2025SB78

Expanding Scope for Nurse Anesthetists to Improve Care Access

2025 - New Mexico House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill clarifies and broadens the role of certified nurse anesthetists, allowing them to practice more fully within their training and reduce bottlenecks in care. CPAC supports reducing unnecessary medical gatekeeping and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-15 by a vote of 29-2. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-21 by a vote of 64-0. The bill later became law.

64

Voted Yes

0

Voted No

6

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 70

LegislatorVote
Michelle Paulene Abeyta

NM

Conservative
Marianna Anaya

NM

Conservative
Janelle Anyanonu

NM

Conservative
Gail Armstrong

NM

Conservative
Brian G. Baca

NM

Conservative
John Block

NM

Conservative
Cynthia Borrego

NM

Conservative
Cathrynn Brown

NM

Conservative
Patricia Roybal Caballero

NM

Conservative
Micaela Lara Cadena

NM

Conservative
Kathleen Cates

NM

Conservative
Christine Chandler

NM

Conservative
Jack Chatfield

NM

Conservative
Eleanor Chavez

NM

Conservative
Nicole Chavez

NM

Conservative
Elaine Sena Cortez

NM

Conservative
Art De La Cruz

NM

Conservative
Catherine Cullen

NM

Conservative
Meredith Dixon

NM

Conservative
Rebecca Dow

NM

Conservative
P. Mark Duncan

NM

Conservative
Joanne Ferrary

NM

Conservative
Doreen Gallegos

NM

Conservative
Miguel Garcia

NM

Conservative
Martha Garcia

NM

Conservative
Joy Garratt

NM

Conservative
Anita Gonzales

NM

Conservative
Yanira Gurrola

NM

Conservative
William Hall

NM

Conservative
Jonathan Henry

NM

Conservative
Joshua Hernandez

NM

Conservative
Joseph Hernandez

NM

Conservative
Pamelya Herndon

NM

Conservative
Susan Herrera

NM

Did Not Vote
Dayan Hochman-Vigil

NM

Conservative
Doreen Johnson

NM

Conservative
Jenifer Jones

NM

Conservative
Raymundo Lara

NM

Conservative
Derrick Lente

NM

Did Not Vote
Charlotte Little

NM

Conservative
Stefani Lord

NM

Conservative
Tara Lujan

NM

Conservative
Patricia Lundstrom

NM

Did Not Vote
Javier Martínez

NM

Conservative
Alan Martinez

NM

Conservative
Jimmy Mason

NM

Conservative
Marian Matthews

NM

Conservative
Matthew McQueen

NM

Conservative
Angelita Mejia

NM

Conservative
Rod Montoya

NM

Conservative
Tanya Mirabal Moya

NM

Conservative
Mark Murphy

NM

Conservative
Kristina Ortez

NM

Conservative
Cristina Parajon

NM

Did Not Vote
Randall Pettigrew

NM

Conservative
Andrea Reeb

NM

Conservative
G. Andrés Romero

NM

Conservative
Andrea Romero

NM

Conservative
Angelica Rubio

NM

Conservative
Joseph Sanchez

NM

Conservative
Debra Sariñana

NM

Did Not Vote
Linda Serrato

NM

Conservative
Sarah Silva

NM

Conservative
Nathan Small

NM

Did Not Vote
Reena Szczepanski

NM

Conservative
Luis Terrazas

NM

Conservative
Elizabeth Thomson

NM

Conservative
Diane Torres-Velasquez

NM

Conservative
Harlan Vincent

NM

Conservative
Martin Zamora

NM

Conservative

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