Reparations · State · NM

New Mexico Senate Memorial Addresses Historical Forced Sterilization Policy

Why this rating

The provided material — a bill title, procedural history, and sponsor list — does not include the memorial's operative text, so it is not possible to determine what specific action, study, funding, or population the memorial addresses, nor whether it establishes a lineage-specific mechanism affecting Freedmen descendants as opposed to a general historical acknowledgment. Senate memorials in New Mexico are typically non-binding requests or directives without appropriated funding or enforcement power; absent text confirming a concrete, funded, or lineage-specific mechanism, direction is recorded as 0 (genuinely unclear/ambiguous) rather than assumed positive or negative. Procedurally, the measure is fully complete: it passed the Senate unanimously and was signed by the chamber(s), the final step for a memorial not requiring gubernatorial signature, so force is recorded at 1.00 — full legislative completion — even though the underlying policy impact on Freedmen specifically cannot be established from this material.

Summary

New Mexico Senate Memorial 14 (SM14), titled 'Address Forced Sterilization Policy,' was introduced in the 2026 Regular Session, referred to the Senate Rules Committee and Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee, and reported with 'Do Pass' recommendations from both. It passed the Senate 39-0 on February 14, 2026, and was signed by one or both houses on February 16, 2026, completing the legislative process required for a memorial (which does not require the Governor's signature).

Sources

• Address Forced Sterilization Policy — bill text · primary · legiscan

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