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Legislator > Joe Cervantes
State Senator
Joe Cervantes
(D) - New Mexico
New Mexico Senate District 31
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: 505-986-4861
Las Cruces Office
901 E. University Ave.
Suite 965L
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Suite 965L
Las Cruces, NM 88001
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB113 | Animal Welfare Program And Trust Fund | AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS; CREATING THE ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE WELFARE OF DOMESTIC CATS AND DOGS; CREATING THE ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAM FUND. | 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 |
| SB318 | Firearms In Unfair Practices Act | AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS; INCLUDING FIREARMS AND DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES IN THE UNFAIR PRACTICES ACT; EXPANDING PRIVATE REMEDIES FOR UNFAIR, DECEPTIVE AND UNCONSCIONABLE TRADE PRACTICES; MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES. | Dead |
| SB507 | Firearm Licenses & Transfers | AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE CONCEALED HANDGUN CARRY ACT; PROVIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR A CONCEALED HANDGUN CARRY LICENSE; PROVIDING A PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL AND TRANSFER OF A LICENSE FROM ANOTHER STATE; ENHANCING A PENALTY. | Dead |
| 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 |
| SB456 | Permanent Courts & Justice Committee | AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE; CREATING A PERMANENT JOINT INTERIM COURTS AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE; PROVIDING POWERS AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR COMMITTEE STAFF. | Dead |
| HJR2 | Eliminate Pocket Vetoes, Ca | A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB282 | Structured Settlement Guardian Ad Litem | AN ACT RELATING TO THE COURTS; AMENDING THE STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PROTECTION ACT; REQUIRING APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN ALL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT TRANSFERS. | Dead |
| SB504 | Aoc Transcription Services | AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS FOR TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES STATEWIDE. | Dead |
| SB370 | Obgyn Medicaid Reimbursement Rates | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; REQUIRING THE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR OBSTETRICS OR GYNECOLOGY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INCREASE BY TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | Dead |
| SB505 | Law Enforcement Use Of Body Cameras | AN ACT RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; STRENGTHENING THE PRESUMPTION OF BAD FAITH FOR PEACE OFFICERS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE USE OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS; AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" TO INCLUDE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. | Dead |
| HJR1 | Session Length, Subjects & Overrides, Ca | A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, | Dead |
| SB295 | Gross Receipts Tax Changes | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION; PROVIDING A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDUCTION FOR THE SALE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND DRUGS; PROVIDING A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDUCTION TO RECEIPTS FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES, EXCEPT FOR THOSE FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS; REMOVING THE SUNSET DATE OF A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDUCTION FOR RECEIPTS FROM COPAYMENTS OR DEDUCTIBLES PAID BY AN INSURED OR ENROLLEE TO A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER OR AN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS; EXTENDING A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDUCTION TO RECEIPTS FROM A PATIENT PAID TO A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER OR AN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT ARE NOT PERFORMED PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION OR HEALTH CARE INSURER; PROVIDING THAT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RECEIVING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL APPLICABLE GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES THAT THE PROVIDER IS REQUIRED TO PAY. | Dead |
| SB539 | Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare | AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. | Dead |
| SB537 | Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare | AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. | Dead |
| SB538 | Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare | AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. | Dead |
| SB129 | Rail Infrastructure Tax Credit | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION; CREATING THE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATE INCOME TAX CREDIT; ALLOWING THE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO SHARE INFORMATION CONCERNING RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATE INCOME TAX CREDITS. | Dead |
| HB4 | Criminal Competency & Treatment | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL COMPETENCY; PROVIDING THAT A REPORT OF A COMPETENCY EVALUATION SHALL INCLUDE A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL'S OPINION AS TO WHETHER A DEFENDANT IS COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL AND, IF THE PROFESSIONAL BELIEVES THE DEFENDANT IS NOT COMPETENT, TO INCLUDE AN OPINION AS TO WHETHER THE DEFENDANT SATISFIES THE CRITERIA FOR INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OR ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT; PROVIDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED COMPETENCY RESTORATION FOR NON-DANGEROUS DEFENDANTS; EXPANDING THE LIST OF CRIMES FOR WHICH A DEFENDANT MAY BE CRIMINALLY COMMITTED; PROVIDING FOR THE COURT TO ADVISE A DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO CONSIDER INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OR ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT UPON DISMISSAL OF A CRIMINAL CASE; ALLOWING A COURT TO AUTHORIZE A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO USE THE REPORT OF A COMPETENCY EVALUATION IN INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT AND ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROCEEDINGS; AMENDING THE ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ACT TO AUTHORIZE A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO FILE A PETITION FOR ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND TO ALLOW A PETITION TO BE FILED UP TO THIRTY DAYS AFTER A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL HAS EXAMINED A DEFENDANT OR RESPONDENT; MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. | Dead |
| SB307 | Child Ombud Act | AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILIES; ENACTING THE OFFICE OF CHILD OMBUD ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE STATE CHILD OMBUD; CREATING THE OFFICE OF CHILD OMBUD AND ESTABLISHING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THAT OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE CHILD OMBUD SELECTION COMMITTEE; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| HB120 | Accessibility Of State Agencies | Senate Final Passage | 03/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB128 | Nmfa Local Solar Access Fund | Senate Final Passage | 03/20/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| HB65 | Instructional Days In School Year | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| SB58 | Childcare Facility Licensing Act | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Absent |
| HB10 | Rld Cannabis Enforcement | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Absent |
| SB146 | Educational Opportunity For Military Children | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| HB192 | Digital Trunked Radio System Subscriber Fees | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| SB315 | State Bread | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| HB532 | Student Water Safety Guidance | Senate Final Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | New Mexico Joint Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | New Mexico Joint Water and Natural Resources Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | New Mexico Senate Committees' Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | New Mexico Senate Conservation Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | New Mexico Senate Judiciary Committee | Chair | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM | New Mexico Senate District 31 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/15/2013 | |
| NM | District 52 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/16/2001 | 01/16/2024 |