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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Szczepanski
LAST UPDATED
ORIGINAL DATE 1/21/2025
SHORT TITLE Feed Bill
BILL
NUMBER House Bill 1/ec
ANALYST Courtney
APPROPRIATION*
(dollars in thousands)
FY25 FY26
Recurring or
Nonrecurring
Fund
Affected $47,547.6 Recurring General Fund
$15,736.7 $465.8 Nonrecurring General Fund
$1,000.0 $4,000.0 Nonrecurring Fund Balance
Parentheses ( ) indicate expenditure decreases.
*Amounts reflect most recent analysis of this legislation.
Relates to appropriations in the General Appropriations Act
Sources of Information
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of the Bill
House Bill 1 appropriates $68.75 million from the general fund and cash balances for legislative
session expenses and to various legislative agencies for interim expenses, including fiscal year
2026 (FY26) operating budgets of the Legislative Council Service (LCS), Legislative Finance
Committee (LFC), Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC), and House and Senate chief
clerk offices. Other appropriations include pre-session expenses, the legislative internship
program, expenses of the Senate Rules Committee, and district office staff. The bill includes an
emergency clause to take effect immediately on signature by the governor.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
House Bill 1 appropriates $16.2 million nonrecurring general fund revenue, including $11.5
million to fund the expenses of the First Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature. Other
nonrecurring expenses include legislative information systems for $3.2 million, national dues
and membership fees for $466 thousand (FY26), and two appropriations to the Legislative
Finance Committee for the statewide job architecture study for $750 thousand and economic
analysis software for $350 thousand. House Bill 1 also includes four nonrecurring
appropriations from legislative fund balances, including three appropriations in FY25 for a
legislative processing system, support for a meeting of NCSL’s law and clerks’ section to be held House Bill 1/ec – Page 2
in Santa Fe, and ongoing support of a laws database. The fourth nonrecurring appropriation
from legislative fund balances is for $4 million is included for equipment, furniture, upgrades
and repairs for the New Mexico State Capitol Complex and is made for FY26. House Bill 1
includes $47.5 million from the general fund for recurring expenses for legislative offices,
including LCS, LFC, LESC and the House and Senate chief clerk offices, pre-session expenses,
and the legislative internship program. House Bill 1 also includes a $14 million general fund
appropriation for district office staff. Notably, Legislative Building Services is funded in the
General Appropriation Act and is not included in the recurring total referenced above. A
complete picture of legislative appropriations including the GAA recommendation for
Legislative Building Services is included in the budget summary table below.
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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Section 2 provides standards for bills and other printed materials.
Section 10 provides category transfer authority for legislative agencies.
Section 11 addresses legislative performance measures.
Section 12 includes an emergency clause.
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