---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY RATING SYSTEM"
description: "VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY RATING SYSTEM"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nm"
legislature: "New Mexico Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SJM 11"
citation: "New Mexico SJM 11 (2023)"
classification: ["joint memorial"]
subjects: ["MILITARY AFFAIRS (national guard", "vets)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandt, Craig W."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e08d950-de72-44a8-82ba-61222ec37dc6"
source_url: "http://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=JM&legNo=11&year=23"
source_hash: "95a8e22114a2b577ea0f8daa116bc98210d80fb2acd7e3bde15f37a36b50067f"
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 SJM 11 (2023) — VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY RATING SYSTEM

## 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/23%20Regular/final/SJM011.PDF)
2. **introduced version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/23%20Regular/memorials/senate/SJM011.HTML)

## Sponsors

- Brandt, Craig W. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** passed Senate `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Sent to House Labor, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Sent to Senate Rules Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** DO PASS committee report adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Signed `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-07** DO PASS committee report adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-12** passed House `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e08d950-de72-44a8-82ba-61222ec37dc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Mexico legislature records).