NM House passes medical malpractice reform

The House voted 66-3 to send House Bill 99, which puts caps on punitive damages and makes other medical malpractice changes, to the Senate.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 15, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The New Mexico House of Representatives on Saturday quickly and overwhelmingly endorsed a bill making multiple changes to the state’s medical malpractice law, with members of both parties hailing the overhaul as a compromise resulting from months of negotiations.

Representatives passed House Bill 99 by a vote of 66-3, with every Republican and all but three Democrats advancing the measure after a little more than 15 minutes of debate.

The three Democrats …

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