The New Mexico legislature is just one of the ways that we advance civil liberties in our state, and we spend a significant amount of time engaging in the legislative process each year.
We aim to support bills that strengthen our rights guaranteed under the Constitution and defeat bills that threaten them. See below for the legislation we're supporting this year.
Check out our 2019 Legislative Advocacy Guide which includes information on how to volunteer to help pass our legislative priorities this session.
Law enforcement officers are entrusted with a tremendous amount of power in our society, up to and including the use of lethal force. That level of power must be balanced with accountability, transparency and oversight, and officer worn cameras are a crucial ingredient in that recipe.
New Mexicans deserve the opportunity to work to support their families without risking the health of their pregnancies.
We need to invest our local resources in keeping our welcoming state safe and free from discriminatory practices that target vulnerable communities.
Some local jurisdictions in New Mexico have privacy and confidentiality policies that prohibit the disclosure of sensitive private information obtained by public employees to outside agencies, such as a person’s social security number, sexual orientation, a person’s status as a recipient of publi
One of the highest-profile indications that New Mexico is a truly immigrant-friendly state is the fact that we have a law that allows undocumented immigrants to receive a state drivers license.
Believe it or not, New Mexico still has an old, outdated law from the 1960s on the books that criminalizes abortion. Although the law is unconstitutional (and unenforceable) under Roe v. Wade, it’s important to get it off the books now, given the precarious nature of the U.S.