HB 171 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

PHARMACY CUSTODIAL CARE FACILITIES

HB 171 allows licensed custodial care facilities providing medically monitored withdrawal management to legally stock and possess certain controlled substances (specifically those in Schedules III-V under federal law). This applies only to facilities with a consulting pharmacist overseeing care and 24/7 nursing staff on-site year-round. The bill amends New Mexico's Pharmacy Act to authorize these facilities to maintain the necessary medications for withdrawal management directly on-site. It does not change patient eligibility or treatment protocols, but streamlines access to specific controlled drugs for approved facilities.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Apr 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

introduced version → Final Version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to a final version with minor structural changes. The core policy content regarding custodial care facilities acquiring controlled substances for withdrawal management remains substantively unchanged, though the text was reorganized and an effective date of January 1, 2026 was added.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope; the policy content regarding custodial care facilities remains the same.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date provision stating the bill becomes effective on January 1, 2026

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the document structure from introduced version to final version with renumbered sections

Removed bracketed and underscored markup indicators used in the introduced version

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 21, 2025

D Democratic24

23 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Health & Human Services Committee & House Judiciary Committee

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors