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NM SB202

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2026

Primary Sponsor

Pete Campos

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates two new nonreverting funds: the Physician Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund and the Physician Graduate Medical Education Program Fund to support physician residency programs in rural and underserved areas

  • Transfers $100 million from the general fund to the trust fund and $10 million to the program fund upon the act's effective date

  • Beginning July 1, 2027, annual distributions of 5% of the trust fund's three-year average market value will flow to the program fund

  • Appropriates $8 million from the program fund for fiscal years 2027-2028, with up to $2.5 million annually for programs developing accreditation applications, $500,000 for newly accredited programs, and $1 million for programs accredited one year or more

  • Declared an emergency measure requiring immediate effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Physician Graduate Ed. Trust Fund

Last Action

Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SEC/SFC

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Committees1/30/2026

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