---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"AUTISM DAY\""
description: "\"AUTISM DAY\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nm"
legislature: "New Mexico Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SM 65"
citation: "New Mexico SM 65 (2019)"
classification: ["memorial"]
subjects: ["MEMORIALS", "OTHER", "MENTAL HEALTH & DEV. DISABILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Papen, Mary Kay"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 4
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-11"
last_action: "2019-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9055322-cc01-4c55-a648-336175cd1d0e"
source_url: "http://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=M&legNo=65&year=19"
source_hash: "513b01b510335b87c90f0f539340f17bf3a3a5710d3e4d5b796ceb17fa168389"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nm"]
---

# New Mexico SM 65 (2019) — "AUTISM DAY"

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Final Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/19%20Regular/final/SM065.PDF)
2. **introduced version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/19%20Regular/memorials/senate/SM065.HTML)

## Votes

- senate passage — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Papen, Mary Kay — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-11** not printed, not referred to committee, tabled
- **2019-02-11** passed Senate `passage`
- **2019-02-11** withdrawn from committee `withdrawal`
- **2019-02-13** Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9055322-cc01-4c55-a648-336175cd1d0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Mexico legislature records).