Employment laws and bills in New Mexico

Every bill in the New Mexico Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
44bills in scope
Past committee
29past committee
Most recent action
24 March 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in New Mexico in 2026

5 Employment bills were enacted in New Mexico this year, the latest with a last action on 9 March 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in New Mexico

11Enacted

18Past committee

15Introduced or inactive

44 bills in scope

Enacted

11

HB 47SCHOOL EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PROGRAMSEnactedHB 128FIREFIGHTER OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE DISABLEMENTEnactedHB 7APPRENTICESHIP ASSISTANCE ACT TRANSFERSEnactedHB 255PUBLIC SAFETY WORKFORCE BUILDING PROGRAMEnactedHB 43DISABILITY & SURVIVOR PENSIONS CHANGESEnactedHB 6IRB PROJECT MINIMUM WAGEEnactedSB 59PUBLIC WORKS MINIMUM WAGE DEFINITIONSEnactedHB 368HIGH WAGE JOBS TAX CREDIT "THRESHOLD JOB"EnactedSB 376STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONSEnactedSB 66CRIMINAL OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT EXEMPTIONSEnactedHB 66WORKERS' COMPENSATION CHANGESEnacted

Past committee

14 of 18 shown

HB 145HIGH-WAGE JOB TAX CREDIT DATESPassed committeeHM 7STUDY STATE GOV'T WORK WITHOUT BENEFITSPassed committeeSB 129ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION & CANNABISPassed committeeHB 11PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACTPassed chamberHB 129PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PROBATION PERIODPassed chamberHB 230CANNABIS TESTING CERTAIN EMPLOYEESPassed chamberHB 246INCREASE MINIMUM WAGEPassed committeeHB 249UNEMPLOYMENT & EMERGENCIES & DISASTERSPassed chamberHB 264STATE EMPLOYEE SALARIES, LEAVE & RETENTIONPassed committeeHB 331CANNABIS BUSINESS & LABOR PEACE AGREEMENTPassed committeeHB 337HEALTH CARE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACTPassed committeeHB 415NOTICE OF USE OF EARNED SICK LEAVEPassed committeeHB 419CORRECTIONAL REENTRY WORKFORCE PROGRAMPassed committeeHB 438EMPLOYEE PAYMENT FOR UNUSED LEAVEPassed committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 44. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the New Mexico Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

Other practice areas in New Mexico

Employment legislation in other jurisdictions

52 more currently hold bills in this tracker

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