Nicole Chavez

Voted for House Bill 4, which sends more of the health insurance premium tax to the fund that holds down costs on the state exchange. The New Mexico House passed it 48-19. The Senate later moved 5 percent of the 2028 share to a behavioral health program fund, the House agreed, and it became law.

February 12, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for Senate Bill 88, which creates a Medicaid trust fund that pays out once it holds $500 million. The New Mexico House passed it 52-13, and it became law.

March 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for Senate Bill 376, which makes the state pay 80 percent of every worker's health insurance cost from July 2025. The New Mexico House passed it 52-13, and it became law.

March 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for House Bill 156, which keeps the Department of Health in charge of school vaccine rules. The New Mexico House passed it 51-14, and it became law.

February 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 493, which sets audit rules a local government must meet before getting a state building grant. The New Mexico House passed it 51-13, and it became law.

March 20, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for House Bill 247, which tightens the rules for capital outlay money for building projects. The New Mexico House passed it 48-20, and it became law.

February 9, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted for Senate Bill 152, which creates a program to help low-income households pay for phone and internet service. The New Mexico House passed it 48-14, and it became law.

February 18, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Co-sponsored a New Mexico law changing how the parole board decides whether to release inmates serving life sentences (Senate Bill 43, enacted as Chapter 22). The law directs the board to weigh the inmate's risk, prison record, program participation and maturity, and to interview the inmate and hear from the victim's family.

March 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was the lead sponsor of New Mexico House Bill 206. It proposed adding assault, battery, criminal sexual contact, and armed robbery to the crimes that let victims claim state reparation payments. The House passed it 63-0 on February 15, 2026. The Senate Judiciary Committee then postponed action on it indefinitely, so the bill died.

February 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 8, a public safety package that lets courts send some defendants to community programs instead of jail. The New Mexico House passed it 48-20, and it became law.

February 15, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 200, which creates a loan program for first-time buyers of newly built starter homes. The New Mexico House passed it 52-15, and it became law.

February 12, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for Senate Bill 267, which caps rental screening fees at $50 and requires listings to state every fee. The New Mexico House passed it 42-21, and it became law.

March 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Co-sponsored a bill clarifying disability and survivor pensions for public employees, letting state fire members earn service credit during workers' compensation leave (House Bill 43). It passed the House 65-0 and Senate 39-0 and became Chapter 14.

February 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for Senate Bill 241, which writes the child care assistance program into law. The New Mexico House passed it 37-19, and it became law.

February 17, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for Senate Bill 1, which sets up two state funds for mental health and addiction care. The New Mexico House passed it 46-19, and it became law.

February 21, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for House Bill 8, a public safety package that lets courts send some defendants to community programs instead of jail. The New Mexico House passed it 48-20, and it became law.

February 15, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted against Senate Bill 111, which keeps a driver's sex, gender identity, immigration status and national origin private. The New Mexico House passed it 37-24, and it became law.

February 18, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 21, which gives people on Medicare a yearly 60-day window to switch Medigap plans. The New Mexico House passed it 41-22, and it became law.

February 17, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 96, which treats a child care home as a residence for local zoning, barring extra rules, permits or fees. The New Mexico House passed it 41-23, and it became law.

February 17, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 264, which bars armed troops at polling places or within 50 feet of ballot drop boxes. The New Mexico House passed it 41-26, and it became law.

February 17, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 30, which repeals the requirement that every abortion be reported to the state registrar. The New Mexico House passed it 39-27, and it became law.

February 16, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 270, which widens who must pay into apprentice training programs on public building work. The New Mexico House passed it 41-25, and it became law.

February 14, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 124, which creates a New Americans Division in the state workforce department. The New Mexico House passed it 40-21, and it became law.

February 10, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, which bars public bodies from agreements to hold people for federal civil immigration violations. The New Mexico House passed it 40-29, and it became law.

January 30, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 2, which lets the state borrow $1.5 billion more for highways, paid for by higher truck taxes and fees. The New Mexico House passed it 44-23, and it became law.

January 30, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 3 from the October 2025 special session, which moved control of New Mexico's vaccine rules to the state Department of Health. The New Mexico House passed it 43-26, and it became law.

October 2, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 45, which lets counties pay poor residents' insurance premiums from their health care assistance fund. The New Mexico House passed it 55-14, and it became law.

March 21, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 59, which extends public works minimum wage rules to off-site shops making ductwork for the job. The New Mexico House passed it 34-27, and it became law.

March 21, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 364, which lets non-citizens with federal work authorization be hired as police officers. The New Mexico House passed it 38-20, and it became law.

March 21, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 120, which permanently bars health plans from charging out of pocket for behavioral health care. The New Mexico House passed it 46-17, and it became law.

March 21, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 16, which lets voters with no party vote in a major party's primary election. The New Mexico House passed it 36-33, and it became law.

March 21, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 37, which creates a strategic water reserve fund of up to $15 million. The New Mexico House passed it 42-20, and it became law.

March 20, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 23, which raises the royalty on new oil and gas leases on the most productive state land. The New Mexico House passed it 37-31, and it became law.

March 20, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 83, which creates a fund to help agencies plan for net zero emissions. The New Mexico House passed it 31-25, and it became law.

March 20, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 48, which creates a community benefit fund for projects that cut greenhouse gases. The New Mexico House passed it 39-26, and it became law.

March 19, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 124, which lets the insurance superintendent issue subpoenas during an investigation. The New Mexico House passed it 40-23, and it became law.

March 19, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 21, which lets New Mexico run its own water pollution permit program instead of the federal government. The New Mexico House passed it 43-25, and it became law.

March 19, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 7, which lets a city run a storm water system as a municipal utility with fees. The New Mexico House passed it 46-18, and it became law.

March 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 57, which keeps records naming public health workers who provide abortion care out of public records requests. The New Mexico House passed it 42-25, and it became law.

March 18, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 586, which keeps and widens the state's review of health care mergers. The New Mexico House passed it 41-26, and it became law.

March 17, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 78, which bars drug makers from blocking clinics' access to 340B discounted medicine. The New Mexico House passed it 36-28, and it became law.

March 15, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 5, which renames the State Game Commission the State Wildlife Commission and changes how its members are picked. The New Mexico House passed it 42-26, and it became law.

March 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 128, which creates a fund for grants to local governments and tribes to install solar power. The New Mexico House passed it 43-22, and it became law.

March 1, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 89, which opens state graduate scholarships to residents regardless of citizenship. The New Mexico House passed it 40-25, and it became law.

March 1, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 91, which lets the utility board approve special rates for large new customers. The New Mexico House passed it 42-25, and it became law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 12, which lets police seek an extreme risk firearm order based on their own information. The New Mexico House passed it 41-27, and it became law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 6, which extends the prevailing wage law to projects financed with industrial revenue bonds. The New Mexico House passed it 41-26, and it became law.

February 17, 2025

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