---
type: "Bill"
title: "J. PAUL TAYLOR, IN MEMORY"
description: "J. PAUL TAYLOR, IN MEMORY"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nm"
legislature: "New Mexico Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SJM 12"
citation: "New Mexico SJM 12 (2023)"
classification: ["joint memorial"]
subjects: ["MEMORIALS", "CONDOLENCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cadena, Micaela Lara", "Cervantes, Joseph", "Chasey, Gail"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-21"
last_action: "2023-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5e19493-fc67-42ec-887c-0993d9e2f789"
source_url: "http://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=JM&legNo=12&year=23"
source_hash: "700bd7ff22b9cbf32c473400ad6cc7aad6e10deae78b9e4060dbdb543b917491"
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 12 (2023) — J. PAUL TAYLOR, IN MEMORY

## 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/SJM012.PDF)
2. **introduced version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/23%20Regular/memorials/senate/SJM012.HTML)

## Sponsors

- Cadena, Micaela Lara — primary (person)
- Cervantes, Joseph — primary (person)
- Chasey, Gail — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-25** Signed `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-21** tabled in Senate
- **2023-02-22** withdrawn from committee `withdrawal`
- **2023-02-22** passed Senate `passage`
- **2023-02-22** tabled in House
- **2023-02-24** withdrawn from committee `withdrawal`
- **2023-02-24** passed House `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5e19493-fc67-42ec-887c-0993d9e2f789`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Mexico legislature records).