2025SB78

Expanding Scope for Nurse Anesthetists to Improve Care Access

2025 - New Mexico Senate

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.

29

Voted Yes

2

Voted No

11

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 42

LegislatorVote
Heather Berghmans

NM

Conservative
Jay Block

NM

Conservative
Pat Boone

NM

Did Not Vote
Craig Brandt

NM

Conservative
Crystal Diamond

NM

Conservative
Pete Campos

NM

Conservative
Joseph Cervantes

NM

Did Not Vote
Angel Charley

NM

Did Not Vote
Katy Duhigg

NM

Leftist
Candy Ezzell

NM

Did Not Vote
Natalie Figueroa

NM

Conservative
David Gallegos

NM

Conservative
Roberto Gonzales

NM

Conservative
Carrie Hamblen

NM

Did Not Vote
Martin Hickey

NM

Conservative
Leo Jaramillo

NM

Conservative
Steve Lanier

NM

Conservative
Linda Lopez

NM

Conservative
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez

NM

Did Not Vote
Antonio Maestas

NM

Conservative
George Munoz

NM

Leftist
Cindy Nava

NM

Conservative
Debbie O'Malley

NM

Conservative
Michael Padilla

NM

Conservative
Nicholas Paul

NM

Conservative
Shannon Pinto

NM

Conservative
Harold Pope

NM

Did Not Vote
Gabriel Ramos

NM

Conservative
Joshua Sanchez

NM

Conservative
Larry Scott

NM

Did Not Vote
William Sharer

NM

Conservative
Benny Shendo

NM

Conservative
William Soules

NM

Conservative
Elizabeth Stefanics

NM

Did Not Vote
Jeff Steinborn

NM

Conservative
Mimi Stewart

NM

Conservative
Anthony Thornton

NM

Conservative
Nicole Tobiassen

NM

Conservative
James Townsend

NM

Did Not Vote
Linda Trujillo

NM

Conservative
Peter Wirth

NM

Did Not Vote
Pat Woods

NM

Conservative

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