HB 143 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTS

HB 143 requires lobbyists and their employers to file detailed reports disclosing which specific bills they lobbied on, their position (support/oppose) on each bill, and whether that position changed. It mandates these reports be submitted before legislative session adjournment or within a defined timeframe after adjournment, and requires the reports to be publicly accessible online for at least ten years. The bill directly affects all registered lobbyists and their employers in New Mexico by creating a standardized, searchable public record of lobbying efforts on specific legislation.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Vetoed Apr 11, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill strengthens transparency requirements for lobbyists in New Mexico by mandating detailed activity reports that disclose specific legislation lobbied, positions taken, and any changes in those positions. It also extends the retention period for lobbying reports to at least ten years and integrates reporting systems with campaign finance disclosures.

Scope change

The bill expands reporting requirements to include lobbying activity on legislation prior to introduction and requires reports to be filed within 48 hours of lobbying commencement, while maintaining the existing framework for lobbyist registration and expenditure reporting.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement for lobbyists to file activity reports disclosing specific legislation lobbied, positions taken, and whether positions changed

Mandatory 48-hour filing deadline for lobbying activity reports after lobbying commences

Requirement to report lobbying activity on legislation before it is introduced

Automatic electronic notice to reporting individuals within 24 hours of lobbyist expenditure report filing

TIMELINE

Extended minimum retention period for lobbying reports from unspecified timeframe to at least ten years

Established effective date of January 1, 2027 for all provisions

TECHNICAL

Integration requirement between lobbyist reporting system and campaign reporting system

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

22–14

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Mar 17, 2025

D Democratic24

22 Yea 1 Nay 1

91% Yea

R Republican16

13 Nay 3

81% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2025

Vetoed

executive

Mar 19, 2025

Executive · Passed

House concurred in Senate amendments

executive

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Rules Committee & Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

floor substitute adopted (1 amendment)

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee & House Judiciary Committee

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors