HB 219 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

SLOT CANYON RIVERLANDS STATE PARK

HB 219 would create Slot Canyon Riverlands State Park on land in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, using the Broad Canyon ranch study area. The bill requires the state parks division to develop the park by prioritizing recreation, wildlife habitat, trail connections to the Rio Grande trail, and removing invasive salt cedar, while prohibiting the sale or exchange of park land. It appropriates $9 million from the general fund for park development and operations starting in fiscal year 2026, with unspent funds not reverting to the general fund. The bill passed the House and Senate but was vetoed by the governor on April 11, 2025, preventing it from becoming law.

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 29, 2025 Vetoed Apr 11, 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 improved layout and page numbering. The core policy content regarding the creation of Slot Canyon Riverlands State Park, its development requirements, and restrictions on selling park land remained substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The bill's layout and formatting were updated to match final legislative standards, including renumbering lines and adding page headers/footers.

Bracketed deletion markers and underscored addition markers used during the drafting process were removed from the final text.

Page numbers and final act formatting were added to the final version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Mar 20, 2025

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

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 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Conservation Committee

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Rural Development, Land Grants and Cultural Affairs Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors