SB 197 New Mexico Senate · 2025 Regular Session

EMS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FUNDING

SB 197 allows local emergency medical services (EMS) systems in New Mexico to access equipment funding through a streamlined process. It redirects money from the existing Emergency Medical Services Fund to the New Mexico Finance Authority, which can then make loans to purchase equipment for EMS improvement projects that already have approved funding. This change simplifies how local EMS providers obtain necessary equipment by using the Finance Authority as an intermediary instead of direct fund allocation. The bill does not create new funding but reallocates existing resources to support equipment purchases for projects that have already secured initial funding under the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

introduced version → Final Version · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was rewritten to consolidate multiple amendments into a single, coherent version. It expands the types of revenue bonds municipalities can issue by adding new categories for gross receipts tax, gasoline tax, project revenue, fire district, and law enforcement protection bonds. This increases flexibility for local governments to fund emergency medical services and other municipal improvements through various revenue sources.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from only utility revenue bonds to include multiple new bond types covering gross receipts tax, gasoline tax, project revenue, fire district operations, and law enforcement equipment.

FISCAL

Added authority to issue gross receipts tax revenue bonds for any municipal purpose, allowing municipalities to pledge gross receipts tax revenue for debt payment.

Added authority to issue gasoline tax revenue bonds specifically for municipal infrastructure improvements like roads, bridges, and public buildings.

Added authority to issue project revenue bonds for revenue-producing projects, with safeguards against pledging revenues from unrelated projects.

Added authority to issue fire district revenue bonds for fire district projects, allowing pledge of revenues from the fire protection fund and fire district operations.

Added authority to issue law enforcement protection revenue bonds for purchasing law enforcement apparatus and equipment meeting national standards.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized and consolidated the bill text to reconcile multiple amendments into a single, streamlined version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

30–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 40

Mar 20, 2025

D Democratic24

18 Yea 6

75% Yea

R Republican16

12 Yea 4

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2025

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Appropriations & Finance Committee

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Finance Committee

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors