2025SB59

Rewriting Prevailing Wage Rules to Favor Unions

2025 - New Mexico Senate

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill changes definitions in the Public Works Minimum Wage law, influencing how prevailing wages are calculated and applied on taxpayer-funded construction projects. CPAC opposes prevailing wage schemes that inflate costs for taxpayers and give unions artificial advantages and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-04 by a vote of 23-16. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-21 by a vote of 34-27. The bill later became law.

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Legislators · 42

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