2025HB117

Letting Physician Assistants Handle Death Certificates

2025 - New Mexico House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill authorizes physician assistants to complete and sign death certificates, streamlining the process and reducing burdens on physicians and families. CPAC supports practical scope-of-practice reforms that reduce bureaucracy and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-21 by a vote of 40-0. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-22 by a vote of 64-0. The bill later became law.

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Did Not Vote

Legislators · 70

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Michelle Paulene Abeyta NM	Democrat	28%	Conservative
Marianna Anaya NM	Democrat	26%	Conservative
Janelle Anyanonu NM	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Gail Armstrong NM	Republican	67%	Conservative
Brian G. Baca NM	Republican	70%	Conservative
John Block NM	Republican	95%	Conservative
Cynthia Borrego NM	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Cathrynn Brown NM	Republican	80%	Conservative
Patricia Roybal Caballero NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Micaela Lara Cadena NM	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Kathleen Cates NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Christine Chandler NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Jack Chatfield NM	Republican	76%	Conservative
Eleanor Chavez NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Nicole Chavez NM	Republican	25%	Conservative
Elaine Sena Cortez NM	Republican	89%	Conservative
Art De La Cruz NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Catherine Cullen NM	Republican	78%	Conservative
Meredith Dixon NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Rebecca Dow NM	Republican	78%	Conservative
P. Mark Duncan NM	Republican	78%	Conservative
Joanne Ferrary NM	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Doreen Gallegos NM	Democrat	11%	Did Not Vote
Miguel Garcia NM	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Martha Garcia NM	Democrat	15%	Did Not Vote
Joy Garratt NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Anita Gonzales NM	Democrat	21%	Conservative
Yanira Gurrola NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
William Hall NM	Republican	79%	Conservative
Jonathan Henry NM	Republican	84%	Conservative
Joshua Hernandez NM	Republican	57%	Conservative
Joseph Hernandez NM	Democrat	26%	Conservative
Pamelya Herndon NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Susan Herrera NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Dayan Hochman-Vigil NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Doreen Johnson NM	Democrat	16%	Did Not Vote
Jenifer Jones NM	Republican	63%	Conservative
Raymundo Lara NM	Democrat	19%	Conservative
Derrick Lente NM	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Charlotte Little NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Stefani Lord NM	Republican	88%	Conservative
Tara Lujan NM	Democrat	7%	Conservative
Patricia Lundstrom NM	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Javier Martínez NM	Democrat	17%	Conservative
Alan Martinez NM	Republican	51%	Conservative
Jimmy Mason NM	Republican	80%	Conservative
Marian Matthews NM	Democrat	16%	Conservative
Matthew McQueen NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Angelita Mejia NM	Republican	89%	Conservative
Rod Montoya NM	Republican	80%	Did Not Vote
Tanya Mirabal Moya NM	Republican	69%	Conservative
Mark Murphy NM	Republican	81%	Conservative
Kristina Ortez NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Cristina Parajon NM	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Randall Pettigrew NM	Republican	93%	Conservative
Andrea Reeb NM	Republican	80%	Conservative
G. Andrés Romero NM	Democrat	12%	Conservative
Andrea Romero NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Angelica Rubio NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Joseph Sanchez NM	Democrat	29%	Conservative
Debra Sariñana NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Linda Serrato NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Sarah Silva NM	Democrat	28%	Conservative
Nathan Small NM	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Reena Szczepanski NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Luis Terrazas NM	Republican	65%	Conservative
Elizabeth Thomson NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Diane Torres-Velasquez NM	Democrat	26%	Conservative
Harlan Vincent NM	Republican	82%	Conservative
Martin Zamora NM	Republican	77%	Conservative