States/New Mexico

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AI Overview

New Mexico has a regulation score of 5/10 (moderate), with 2 enacted AI laws and 3 pending bills. Total tracked lobbying activity: $2.2M. Key companies active: Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Descartes Labs.

New Mexico

New Mexico has pursued moderate AI regulation with a focus on government transparency and protecting communities from algorithmic discrimination. The state has leveraged its national laboratory presence to inform science-based AI governance policy.

Moderate Regulation8 Total Bills

Moderate

Enacted

Pending

$2.2M

Lobbying

Key Laws & Legislation

•NM SB 250 - AI in Government Decision-Making Transparency
•NM HB 188 - Algorithmic Discrimination Prevention Act

Key Legislators

Sen. Katy Duhigg

Senate · Judiciary Committee Chair

Rep. Gail Chasey

House · Judiciary Committee Chair

Active AI Company Lobbying

Sandia National LaboratoriesLos Alamos National LaboratoryDescartes Labs

All New Mexico AI Bills (6)

6 bills found

State	Bill	Title	Status	Topics	Last Action
NM	HB 258	Workplace AI Bias Prevention Act	Enacted	hiring-ai	2026-04-01
NM	HB 2031	Conversational AI Transparency Act	Introduced	chatbot-safety	2025-12-29
NM	SB 577	Deepfake Prevention and Disclosure Act	Dead	deepfakes	2025-06-09
NM	SB 310	AI Deepfake Criminalization Act	Introduced	deepfakes	2025-02-10
NM	HB 410	AI in Government Decision-Making Act	In Committee	government-ai	2025-01-27
NM	SB 582	Facial Recognition in Law Enforcement Act	Passed Chamber	facial-recognition	2023-03-27

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Last updated: 2026-04-15