencies and programs for fiscal year 2027. * **Legislative Council Service:** $6,559.4 thousand from the General Fund for legislative building services. * **Judicial Branch:** $548,225.7 thousand total, including: * New Mexico Compilation Commission: $1,606.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for publishing laws and opinions. * Court of Appeals: $10,913.2 thousand (General Fund) for operations. * Supreme Court: $10,354.8 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for operations. * Administrative Office of the Courts: $84,160.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for administrative support, statewide judiciary automation, court operations, and special court services. * District Courts: $186,949.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for operations across 13 judicial districts. * Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court: $37,991.6 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for operations. * District Attorneys: $125,600.7 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for operations across 14 judicial districts. * Administrative Office of the District Attorneys: $4,290.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for administrative support. * Public Defender Department: $85,062.4 thousand (General Fund) for criminal legal services. * **General Control:** $2,131,806.5 thousand total, including: * Attorney General: $44,534.3 thousand (General Fund, Internal Service Funds/Interagency Transfers, Other State Funds, Federal Funds) for legal services and Medicaid fraud enforcement. * State Auditor: $6,394.9 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for auditing state agency financial affairs. * Taxation and Revenue Department: $143,067.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for tax administration, motor vehicle services, property tax administration, compliance enforcement, and program support. * State Investment Council: $96,578.4 thousand (General Fund) for investment management of state permanent funds. * Administrative Hearings Office: $3,144.4 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for adjudicating administrative hearings. * Department of Finance and Administration: $252,797.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for policy development, fiscal analysis, budget oversight, local government division support, financial control, infrastructure planning, and special appropriations. * Public School Insurance Authority: $700,432.6 thousand (General Fund, Other Financing Uses) for benefits, risk management, and program support for educational entities. * Retiree Health Care Authority: $427,594.9 thousand (General Fund, Other Financing Uses) for healthcare benefits administration and program support. * General Services Department: $231,554.7 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds, Other Financing Uses) for risk management, state printing services, facilities management, transportation services, and procurement services. * Educational Retirement Board: $33,024.1 thousand (General Fund) for retirement benefits for educational members. * New Mexico Sentencing Commission: $1,572.7 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for criminal and juvenile justice system policy decisions. * Governor: $7,135.9 thousand (General Fund) for executive management and leadership. * Lieutenant Governor: $933.0 thousand (General Fund) for state ombudsman services. * Department of Information Technology: $113,014.6 thousand (General Fund, Other Financing Uses) for compliance, project management, enterprise services, broadband access, cybersecurity, and program support. * Public Employees Retirement Association: $42,325.0 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for pension administration. * State Commission of Public Records: $3,784.0 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for records, information, and archival management. * Secretary of State: $12,279.7 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for administration, operations, and elections. * Personnel Board: $5,192.6 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for human resource management. * Public Employees Labor Relations Board: $324.8 thousand (General Fund) for public employee labor relations. * State Treasurer: $6,120.3 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for receipt, investment, and disbursement of public funds. * **Commerce and Industry:** $364,457.2 thousand total, including: * Board of Examiners for Architects: $617.4 thousand (General Fund) for architectural registration. * State Ethics Commission: $1,908.1 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for investigating complaints against public officials. * Border Authority: $684.8 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for border development. * Tourism Department: $31,298.2 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for marketing, promotion, tourism development, and New Mexico magazine. * Economic Development Department: $32,185.9 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for economic development, film industry support, outdoor recreation, creative industries, technology and innovation, and program support. * Regulation and Licensing Department: $64,129.7 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for construction industries, financial institutions, alcohol beverage control, securities regulation, boards and commissions, cannabis control, manufactured housing, and program support. * Public Regulation Commission: $23,093.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for regulating industries and ensuring fair rates. * Office of Superintendent of Insurance: $146,135.3 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds, Other Financing Uses) for insurance policy oversight, fraud and auto theft prevention, and the patient's compensation fund. * New Mexico Medical Board: $3,981.6 thousand (General Fund) for licensing and certification of healthcare providers. * Board of Nursing: $4,228.2 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds, Other Financing Uses) for licensing and certification of nurses and related professionals. * New Mexico State Fair: $16,517.8 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for operations and promotion of the state fair. * State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors: $1,556.6 thousand (General Fund) for regulation and licensing. * Gaming Control Board: $7,995.3 thousand (General Fund) for regulating gaming activities. * State Racing Commission: $7,948.5 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for horse racing regulation. * Board of Veterinary Medicine: $2,286.0 thousand (General Fund) for veterinary licensing and regulation. * Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission: $5,853.0 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for railroad excursions. * Office of Military Base Planning and Support: $415.0 thousand (General Fund) for advice on military installations. * Spaceport Authority: $13,622.8 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for financing and operating Spaceport America. * **Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources:** $491,941.6 thousand total, including: * Cultural Affairs Department: $63,674.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for museums, historic sites, preservation, library services, arts, and music commission. * New Mexico Livestock Board: $13,279.3 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for livestock inspection and meat inspection. * Department of Wildlife: $60,902.1 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for field operations, conservation services, wildlife depredation, and program support. * Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department: $256,878.1 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for energy conservation, healthy forests, state parks, mine reclamation, oil and gas conservation, and program leadership. * Youth Conservation Corps: $6,359.0 thousand (General Fund, Other Financing Uses) for youth employment on resource improvement projects. * State Land Office: $32,369.8 thousand (General Fund) for land trust stewardship. * State Engineer: $58,479.3 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for water resource allocation, interstate stream compact compliance, litigation, and program support. * **Health, Hospitals and Human Services:** $17,258,174.2 thousand total, including: * Commission on Status of Women: $489.0 thousand (General Fund) for improving women's status. * Office of African American Affairs: $1,374.6 thousand (General Fund) for public awareness and advocacy. * Commission for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons: $3,611.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for services to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. * Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission: $615.1 thousand (General Fund) for promoting King's principles. * Commission for the Blind: $20,304.9 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for services to blind and visually impaired individuals. * Indian Affairs Department: $5,124.4 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for intergovernmental programs concerning tribal governments. * Early Childhood Education and Care Department: $1,204,948.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for family support, early intervention, early care and education, policy initiatives, and prekindergarten programs. * Aging and Long-Term Services Department: $100,494.5 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for consumer rights, aging network services, adult protective services, long-term care, and program support. * Health Care Authority: $14,278,371.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for medical assistance, Medicaid behavioral health, income support, behavioral health services, child support enforcement, state health benefits, health improvement, developmental disabilities support, and health care affordability. * Workforce Solutions Department: $140,355.4 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for unemployment insurance, labor relations, workforce technology, employment services, and program support. * Workers' Compensation Administration: $15,712.2 thousand (General Fund, Other Financing Uses) for administering workers' compensation and the uninsured employers' fund. * Vocational Rehabilitation Division: $66,456.5 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for rehabilitation services, independent living services, disability determination, and administrative services. * Governor’s Commission on Disability: $2,433.3 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for policies and programs for individuals with disabilities. * Developmental Disabilities Council: $11,682.8 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for services for people with disabilities and guardianship services. * Miners’ Hospital of New Mexico: $44,253.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Other Financing Uses) for healthcare services. * Department of Health: $689,970.6 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for public health, epidemiology, laboratory services, facilities management, medical cannabis, and administration. * Department of Environment: $224,826.5 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds, Other Financing Uses) for resource protection, water protection, environmental protection, resource management, environmental health, and compliance. * Office of Natural Resources Trustee: $10,344.3 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for natural resource damage assessment and restoration. * Veterans’ Services Department: $12,037.6 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for services to veterans and their dependents. * Office of Family Representation and Advocacy: $12,952.3 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for legal representation for children in child welfare cases. * Children, Youth and Families Department: $411,814.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for juvenile justice facilities, protective services, behavioral health services, and program support. * **Public Safety:** $939,663.4 thousand total, including: * Department of Military Affairs: $36,779.9 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for National Guard support and crisis response. * Parole Board: $858.1 thousand (General Fund) for adult parole supervision. * Corrections Department: $405,385.7 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for inmate management, corrections industries, community offender management, reentry programs, and program support. * Crime Victims Reparation Commission: $30,385.0 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for victim compensation and grant administration. * Department of Public Safety: $257,974.4 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for law enforcement, statewide law enforcement support, and program support. * Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department: $208,280.3 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for homeland security, emergency management, and the state fire marshal's office. * **Transportation:** $1,438,716.5 thousand total, including: * Department of Transportation: $1,438,716.5 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for project design and construction, highway operations, program support, and modal programs (transit, rail, traffic safety, aviation). * **Other Education:** $149,598.9 thousand total, including: * Public Education Department: $71,667.5 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for state equalization guarantee distribution, transportation, supplemental distribution, federal flow-through, Indian education, and standards-based assessments. * Regional Education Cooperatives: $1,500.0 thousand (General Fund) for regional educational support. * Public Education Department Special Appropriations: $67,701.0 thousand (General Fund, Other State Funds) for early literacy, school leader development, school safety, and other educational initiatives. * Public School Facilities Authority: $8,730.4 thousand (General Fund) for overseeing public school facilities. * **Higher Education:** $4,824,235.7 thousand total, including: * Higher Education Department: $303,998.5 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for policy development, institutional financial oversight, student financial aid, and the opportunity scholarship. * University of New Mexico: $2,320,194.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for main campus instruction, branch campuses, research, and health sciences center programs. * New Mexico State University: $978,772.4 thousand (General Fund, State Funds, Federal Funds) for main campus instruction, branch campuses, agriculture, research, and public service projects. * New Mexico Highlands University: $91,106.1 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and research. * Western New Mexico University: $65,226.2 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and research. * Eastern New Mexico University: $167,325.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction, branch campuses, and research. * New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: $185,472.1 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction, research bureaus, and public service projects. * Northern New Mexico College: $40,377.4 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and research. * Santa Fe Community College: $69,655.7 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and research. * Central New Mexico Community College: $250,949.1 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and workforce development. * Luna Community College: $16,883.0 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and athletics. * Mesalands Community College: $7,603.4 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and research. * New Mexico Junior College: $45,869.5 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction and athletics. * Southeast New Mexico College: $24,508.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main campus instruction. * San Juan College: $112,822.8 thousand (General Fund, State Funds) for main