SB 280 New Mexico Senate · 2026 Regular Session

PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

Based solely on the provided context, SB 280's specific provisions are not detailed in the bill text or summary. The bill's title ("PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE") is broad but does not indicate concrete policy changes. The bill was referred to committees (Senate Committees' Committee and Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee) but was withdrawn on February 14, 2026, and no further action is described. Without substantive text or a specific summary of its content, a factual description of its mechanisms or direct effects cannot be provided.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill draft primarily reorganizes and updates definitions related to alcoholic beverages in New Mexico's liquor excise tax law. The changes include renumbering sections, adding new definitions for specific beverage types, and clarifying thresholds for different categories of alcohol producers and sellers.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on liquor excise taxes, but the definitions section has been expanded and restructured to provide clearer categorization of different alcoholic beverages and producers.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'alcoholic beverages' was updated to include a specific alcohol by volume threshold of .234068.1 percent (previously .233139.1 percent) and explicitly excludes medicinal bitters.

New definition added for 'microbrewer' specifying a production threshold of less than 200,000 barrels of beer per year.

New definition added for 'small winegrower' specifying a production threshold of less than 1,500,000 liters of wine per year.

The definition of 'fortified wine' was restructured with three specific exclusions: cork-sealed wine aged two years or more, naturally fermented wine without added spirits, and vermouth and sherry.

New definition added for 'winegrower' referencing licensing requirements under Section 60-6A-11 NMSA 1978.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from 'Introduced Version' to 'Committee Substitute' with a date of 2/13/26, indicating this is a revised version after committee review.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2026

Committee

referred to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

not printed Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee

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