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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Dow/Lujan/Ferrary/Ortez/Gonzales
LAST UPDATED
ORIGINAL DATE 2/4/2025
SHORT TITLE NM-Grown Approved Supplier Program
BILL
NUMBER House Bill 229
ANALYST Jorgensen
APPROPRIATION*
(dollars in thousands)
FY25 FY26
Recurring or
Nonrecurring
Fund
Affected $430.0 Recurring General Fund
Parentheses ( ) indicate expenditure decreases.
*Amounts reflect most recent analysis of this legislation.
Sources of Information
LFC Files
Agency Analysis Received From
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of House Bill 229
House Bill 229 (HB229) appropriates $430 thousand from the general fund to New Mexico State
University to allow the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) to distribute the
funding for the approved supplier program.
This bill does not contain an effective date and, as a result, would go into effect 90 days after the
Legislature adjourns if enacted, or June 20, 2025.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $430 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY26 shall revert to the
general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
There is currently a recurring $200 thousand appropriation for the approved supplier program
housed at NMDA. HB229 will increase this to $630 thousand for FY26.
The approved supplier program supports institutional buyers including preschools, schools, House Bill 229 – Page 2
senior centers and other purchase fresh foods through local farmers and ranchers.
NMDA reports:
Currently, the New Mexico grown program has benefited 277 farmers and ranchers while
supplying 161 institutions with safe fresh local food, and over 1.5 million complete and
enhanced meals (or 1.1 million pounds of food) to over 262 thousand consumers across
the state with an economic benefit of $4,440.0.
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