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State Representative
Diane Torres-Velásquez
(D) - New Mexico
New Mexico House District 30
In Office - Started: 01/01/2025

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New Mexico Capitol Annex
325 Don Gaspar Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-986-4255

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P.O. Box 91915
Albuquerque, NM 87199

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB487 Protection Of Hispanic Education AN ACT RELATING TO HISPANIC EDUCATION; INCLUDING THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF NEW MEXICO'S HERITAGE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AND OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE PURPOSE FOR THE HISPANIC EDUCATION ACT; REQUIRING THE HISPANIC EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL TO MEET AT BIANNUAL HISPANIC EDUCATION SUMMITS; ALLOWING PER DIEM AND MILEAGE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB167 Higher Ed. Payment For Certain Tests AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY THE COST OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CREDENTIAL TESTS AND ASSOCIATED TEST PREPARATION COSTS FOR NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HM61 Study Autobiographical Storytelling Treatment A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO STUDY AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORYTELLING AS A TRAUMA-INFORMED STRATEGY FOR CHILDREN. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB238 Middle & High School Professional Work Hours AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ALLOWING UP TO SIXTY INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS PER SCHOOL YEAR TO BE USED FOR PROFESSIONAL WORK HOURS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADES. Dead
HM43 Hispanic & Bilingual Education Programs A MEMORIAL ACKNOWLEDGING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HISPANIC EDUCATION ACT AND THE BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION ACT AND REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE TO STUDY HISPANIC AND BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 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
HM15 People Exposed To Radiation A MEMORIAL RAISING AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY PEOPLE EXPOSED TO RADIATION AND ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO EXPAND COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HM56 "maternal Mental Health Awareness Month" A MEMORIAL RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND OBSERVING MAY AS "NATIONAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH" IN NEW MEXICO. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB73 Childhood Sexual Abuse Statute Of Limitations AN ACT RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS; ELIMINATING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES DUE TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE; APPLYING THE ELIMINATION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES DUE TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE RETROACTIVELY. Dead
HB417 Liquor Tax Changes & Programs AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION; AMENDING THE DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE LIQUOR EXCISE TAX; AMENDING DEFINITIONS IN THE LIQUOR EXCISE TAX ACT; IMPOSING A LIQUOR EXCISE SURTAX ON RETAILERS; DISTRIBUTING THE REVENUE FROM THE SURTAX TO A NEW TRIBAL ALCOHOL HARMS ALLEVIATION FUND; CHANGING THE LOCAL DWI GRANT PROGRAM ACT TO THE LOCAL ALCOHOL HARMS ALLEVIATION PROGRAM ACT AND MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT; CREATING THE TRIBAL ALCOHOL HARMS ALLEVIATION PROGRAM ACT; EXCLUDING THE TAXES IMPOSED BY THE LIQUOR EXCISE TAX FROM THE DEFINITION OF "GROSS RECEIPTS" IN THE GROSS RECEIPTS AND COMPENSATING TAX ACT; REQUIRING CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES TO REVIEW THE RATES OF THE LIQUOR EXCISE TAX AND LIQUOR EXCISE SURTAX AND THE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THOSE TAXES; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS. Dead
SB153 Aggravated Burglary & Home Invasion Crimes AN ACT RELATING TO LARCENY; REMOVING "DWELLING" FROM AGGRAVATED BURGLARY; CREATING THE CRIME OF HOME INVASION; PROVIDING A PENALTY. Dead
HB534 Autobiographical Storytelling For Children AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN; CREATING A TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE USING AUTOBIOGRAPHIES TO TEACH CHILDREN TO RETELL THEIR STORIES TO SUPPORT LANGUAGE AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Dead
HB260 Allowable Responses To Student Behavior AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ADDRESSING ALLOWABLE RESPONSES TO STUDENT BEHAVIOR; LIMITING THE USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT; PROHIBITING OTHER TYPES OF RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION; REQUIRING TRAINING; REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION OF BEHAVIORS AND TECHNIQUES. Dead
HB465 Protections For Safe Harbor Nurses AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING NURSES WHO INVOKE SAFE HARBOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS. Dead
HB110 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT; PROVIDING FOR COMPACT ADMINISTRATION. Dead
HB333 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
HB375 Graduate Behavioral Health Scholarship Act AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; ENACTING THE GRADUATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP ACT TO PROVIDE DEBT-FREE EDUCATION TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE STUDYING TO BECOME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; REQUIRING THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER THE GRADUATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. Dead
HB200 Additional School Program Units AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE; ESTABLISHING PROGRAM UNITS FOR LICENSED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WITH BILINGUAL AND TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ENDORSEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE CALCULATION OF PROGRAM UNITS FOR BILINGUAL AND TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ENDORSEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT VERIFICATION. Dead
HM26 "viola Florez Tighe Day" A MEMORIAL DECLARING FEBRUARY 17, 2025 "VIOLA FLOREZ TIGHE DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB153 Protect Reporters From Exploitative Spying AN ACT RELATING TO JOURNALISM; ENACTING THE PROTECT REPORTERS FROM EXPLOITATIVE STATE SPYING ACT; REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. Dead
HB488 Use Of Language For Bilingual Education AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION SHALL USE STUDENTS' HOME OR HERITAGE LANGUAGE. Dead
HB490 School Discipline Policy Changes AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING CHANGES TO SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE PROTECTED FROM DISCIPLINE, DISCRIMINATION OR DISPARATE TREATMENT; MAKING REPORTS ON THE ONLINE PORTAL RELATING TO BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS OR SCHOOL PERSONNEL CONFIDENTIAL. Dead
HB489 Black Education Liaison Portal AN ACT RELATING TO THE BLACK EDUCATION LIAISON; ASSIGNING THE DUTY OF LINKING TO AN ONLINE REPORTING PORTAL; PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE PORTAL IS CONFIDENTIAL; CHANGING WHITE PAPERS TO POLICY BRIEFS OR POSITION PAPERS. Dead
HB467 Multicultural Student Safety & Support AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; AMENDING STATUTES PERTAINING TO SAFETY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS; BROADENING ELEMENTS OF DISCRIMINATION OR DISPARATE TREATMENT SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE. Dead
SB26 Protection Against Abuse And Violence Act AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC AFFAIRS; RENAMING THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT AS THE PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSE AND VIOLENCE ACT; CLARIFYING DEFINITIONS; SPECIFYING THE STANDARD TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR CERTAIN ORDERS OF PROTECTION; AMENDING AND REPEALING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. Dead
HB397 Behavioral Health Student Stipends AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE STIPENDS TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STUDENTS THAT ARE COMPLETING TRAINING, SUPERVISION OR EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE. Dead
SB12 Out-of-state Telehealth Providers AN ACT RELATING TO TELEHEALTH; ALLOWING OUT-OF-STATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE NOT OBTAINED A NEW MEXICO TELEHEALTH LICENSE TO PROVIDE SECOND OPINIONS AND CONSULTATIONS FOR TREATMENT TO PATIENTS IN NEW MEXICO; ALLOWING MORE TYPES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE TELEHEALTH SERVICES. 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
HB94 Maximum Class Loads AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM CLASS LOADS FOR KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES ONE, TWO AND THREE; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKING A TEMPORARY WAIVER OF MAXIMUM CLASS LOADS; REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS LOADS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' EDUCATIONAL PLANS FOR BUDGET PURPOSES; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. Dead
SJR4 Environmental Rights, Ca A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO BY ADDING A NEW Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB122 Expand Prescription Drug Donation Program House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM8 Milken Family Foundation, In Recognition House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM10 "valencia County Day" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
SB315 State Bread House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM28 "irish-american Day" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM30 "soil & Water Conservation District Day" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM46 "motorcycle Safety Awareness Month" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM52 Short-term Rental Work Group House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM59 Study Economic Relationship With Ireland House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM61 Study Autobiographical Storytelling Treatment House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
SB9 Pipeline Safety Act Violations Civil Penalty House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB16 Non-major Party Voters In Primary Elections House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB13 State-tribal Education Compact Schools Act House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB88 Medicaid Trust Fund & State Supported Fund House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB45 County Health Care Assistance Fund Use House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB78 Certified Nurse Anesthetist Role House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB66 Criminal Offender Employment Exemptions House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB70 Add Racketeering Crimes House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB53 Prescribing Psychologist Psychotropics House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB59 Public Works Minimum Wage Definitions House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB92 Horse Racing & Jockey Insurance Fund House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB133 Educational Retirees Returning To Work House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB112 Higher Ed Housing Facility Property Tax House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Nay
SB126 Increase Rural Service Fund Allocations House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB120 No Behavioral Health Cost Sharing House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB159 Independent Theater Beer & Wine Licenses House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB142 Grid Modernization Roadmap House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB33 Wildfire Prepared Act House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB155 Determination Of Embezzlement Penalty House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB146 Educational Opportunity For Military Children House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB170 Nmfa Definitions, Funds & Rates House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB197 Ems System Improvement Projects Funding House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB201 Public Ed. Reform Fund Uses House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB220 Publication Of Legal Settlement Terms House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB236 Look Twice For Motorcycle License Plate House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB31 Zero-interest Natural Disaster Loans House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB221 Additional Unfair Insurance Claims Practice House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB274 Board Of Finance Approval For Land Sales House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB290 Raise Marriage License Fees House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB302 Gaming Control Board Access Background Checks House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB303 Gaming Machine Standards House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB327 Lowrider Capital License Plate House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB343 Teacher Salary Rates Changes House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB42 Comprehensive Addiction And Recovery Pgm House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB364 Law Enforcement Qualifications House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB375 Probation & Parole Changes House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB376 State Employee Health Benefit Contributions House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB377 Nm United License Plate House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB383 Flood Recovery Bonds & Gross Receipts House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB401 Broadband For Education House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB387 Community School Fund & Framework House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB425 Capital Outlay Reauthorizations House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB495 Higher Education Radio House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB535 Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB481 State Fairgrounds District Act House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
HM62 Impact Of Hermit's Peak/ Calf Canyon Fire House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB23 Oil & Gas Royalty Rate Changes House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB11 Anti-distraction Policy In Schools House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB83 Innovation In State Government Fund House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB113 Board & Commission Sunset Dates House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB127 Movie Exemption From Barber & Cosmetic Act House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB109 Prc & Supporting Agency House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB169 Strategic Economic Development Site Readiness House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB168 Travel Insurance Act House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB37 Strategic Water Reserve Fund House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB267 Housing Application Fees House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB353 Search & Rescue Emergency Responses House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB398 Hmo & Contract Provider Exam Time Lines House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB480 Student Graduation Reporting House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB493 Public Finance Accountability Act House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB21 Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM2 Lesc Artificial Intelligence Work Group House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB48 Community Benefit Fund House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB124 Superintendent Of Insurance Subpoenas House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB115 Public Project Revolving Fund Projects House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SJM1 Forest Restoration & Economic Development House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HJM2 Combine Standing & Interim Committees House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB249 Health Care Provider Gross Receipts House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SJM2 Frontier Areas Task Force House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM15 People Exposed To Radiation House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB41 Turquoise Alert System House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HJM4 Direct Air Capture Technology House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB357 Essential Services Development Act House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HJM6 Strengthen Relations With Taiwan House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HB450 Capital Outlay Projects House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM31 "citizen Science Day" House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM34 Study Domestic Violence Service Gaps House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM29 Driver's Licenses & Diabetes House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM24 Corrections & Cyfd Staffing Levels House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM32 Study Means Of Teacher Advancement House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM38 Restoration Of Route 66 House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM42 Didelphis Virginiana, Important Marsupial House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM43 Hispanic & Bilingual Education Programs House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM41 Assess Blocked Train Crossing Times House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HJM9 Artificial Intelligence Interim Committee House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM50 Trinity Site Rest Stop House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM56 "maternal Mental Health Awareness Month" House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM57 Law Enforcement Recruitment & Retention House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM53 Alzheimer's Disease Research & Funding House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HB112 Cannabis Licensure Changes House Final Passage 03/18/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail New Mexico House Education Committee 12
Detail New Mexico House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 11
Detail New Mexico Joint Land Grant Committee 7
Detail New Mexico Joint Legislative Health and Human Services Committee Advisory 19
Detail New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee Advisory 16
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NM New Mexico House District 30 House Democrat In Office 01/01/2025