2025HB71

Raiding Taxpayers to Inflate Early Childhood Bureaucracy

2025 - New Mexico Senate

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill increases mandatory transfers into the Early Childhood Education and Care Fund to grow permanent government pre-K and childcare programs rather than empowering parents directly. CPAC opposes locking more taxpayer dollars into ever-expanding government systems instead of family-directed choice and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-20 by a vote of 35-0. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-12 by a vote of 66-3. The bill later became law.

Voted Yes

Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 42

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