HB 586 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

HB 586 is a New Mexico legislative bill titled "PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE," sponsored by Representatives Szczepanski, Chandler, and Duhigg. The provided context does not include the bill's specific policy provisions or concrete changes, only its procedural status (passed by the House and Senate and signed into law). Without the bill text or summary detailing its content, no accurate description of its mechanisms, affected parties, or policy changes can be provided. The bill's title is broad and does not indicate specific provisions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

JC substitute → Final Version · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized after committee review, removing placeholder text and consolidating the structure while keeping the core provisions on hospital merger oversight, whistleblower protection, and administrative penalties. The substantive policy content remains largely unchanged from the committee substitute version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the final version maintains the same oversight authority over hospital mergers and acquisitions as the committee substitute.

TECHNICAL

Removed committee markup placeholders and formatting artifacts (e.g., bracketed text like [office] and [department]) to reflect the final legislative text.

Consolidated section numbering and removed draft annotations (e.g., HJC/HB 586 page references) that were present in the committee substitute version.

Deleted placeholder language such as '[This act]' and '[department]' that indicated where specific agency names would be inserted in the final version.

POLICY

All substantive policy provisions including definitions, oversight requirements, whistleblower protections, and enforcement penalties remain identical to the committee substitute.

introduced version → JC substitute · 9 edits

MAJOR

This bill transforms the Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act from a voluntary review system into a mandatory regulatory framework requiring pre-approval for hospital mergers and acquisitions. It expands oversight to include health insurer-owned provider organizations, adds whistleblower protections, and establishes administrative penalties for non-compliance.

Scope change

The bill significantly broadens the scope of transactions subject to review to include health insurer-owned provider organizations, independent health care practices, and any agreement resulting in a change of control, not just direct hospital acquisitions.

REQUIREMENT

Mandatory pre-approval requirement: Transactions now require written approval from the secretary before being effectuated, with a 120-day review period.

New public comment requirements including newspaper publication, public forums, and multiple methods for anonymous public input in languages other than English.

Whistleblower protection policy required for hospitals and provider organizations owned or affiliated with health insurers, prohibiting retaliation for reporting violations.

Annual reporting required for three years after approval, including compliance with conditions, service changes, and cost trend analyses.

Mandatory annual posting of hospital ownership information on the authority's website.

DEFINITION

Expanded definition of 'transaction' to include mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and changes of control involving management services organizations and health insurers.

Changed oversight authority from 'office of superintendent of insurance' to 'health care authority' with the secretary of health care authority as the decision-maker.

ENFORCEMENT

Administrative fines up to $10,000 per violation for non-compliance, up to $15,000 per day for willful failure to provide notice, and up to $100,000 for retaliatory actions against whistleblowers.

TECHNICAL

Repealed delayed repeal provision from Laws 2024, Chapter 40, Section 9, making the act immediately effective July 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

26–12

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Mar 20, 2025

D Democratic24

22 Yea 2

91% Yea

R Republican16

4 Yea 12 Nay

75% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 18, 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 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

referred to House Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

not printed House Rules and Order of Business Committee

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors