2025HB117

Letting Physician Assistants Handle Death Certificates

2025 - New Mexico Senate

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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Legislators · 42

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Heather Berghmans NM	Democrat	25%	Conservative
Jay Block NM	Republican	71%	Conservative
Pat Boone NM	Republican	85%	Conservative
Craig Brandt NM	Republican	79%	Did Not Vote
Crystal Diamond NM	Republican	70%	Conservative
Pete Campos NM	Democrat	17%	Conservative
Joseph Cervantes NM	Democrat	17%	Conservative
Angel Charley NM	Democrat	18%	Conservative
Katy Duhigg NM	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Candy Ezzell NM	Republican	75%	Conservative
Natalie Figueroa NM	Democrat	25%	Conservative
David Gallegos NM	Republican	79%	Conservative
Roberto Gonzales NM	Democrat	15%	Conservative
Carrie Hamblen NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Martin Hickey NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Leo Jaramillo NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Steve Lanier NM	Republican	71%	Conservative
Linda Lopez NM	Democrat	12%	Conservative
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Antonio Maestas NM	Democrat	15%	Conservative
George Munoz NM	Democrat	24%	Conservative
Cindy Nava NM	Democrat	25%	Conservative
Debbie O'Malley NM	Democrat	18%	Conservative
Michael Padilla NM	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Nicholas Paul NM	Republican	71%	Conservative
Shannon Pinto NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Harold Pope NM	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Gabriel Ramos NM	Republican	72%	Conservative
Joshua Sanchez NM	Republican	76%	Did Not Vote
Larry Scott NM	Republican	76%	Conservative
William Sharer NM	Republican	78%	Conservative
Benny Shendo NM	Democrat	17%	Conservative
William Soules NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Elizabeth Stefanics NM	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Jeff Steinborn NM	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Mimi Stewart NM	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Anthony Thornton NM	Republican	71%	Conservative
Nicole Tobiassen NM	Republican	72%	Conservative
James Townsend NM	Republican	71%	Conservative
Linda Trujillo NM	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Peter Wirth NM	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Pat Woods NM	Republican	73%	Conservative