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New Mexico Senate Bill SB229

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

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2828 SENATE BILL 229
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4545 2025
4646 INTRODUCED BY
4747 George K. Muñoz and Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales
4848 AN ACT
4949 MAKING GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY
5050 STATE AGENCIES REQUIRED BY LAW.
5151 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
5252 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the
5353 "General Appropriation Act of 2025".
5454 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the General
5555 Appropriation Act of 2025:
5656 A. "agency" means an office, department, agency,
5757 institution, board, bureau, commission, court, district
5858 attorney, council or committee of state government;
5959 B. "efficiency" means the measure of the degree to
6060 which services are efficient and productive and is often
6161 expressed in terms of dollars or time per unit of output;
6262 C. "explanatory" means information that can help
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9090 users to understand reported performance measures and to
9191 evaluate the significance of underlying factors that may have
9292 affected the reported information;
9393 D. "federal funds" means any payments by the United
9494 States government to state governments or agencies except those
9595 payments made in accordance with the federal Mineral Leasing
9696 Act;
9797 E. "general fund" means that fund created by
9898 Section 6-4-2 NMSA 1978 and includes federal Mineral Leasing
9999 Act receipts and those payments made in accordance with the
100100 federal block grant and the federal Workforce Investment Act of
101101 1998 but excludes the general fund operating reserve, the
102102 appropriation contingency fund, the tax stabilization reserve
103103 and any other fund, reserve or account from which general
104104 appropriations are restricted by law;
105105 F. "interagency transfers" means revenue, other
106106 than internal service funds, legally transferred from one
107107 agency to another;
108108 G. "internal service funds" means:
109109 (1) revenue transferred to an agency for the
110110 financing of goods or services to another agency on a
111111 cost-reimbursement basis; and
112112 (2) balances in agency internal service fund
113113 accounts appropriated by the General Appropriation Act of 2025;
114114 H. "other state funds" means:
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143143 (1) nonreverting balances in agency accounts,
144144 other than in internal service funds accounts, appropriated by
145145 the General Appropriation Act of 2025;
146146 (2) all revenue available to agencies from
147147 sources other than the general fund, internal service funds,
148148 interagency transfers and federal funds; and
149149 (3) all revenue, the use of which is
150150 restricted by statute or agreement;
151151 I. "outcome" means the measure of the actual impact
152152 or public benefit of a program;
153153 J. "output" means the measure of the volume of work
154154 completed or the level of actual services or products delivered
155155 by a program;
156156 K. "performance measure" means a quantitative or
157157 qualitative indicator used to assess a program;
158158 L. "quality" means the measure of the quality of a
159159 good or service produced and is often an indicator of the
160160 timeliness, reliability or safety of services or products
161161 produced by a program;
162162 M. "revenue" means all money received by an agency
163163 from sources external to that agency, net of refunds and other
164164 correcting transactions, other than from issue of debt,
165165 liquidation of investments or as agent or trustee for other
166166 governmental entities or private persons; and
167167 N. "target" means the expected level of performance
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196196 of a program's performance measures.
197197 SECTION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS.--
198198 A. Amounts set out under column headings are
199199 expressed in thousands of dollars.
200200 B. Amounts set out under column headings are
201201 appropriated from the source indicated by the column heading.
202202 All amounts set out under the column heading "Internal Service
203203 Funds/Interagency Transfers" are intergovernmental transfers
204204 and do not represent a portion of total state government
205205 appropriations. All information designated as "Total" or
206206 "Subtotal" is provided for information and amounts are not
207207 appropriations.
208208 C. Amounts set out in Section 4 of the General
209209 Appropriation Act of 2025, or so much as may be necessary, are
210210 appropriated from the indicated source for expenditure in
211211 fiscal year 2026 for the objects expressed.
212212 D. Unexpended balances in agency accounts remaining
213213 at the end of fiscal year 2025 shall revert to the general fund
214214 by October 1, 2025 unless otherwise indicated in the General
215215 Appropriation Act of 2025 or otherwise provided by law.
216216 E. The state budget division of the department of
217217 finance and administration shall monitor revenue received by
218218 agencies from sources other than the general fund and shall
219219 reduce the operating budget of any agency whose revenue from
220220 such sources is not meeting projections. The state budget
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249249 division shall notify the legislative finance committee of any
250250 operating budget reduced pursuant to this subsection.
251251 F. Except as otherwise specifically stated in the
252252 General Appropriation Act of 2025, appropriations are made in
253253 that act for the expenditures of agencies and for other
254254 purposes as required by existing law for fiscal year 2026. If
255255 any other act of the first session of the fifty-seventh
256256 legislature changes existing law with regard to the name or
257257 responsibilities of an agency or the name or purpose of a fund
258258 or distribution, the appropriation made in the General
259259 Appropriation Act of 2025 shall be transferred from the agency,
260260 fund or distribution to which an appropriation had been made as
261261 required by existing law to the appropriate agency, fund or
262262 distribution provided by the new law.
263263 G. The department of finance and administration
264264 shall regularly consult with the legislative finance committee
265265 staff to compare fiscal year 2026 revenue collections with the
266266 revenue estimate. If the analyses indicate that revenues and
267267 transfers to the general fund are not expected to meet
268268 appropriations, the department shall present a plan to the
269269 legislative finance committee that outlines the methods by
270270 which the administration proposes to address the deficit.
271271 H. Pursuant to Sections 6-3-23 through 6-3-25 NMSA
272272 1978, agencies whose revenue from state board of finance loans,
273273 from revenue appropriated by other acts of the legislature or
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302302 from gifts, grants, donations, bequests, insurance settlements,
303303 refunds or payments into revolving funds exceeds specifically
304304 appropriated amounts may request budget increases from the
305305 state budget division. If approved by the state budget
306306 division, such money is appropriated.
307307 I. Except for gasoline credit cards used solely for
308308 operation of official vehicles, telephone credit cards used
309309 solely for official business and procurement cards used as
310310 authorized by Section 6-5-9.1 NMSA 1978, none of the
311311 appropriations contained in the General Appropriation Act of
312312 2025 may be expended for payment of agency-issued credit card
313313 invoices.
314314 J. For the purpose of administering the General
315315 Appropriation Act of 2025, the state shall follow the modified
316316 accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds in
317317 accordance with the manual of model accounting practices issued
318318 by the department of finance and administration.
319319 SECTION 4. FISCAL YEAR 2026 APPROPRIATIONS.--
320320 A. LEGISLATIVE.--Forty-six million one hundred
321321 fifty-five thousand nine hundred dollars ($46,155,900) from the
322322 general fund is appropriated to the legislative council
323323 service for allocation to legislative agencies in fiscal year
324324 2026.
325325 B. JUDICIAL.--Four hundred sixty-six million nine
326326 hundred forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars
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355355 ($466,947,500) from the general fund, twenty-seven million one
356356 hundred one thousand six hundred dollars ($27,101,600) from
357357 other state funds, fourteen million eighty-seven thousand three
358358 hundred dollars ($14,087,300) from internal service
359359 funds/interagency transfers and five million one hundred eight
360360 thousand dollars ($5,108,000) from federal funds is
361361 appropriated to the administrative office of the courts for
362362 allocation to judicial agencies in fiscal year 2026.
363363 C. GENERAL CONTROL.--Two hundred nineteen million
364364 eight hundred fifty-six thousand nine hundred dollars
365365 ($219,856,900) from the general fund, one billion five hundred
366366 sixty-three million six hundred twenty-nine thousand six
367367 hundred dollars ($1,563,629,600) from other state funds, one
368368 hundred sixty-five million eight hundred fifty-three thousand
369369 three hundred dollars ($165,853,300) from internal services
370370 funds/interagency transfers and twenty-nine million nine
371371 hundred ninety thousand three hundred dollars ($29,990,300)
372372 from federal funds is appropriated to the department of finance
373373 and administration for allocation to general control agencies
374374 in fiscal year 2026.
375375 D. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.--One hundred nine million
376376 nine hundred sixty-five thousand eight hundred dollars
377377 ($109,965,800) from the general fund, one hundred twenty-eight
378378 million four hundred nine thousand nine hundred dollars
379379 ($128,409,900) from other state funds, thirty-three million
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408408 fifty-five thousand seven hundred dollars ($33,055,700) from
409409 internal service funds/interagency transfers and one million
410410 nine hundred forty thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,940,800)
411411 from federal funds is appropriated to the department of finance
412412 and administration for allocation to commerce and industry
413413 agencies in fiscal year 2026.
414414 E. AGRICULTURE, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.--One
415415 hundred forty-one million three hundred forty-eight thousand
416416 one hundred dollars ($141,348,100) from the general fund, one
417417 hundred forty-one million two hundred twenty-three thousand
418418 four hundred dollars ($141,223,400) from other state funds,
419419 twenty-four million three hundred seventy-six thousand eight
420420 hundred dollars ($24,376,800) from internal service
421421 funds/interagency transfers and one hundred forty-six million
422422 eight hundred eighty-five thousand two hundred dollars
423423 ($146,885,200) from federal funds is appropriated to the
424424 department of finance and administration for allocation to
425425 agriculture, energy and natural resources agencies in fiscal
426426 year 2026.
427427 F. HEALTH, HOSPITALS AND HUMAN SERVICES.--Three
428428 billion two hundred forty-four million eight hundred fourteen
429429 thousand nine hundred dollars ($3,244,814,900) from the general
430430 fund, one billion one hundred seventy million fifteen thousand
431431 dollars ($1,170,015,000) from other state funds, one billion
432432 five hundred twenty-three million two hundred ninety-one
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461461 thousand one hundred dollars ($1,523,291,100) from internal
462462 service funds/interagency transfers and twelve billion one
463463 hundred four million one hundred eighty-eight thousand one
464464 hundred dollars ($12,104,188,100) from federal funds is
465465 appropriated to the department of finance and administration
466466 for allocation to health, hospitals and human services agencies
467467 in fiscal year 2026.
468468 G. PUBLIC SAFETY.--Five hundred eighty million nine
469469 hundred forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars
470470 ($580,947,500) from the general fund, one hundred eighty-three
471471 million three hundred eighty-eight thousand eight hundred
472472 dollars ($183,388,800) from other state funds, twenty-six
473473 million seven hundred ninety thousand two hundred dollars
474474 ($26,790,200) from internal service funds/interagency transfers
475475 and three hundred seven million nine hundred ninety-five
476476 thousand two hundred dollars ($307,995,200) from federal funds
477477 is appropriated to the department of finance and administration
478478 for allocation to public safety agencies in fiscal year 2026.
479479 H. TRANSPORTATION.--Six hundred sixty-one million
480480 eighty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($661,088,500) from
481481 other state funds, ten million eight hundred thousand dollars
482482 ($10,800,000) from internal service funds/interagency transfers
483483 and five hundred seventy-nine million four hundred seven
484484 thousand eight hundred dollars ($579,407,800) from federal
485485 funds is appropriated to the department of finance and
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514514 administration for allocation to transportation agencies in
515515 fiscal year 2026.
516516 I. OTHER EDUCATION.--Sixty-six million eight
517517 hundred seventy-one thousand six hundred dollars ($66,871,600)
518518 from the general fund, eight million two hundred forty-five
519519 thousand three hundred dollars ($8,245,300) from other state
520520 funds and eight million two hundred sixty-four thousand seven
521521 hundred dollars ($8,264,700) from internal service
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523523 of finance and administration for allocation to other education
524524 agencies in fiscal year 2026.
525525 J. HIGHER EDUCATION.--One billion four hundred
526526 million five hundred fifty thousand four hundred dollars
527527 ($1,400,550,400) from the general fund, two billion one hundred
528528 forty-seven million five hundred twenty-six thousand one
529529 hundred dollars ($2,147,526,100) from other state funds,
530530 seventy-six million eighty-three thousand three hundred dollars
531531 ($76,083,300) from internal service funds/interagency transfers
532532 and nine hundred five million thirty-three thousand two hundred
533533 dollars ($905,033,200) from federal funds is appropriated to
534534 the higher education department for expenditure or allocation
535535 to higher education agencies in fiscal year 2026.
536536 K. PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT.--Four billion four
537537 hundred ninety-two million eighty-nine thousand three hundred
538538 dollars ($4,492,089,300) from the general fund, two million
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567567 dollars ($2,000,000) from other state funds and six hundred
568568 thirteen million four hundred fifty-four thousand dollars
569569 ($613,454,000) from federal funds is appropriated to the public
570570 education department for expenditure or allocation to public
571571 school districts and charter schools in fiscal year 2026.
572572 SECTION 5. FUND TRANSFERS.--Notwithstanding the
573573 provisions of Sections 6-4-9 and 6-4-11 NMSA 1978, the
574574 department of finance and administration shall transfer an
575575 amount from the tobacco settlement permanent fund to the
576576 tobacco settlement program fund equal to the difference between
577577 appropriations in Section 4 of the General Appropriation Act of
578578 2025 made from the tobacco settlement program fund and the
579579 amount transferred to the tobacco settlement program fund
580580 pursuant to Subsection B of Section 6-4-9 NMSA 1978 in fiscal
581581 year 2026 to fully fund appropriations made from the tobacco
582582 settlement program fund contained in Section 4 of the General
583583 Appropriation Act of 2025.
584584 SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY.--If any part or application of
585585 this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to
586586 other situations or persons shall not be affected.
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