SM 6 New Mexico Senate · 2026 Regular Session

NAME ROSWELL BYPASS FOR NANCY LOPEZ

Senate Memorial 6 requests the New Mexico Department of Transportation to consider naming the Roswell Bypass (U.S. Highway 285) in honor of Nancy Lopez, a Roswell native and Hall of Fame professional golfer. The memorial highlights Lopez’s 48 LPGA tournament wins, her role as a pioneering figure in women’s golf, and her lifelong ties to Roswell, where she grew up and graduated from high school.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Feb 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Feb 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

introduced version → Final Version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent significant formatting and structural reorganization while maintaining the same core purpose of honoring Nancy Lopez by naming the Roswell Bypass. The WHEREAS clauses were renumbered and reorganized, with some content moved between clauses and minor text adjustments made throughout. The substantive policy content requesting the Department of Transportation to consider naming the highway remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Complete reformatting and renumbering of all clauses from the original introduced version to the final version, with text reorganized across pages

Minor text adjustments and spacing changes throughout the document, including removal of bracketed deletion markers and underscored insertion markers

Page numbering and formatting headers were updated to reflect the final version structure

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

31–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 38

Feb 13, 2026

D Democratic22

17 Yea 5

77% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 14, 2026

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors