HB 6 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

IRB PROJECT MINIMUM WAGE

HB 6 requires contractors working on municipal or county projects funded by industrial revenue bonds to pay workers the local prevailing wage and benefits, directly affecting construction workers on these projects over $60,000. It mandates that wage rates be based on collective bargaining agreements for similar work in the area, with the director determining rates annually by October 1. The law requires contractors to post wage rates publicly, withhold payments if underpaid, and allows workers to file complaints for unpaid wages, with investigations completed within 75 days. This amendment to New Mexico’s Public Works Minimum Wage Act ensures fair pay standards for workers on publicly funded construction projects.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

introduced version → Final Version · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New Mexico's prevailing wage law to clarify that industrial revenue bond projects must pay prevailing wages and comply with the Public Works Minimum Wage Act. The changes modernize the statute's language, expand enforcement powers for the director, and add procedures for handling wage disputes and appeals.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope by explicitly requiring industrial revenue bond projects to comply with prevailing wage requirements, which were previously implied but not clearly stated in the statute.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the statute title and text to clearly state that industrial revenue bond projects must pay prevailing wages and comply with Section 13-4-11 NMSA 1978.

Added requirements for contractors to post prevailing wage rates prominently at work sites and to withhold payments if underpayment is suspected.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new provisions granting the director authority to issue subpoenas and attach assurance of payment bonds when probable cause exists of a wage violation.

Added a new complaint filing procedure allowing workers to file complaints with the director and request mediation within 30 days.

DEFINITION

Reorganized and clarified the definition of prevailing wage determination procedures, including how rates are set when no collective bargaining agreements exist in a locality.

TECHNICAL

Removed bracketed editorial marks and formatting artifacts from the original bill text to produce clean final legislation.

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

How they voted

21–15

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Mar 21, 2025

D Democratic24

21 Yea 3

87% Yea

R Republican16

15 Nay 1

93% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 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 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Labor, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee & House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors