HB 456 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

ARCHITECT & ENGINEERING SVCS. & CONSTRUCTION

HB 456 increases spending limits for state agencies and local public bodies when contracting for architectural/engineering services and construction projects. It raises the maximum annual spending per contractor from $7.5 million to $15 million over four years for design services, and from $12.5 million to $30 million over ten years for construction. The bill also requires agencies to report contract spending details quarterly to the General Services Department. This change allows for larger, more flexible contracts while maintaining oversight of public spending.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Signed Apr 9, 2025
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MODERATE
HB 456 significantly increases the dollar limits for state and local government contracts for architectural, engineering, and construction services. The bill raises the maximum total contract value from $7.5 million to $30 million over different time periods, and increases single contract limits from $650,000 to $2 million for architectural/engineering work and from $4 million to $7 million for construction projects.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope by allowing much larger contract amounts for multiple source procurement, enabling state agencies and local public bodies to enter into larger contracts without needing separate competitive bidding processes for each project.
FISCAL

Increased the total contract limit for architectural and engineering services from $7.5 million over four years to $15 million over four years, and from $650,000 per single contract to $2 million per single contract.

Increased the total contract limit for indefinite quantity construction contracts from $12.5 million over three years to $30 million over ten years, and from $4 million per purchase order to $7 million per purchase order.

Raised the cumulative contract limit for any single firm performing multiple contracts from $7.5 million to $15 million for architectural/engineering services and from $12.5 million to $30 million for construction projects.

REQUIREMENT

Maintained requirements that advertisements must disclose the number of contracts expected and that a single selection process must be used for all multiple contracts.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Mar 21, 2025
D Democratic24
24 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
13 Yea 3
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 9, 2025
Signed into law
Signed
executive
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Sent to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee & House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Brian Baca
RRepublican
NM
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