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Legislator > Benny Shendo, Jr.

State Senator
Benny Shendo, Jr.
(D) - New Mexico
New Mexico Senate District 22
In Office - Started: 01/15/2013

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New Mexico State Capitol
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-986-4264

District Mailing Address

P.O. Box 634
Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB425 Capital Outlay Reauthorizations AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; REAUTHORIZING OR REAPPROPRIATING BALANCES, EXPANDING OR CHANGING PURPOSES, EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIODS, CHANGING AGENCIES AND ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS FOR THE REVERSION OR TRANSFER OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE IN PRIOR YEARS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB364 Law Enforcement Qualifications AN ACT RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; AMENDING QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION TO WORK BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB13 State-tribal Education Compact Schools Act AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; ENACTING THE STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS ACT; PROVIDING AUTHORIZATION TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACTS; PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS OF BECOMING A STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOL; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS; EXEMPTING STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS FROM CERTAIN STATE STATUTES AND RULES; PROVIDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; ALLOWING STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING; ALLOWING FOR EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCES AND ADMISSIONS PRIORITIZATION; INCLUDING STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY ACT. Vetoed
SB163 Tribal Regalia At School Events AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PERMITTING PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED, OR ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT, IN FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN NATIONS, TRIBES AND PUEBLOS TO WEAR TRIBAL REGALIA AT GRADUATION CEREMONIES OR PUBLIC SCHOOL EVENTS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB518 Lgbtq+ Day AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS; DESIGNATING THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF JANUARY OF EACH ODD-NUMBERED YEAR AS "LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND EXPANSIVE DAY". Dead
SB158 Reporting Of Economic Development Incentives AN ACT RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES; REQUIRING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO COMPILE AND PRESENT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON PROJECTS FUNDED WITH PUBLIC SUPPORT PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT; REQUIRING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE STAFF OF THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR PURPOSES OF EVALUATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES; REQUIRING THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARD TO REPORT CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT TRAINING DATA TO THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Dead
SJR15 Appointed State Board Of Education, Ca A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 12, Dead
SB143 Create Utility Oversight Fund AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES; CREATING THE UTILITY OVERSIGHT FUND; INCREASING CERTAIN FEES AND CHANGING DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED FEES AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEES BY THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION. Dead
SB472 Off-highway Vehicles On Paved Streets AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AUTHORIZING LOCAL AND COUNTY ELECTED AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES TO OPERATE ON PAVED STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE AUTHORIZING ENTITY. Dead
SB2 Public Health & Safety Initiatives AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVES. Dead
SB260 Cleanup Of Contaminated Sites AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT TO ASSESS AND CLEAN UP ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED CONTAMINATED SITES, INCLUDING ABANDONED URANIUM MINING SITES, ACROSS THE STATE THAT DO NOT HAVE VIABLE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES TO PAY FOR AND CONDUCT CLEANUP ACTIONS. Dead
SB268 Unm & Nmsu Athletics AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY TO FUND ATHLETICS. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB2 Health Care Coverage Changes Senate Final Passage 10/02/2025 Absent
SB2 Criminal Competency Senate Final Passage 10/01/2025 Yea
SB3 Immunization Rules & Recommendations Senate Final Passage 10/01/2025 Yea
HB1 General Appropriations Senate Final Passage 10/01/2025 Yea
SB1 Health Care Grants & Stabilization Senate Final Passage 10/01/2025 Yea
HB19 Trade Ports Development Act Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB113 Animal Welfare Program And Trust Fund Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB158 Military Base Planning & Impact Act Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB199 Tax Return Info For Lfc Evaluation Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB252 Kinship Caregiver Support Pilot Program Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB346 Hemp Products & Synthetic Cannabinoids Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB431 Appointment Of Watershed Boards Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB458 Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB553 Timber Grading Act Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB519 African American Arts Center Directors Senate Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HB24 Community Governance Attorneys Changes Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB36 Board Of Optometry Powers And Duties Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB41 Public Project Fund Appropriations Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB56 Medicaid Reimbursements For Birth Centers Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB63 Public School Funding Formula Changes Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB78 Prohibit Discrimination Against 340b Entities Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB77 Annual Federal Snap State Outreach Plans Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB89 Graduate Scholarship Act Changes Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB102 Violent Felonies For Meritorious Deduction Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB117 Death Certificate By Physician Assistant Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB137 Strategic Water Supply Act Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB131 Caregiver Background Checks Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB6 Irb Project Minimum Wage Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB156 Increase Educational Salaries Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Abstain
HB159 Energy Project Siting & Military Bases Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB171 Pharmacy Custodial Care Facilities Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB172 "new Mexico Red & Green Chile Month" Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB149 Supported Decision-making Act Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Abstain
HB203 Use Of State Devices For Cyfd Business Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB195 School Nurse Salary Tiers & Minimums Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB206 Nmfa Water Project Fund Projects Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Abstain
HB209 Sunshine Portal Fund Creation Links Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB240 Drinking Water System Grants & Loans Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Abstain
HB244 Magistrate Judge Minimum Age Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB255 Rename "juvenile Corrections Act" Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB284 Free-roaming Horses & Livestock Code Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB291 Recycling & State's Circular Economy Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB336 Certain Retirees Returning To Work Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB20 Technology & Innovation Division Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB361 Emnrd Conversion Of Certain Wells Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB402 Health Insurance Provider Info Loading Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB398 Hmo & Contract Provider Exam Time Lines Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB449 Higher Education Major Projects Fund Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB433 Study Career & Tech Education Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB456 Architect & Engineering Svcs. & Construction Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB493 Public Finance Accountability Act Senate Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HB69 Loan Forgiveness Multiplier Act Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB64 Expand Post-secondary Tuition Eligibility Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB71 Early Childhood Ed & Care Fund Transfers Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB91 Public Utility Rate Structures Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB93 Advanced Grid Technology Plans Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB99 Nonrepairable Vehicle Certificates Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB101 Firearm At Polling Place For Law Enforcement Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB120 Accessibility Of State Agencies Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB128 Nmfa Local Solar Access Fund Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB174 Pharmacy Reimbursement For Certain Plans Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB140 "hazardous Waste Constituent" Definition Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB167 Higher Ed. Payment For Certain Tests Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB178 Nursing Practice Changes Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB157 New School Licenses Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB197 Ems System Improvement Projects Funding Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB212 Per- & Poly-flouroalkyl Protection Act Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB219 Slot Canyon Riverlands State Park Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB251 Ed. Retirement Beneficiary Changes Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB296 Public Accountant Licensure Requirements Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB281 Hair Braiding Licensure Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB295 Tax On Property Owned By Nm Reta Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB14 Earned Income Tax Credit Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB340 Dna Of Certain Offenders In Codis Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB426 Repeal Obsolete School Provision Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB439 Public Safety Telecommunicator Cpr Training Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB450 Capital Outlay Projects Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB425 Capital Outlay Reauthorizations Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB468 Retiring Of State Flags Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB618 Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB586 Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Abstain
SB510 Public Safety Changes Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB494 Tax Exemptions For Veterans Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB487 Protection Of Hispanic Education Senate Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB2 General Appropriation Act Of 2025 Senate Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HB183 Magistrate Retirement Changes Senate Final Passage 03/19/2025 Abstain
HB182 Judicial Retirement Changes Senate Final Passage 03/19/2025 Abstain
HB352 Close & Relocate Certain Magistrate Courts Senate Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HB54 Defibrillators In Every High School Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB65 Instructional Days In School Year Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
SB58 Childcare Facility Licensing Act Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB10 Rld Cannabis Enforcement Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
SB146 Educational Opportunity For Military Children Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB155 Gaming Control Board Director Qualifications Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB181 State Trust Program Accountability Plan Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB191 Wildfire Suppression & Preparedness Funds Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB192 Digital Trunked Radio System Subscriber Fees Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB269 Health Care Authority Visit Verification Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
HB298 Local Government Official Changes Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
SB318 Firearms In Unfair Practices Act Senate Final Passage 03/18/2025 Nay
  Committee Position Rank
Detail New Mexico Joint Indian Affairs Committee 6
Detail New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee 5
Detail New Mexico Senate Finance Committee Vice Chair 2
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
NM New Mexico Senate District 22 Senate Democrat In Office 01/15/2013