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Legislator > Bill Soules
State Senator
Bill Soules
(D) - New Mexico
New Mexico Senate District 37
In Office - Started: 01/15/2013
contact info
Capitol Office
New Mexico State Capitol
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-986-4834
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB343 | Teacher Salary Rates Changes | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; REMOVING EXCEPTIONS TO LEVEL ONE, LEVEL TWO AND LEVEL THREE-A LICENSED TEACHER SALARY RATES; AMENDING SECTIONS 22-10A-7, 22-10A-10 AND 22-10A-11 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 2003, CHAPTER 153, SECTIONS 38, 41 AND 42, AS AMENDED). | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB9 | Pipeline Safety Act Violations Civil Penalty | AN ACT RELATING TO OIL AND GAS; ENHANCING CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PIPELINE SAFETY ACT TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL GUIDELINES. | 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 |
| SB53 | Prescribing Psychologist Psychotropics | AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS; AMENDING THE PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST ACT; ADDING CERTAIN PRESCRIBING PSYCHOLOGISTS WITH INDEPENDENT EXPERIENCE IN PRESCRIBING PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION TO THE DEFINITION OF "INDEPENDENTLY LICENSED PRESCRIBING CLINICIAN". | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB82 | Public School Capital Outlay Changes | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY; EXTENDING THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2027 THE PROVISION THAT REDUCES LOCAL SHARES BY ONE-THIRD FOR SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ONE-HALF FOR CERTAIN SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS; ELIMINATING SOME OF THE CRITERIA THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S LOCAL SHARE; MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR8 | Rights Of Children, Ca | A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO BY ADDING A NEW | Dead |
| SB109 | Prc & Supporting Agency | AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION; DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE AGENCY THAT SUPPORTS THE COMMISSION; CLARIFYING AGENCY STATUTORY DUTIES; MAKING OTHER CLARIFYING AND CLEANUP CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ACT. | Vetoed |
| SB52 | Public Office Travel Reimbursement | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS; ADJUSTING THE REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR TRAVEL BY PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE AND PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPLANE. | Dead |
| SB116 | Math Lab Pilot Project | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; CREATING A MATH LAB PILOT PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR AWARDS TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATING PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT MATH LABS TO IMPROVE MATH PROFICIENCY; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | Dead |
| SJR15 | Appointed State Board Of Education, Ca | A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 12, | Dead |
| SB235 | School Math Changes | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AMENDING THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION ACT; DEFINING TERMS; PROVIDING THAT THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP MATHEMATICS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLANS; REQUIRING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK; REQUIRING MATHEMATICS COACHES TO HOLD MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST ENDORSEMENTS; REQUIRING MATHEMATICS SCREENERS FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE; REQUIRING IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION IF A STUDENT IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSCALCULIA. | Dead |
| SB427 | New Physician Residency Programs | AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY TO CREATE NEW PHYSICIAN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND POSITIONS. | Dead |
| SB437 | No School Use Of Corporal Punishment | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; DECLARING THAT THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THE STATE IS THAT CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHALL NOT BE USED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE AND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE SHALL NOT OFFER OR GRANT ANY BENEFIT TO OR EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH A PERSON WHO PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE OR PRIMARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATION UNLESS THE PERSON PROHIBITS THE USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ON THE PERSON'S PREMISES. | Dead |
| SJR3 | State Education Board, Ca | A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 12 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO BY REPEALING | Dead |
| SB3 | Behavioral Health Reform & Investment Act | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH; ENACTING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM AND INVESTMENT ACT; REPEALING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1 | Behavioral Health Trust Fund | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FUNDS; CREATING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRUST FUND AND THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM FUND. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB102 | Study Universal Basic Income & Pregnant | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME ON PREGNANT PEOPLE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | Dead |
| SB540 | Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare | AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. | Dead |
| SB542 | Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare | AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. | Dead |
| SB541 | Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare | AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. | Dead |
| SB479 | Study High Speed Passenger Rail | AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER RAILROAD IN NEW MEXICO. | Dead |
| SB344 | K-4 Vision And Hearing Screening | AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE VISION AND HEARING SCREENING FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS. | Dead |
| SB2 | Public Health & Safety Initiatives | AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVES. | Dead |
| HB32 | Electric Or Alt Fuel School Busses | AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOLS; PROVIDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE OPTION TO REPLACE SCHOOL BUSES WITH ELECTRIC OR ZERO EMISSION ALTERNATIVE FUEL SCHOOL BUSES; ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS FOR THE USE OF THEIR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES AS ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE FOR PROVIDING GRID SERVICES OR FOR USE BY SCHOOLS. | Dead |
| SB212 | Quantum Testing & Evaluation Grt Credit | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION; CREATING THE QUANTUM TESTING AND EVALUATION GROSS RECEIPTS TAX CREDIT. | Dead |
| SB211 | Quantum Facility Infrastructure Tax Credit | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION; CREATING THE QUANTUM FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME TAX CREDIT AND QUANTUM FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATE INCOME TAX CREDIT; PROVIDING A DELAYED REPEAL. | Dead |
| SB79 | Unleaded Aviation Fuel Grant Program | AN ACT RELATING TO AVIATION; CREATING THE UNLEADED AVIATION FUEL GRANT PROGRAM; CREATING A FUND; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB19 | Trade Ports Development Act | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB113 | Animal Welfare Program And Trust Fund | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB158 | Military Base Planning & Impact Act | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB199 | Tax Return Info For Lfc Evaluation | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB252 | Kinship Caregiver Support Pilot Program | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB346 | Hemp Products & Synthetic Cannabinoids | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB431 | Appointment Of Watershed Boards | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB458 | Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Nay |
| HB553 | Timber Grading Act | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| HB519 | African American Arts Center Directors | Senate Final Passage | 03/22/2025 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| HB89 | Graduate Scholarship Act Changes | Senate Final Passage | 03/21/2025 | Abstain |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| HB244 | Magistrate Judge Minimum Age | Senate Final Passage | 03/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB255 | Rename "juvenile Corrections Act" | Senate Final Passage | 03/21/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| HB182 | Judicial Retirement Changes | Senate Final Passage | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| HB323 | Engineer Licensure | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Nay |
| SB315 | State Bread | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB368 | High Wage Jobs Tax Credit "threshold Job" | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| SB401 | Broadband For Education | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB532 | Student Water Safety Guidance | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | New Mexico Joint Indian Affairs Committee | Advisory | 10 |
| Detail | New Mexico Joint Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force | Vice Chair | 1 |
| Detail | New Mexico Joint Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee | Designee | 12 |
| Detail | New Mexico Senate Education Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | New Mexico Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM | New Mexico Senate District 37 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/15/2013 |