NM Legislature day 29 recap: Burning the midnight oil

By: Joshua Bowling, Patrick Lohmann, Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 805

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The clock ticked past 12:40 a.m. Tuesday when members of a New Mexico House committee decided to shelve Senate Bill 17, the controversial measure that would require training and licensing for gun store employees across the state and ban them from selling certain types of firearms, while its sponsor reviewed more than a half-dozen proposed amendments.

The committee decided to “roll” the bill, which means committee members refrained from voting so the bill’s sponsor …

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