HB 505 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

OPIOID USE DISORDER DRUG STOCKS

HB 505 requires New Mexico retail pharmacies to maintain sufficient buprenorphine stock to treat opioid use disorder, calculated based on their average 30-day dispensing rate plus three additional prescriptions (including both buprenorphine-only and combination products). Wholesale drug distributors must report monthly to the state board any denials or delays in filling buprenorphine orders from pharmacies, including reasons for such actions. The health department will analyze this data to publish biannual reports on access disparities and impacts on treatment outcomes. Violations can result in fines up to $2,500 for pharmacies (third violation) and $10,000 for distributors (second violation).

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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introduced version → JU substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely replaced with a different version. The original bill focused on requiring pharmacies to stock buprenorphine for opioid treatment, while the new version focuses on requiring law enforcement agencies to use body-worn cameras and establishing bad faith presumptions for officers who fail to comply with camera policies.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed entirely from pharmacy opioid stocking requirements to law enforcement body-worn camera requirements.

SCOPE

All provisions related to pharmacy buprenorphine stocking requirements were removed.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements mandate that law enforcement agencies require peace officers to wear body-worn cameras during public interactions and establish specific policies for camera use.

ENFORCEMENT

New provisions create a presumption of bad faith and liability for intentional spoliation of evidence when peace officers knowingly or intentionally fail to comply with body-worn camera policies.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for 'body-worn camera', 'law enforcement agency', 'peace officer', and 'undercover operation'.

ELIGIBILITY

Exemptions were added for undercover operations and explosive recovery operations where body-worn camera requirements do not apply.

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Committee

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors