Proposed New Mexico Firearm Legislation HB49
Legislation Overview
Title: Increase Felon Firearm Penalty
Description: Increase Felon Firearm Penalty
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:54 N:9
Last Action Date: February 10, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
6 sponsors: Joy Garratt (D); Heather Berghmans (D); Charlotte Little (D); Andrea Reeb (R); Debra Sarinana (D); Nicole Chavez (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (6 of 70)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 10, 2026 | Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:54 N:9 |
| House | Feb 9, 2026 | HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation as amended and placed on temporary calendar |
| House | Jan 30, 2026 | HCPAC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HJC |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House HJC1 HB49 233807.1 Committee Amendment | House HJC1 HB49 233807.1 Committee Amendment | Feb 5, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House HCPAC1 HB49 233531.1 Committee Amendment | House HCPAC1 HB49 233531.1 Committee Amendment | Jan 28, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Final Passage | 02/10/2026 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
