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SENATE BILL 102
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
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NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
William P. Soules
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE
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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY PROVISION--UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
PILOT PROGRAM.--
A. As used in this section, "program" means the
universal basic income pilot program.
B. The "universal basic income pilot program" is
created as a two-year pilot program administered by the
department of health to evaluate the financial impact on a
pregnant person of providing a universal basic income from
pregnancy through the first year of life of an infant.
C. The department of health shall develop an
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application process for participants to voluntarily enroll in
the program. The program shall consist of a control group of
participants and a test group of participants. Participants in
the program shall:
(1) be pregnant at the time of applying to
participate in the program; and
(2) have an income at or below one hundred
fifty percent of the federal poverty level.
D. The program shall begin on July 1, 2025 and
shall end on June 30, 2027. The program shall proceed with the
following limitations; provided that the control group shall
not be subject to these limitations:
(1) the department of health shall distribute
to participants a universal basic income of one thousand five
hundred dollars ($1,500) per month through the duration of the
program;
(2) participants shall receive home visitation
from employees of the department of health or an entity
approved by the department of health;
(3) participants shall complete surveys and
research forms throughout the duration of the program;
(4) participants shall attend prenatal care
appointments with a health care provider as defined pursuant to
the Public Health Act in a frequency recommended by the health
care provider; and
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(5) if a participant fails to comply with the
provisions of Paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection,
that participant shall be placed in the control group for the
remainder of the program.
E. The department of health shall report the
findings of the program to the legislative education study
committee no later than December 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.--Eighty million dollars
($80,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
department of health for expenditure in fiscal years 2026 and
2027 to conduct a universal basic income pilot program. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
fiscal year 2027 shall revert to the general fund.
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