SB 38 New Mexico Senate · 2026 Regular Session

FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOOD

SB 38 repeals a delayed repeal of fees charged to businesses registering pet food products in New Mexico. The bill removes a provision that would have postponed ending these fees until 2025, instead requiring the fees to end immediately. This directly affects pet food manufacturers and distributors that pay these registration fees, as it eliminates the remaining delay in ending the requirement. The bill does not change the fee amount or create new fees - it only accelerates the timeline for their removal.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Mar 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

FS substitute → Final Version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a Senate Floor Substitute version to a Final Version, removing placeholder text and line numbers while adding a clear title. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, maintaining the repeal of pet food fees and the delayed repeal effective date of July 1, 2033.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and structural cleanup

TECHNICAL

Removed placeholder line numbers and formatting artifacts from the Senate Floor Substitute version

Added clear act title and proper legislative formatting for the Final Version

TIMELINE

Core policy provisions regarding fee repeal and delayed effective date remain identical to original version

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026 · House Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

20–15

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 38

Feb 5, 2026

D Democratic22

20 Yea 1 Nay 1

90% Yea

R Republican16

14 Nay 2

87% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2026

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Introduced

Sent to House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee & House Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Conservation Committee & Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors