SB 377 New Mexico Senate · 2025 Regular Session

NM UNITED LICENSE PLATE

SB 377 would have created a special New Mexico United soccer team license plate, requiring a $50 initial fee and $20 annual renewal on top of standard registration. Revenue would fund plate production ($12 per plate) and tourism promotion ($38 initial/$20 annual). The bill was vetoed on April 11, 2025, so it did not become law. This procedural bill directly affected vehicle owners who chose to purchase the plate, with no substantive policy changes beyond the fee structure and revenue distribution.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Vetoed Apr 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

introduced version → Final Version · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to a final version with minor text adjustments. The core policy content regarding the New Mexico United special registration plate remains substantively unchanged, including the $50 initial fee, $20 annual renewal fee, and the requirement that revenue support the Department of Transportation and tourism promotion. The only notable change is the addition of page numbers and formatting markers that were present in the original draft but removed in the final version.

TECHNICAL

Removed bracketed deletion markers and underscored insertion markers that were used to indicate changes during the legislative process, resulting in a cleaner final text.

Adjusted line numbering and formatting to match standard legislative document conventions for the final version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

35–2

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 16, 2025

D Democratic24

22 Yea 1 Nay 1

91% Yea

R Republican16

13 Yea 1 Nay 2

81% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2025

Vetoed

executive

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Appropriations & Finance Committee

lower

Mar 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Finance Committee

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors