---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"NM NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHER DAY\""
description: "\"NM NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHER DAY\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nm"
legislature: "New Mexico Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HM 18"
citation: "New Mexico HM 18 (2026)"
classification: ["memorial"]
subjects: ["MEMORIALS", "OTHER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sariñana, Debra M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 4
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-02-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ad5681f-c3ab-4321-b296-30ff789b4660"
source_url: "https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=M&legNo=18&year=26"
source_hash: "96364ac867d66555a65ee60a9c008ccebd37050bf8042f03332b10dee85249ef"
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 HM 18 (2026) — "NM NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHER DAY"

## Version chain

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

1. **Final Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/final/HM018.PDF)
2. **introduced version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/memorials/house/HM018.HTML)

## Votes

- house passage — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sariñana, Debra M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-27** not printed, not referred to committee, tabled
- **2026-01-28** withdrawn from committee `withdrawal`
- **2026-01-28** passed House `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ad5681f-c3ab-4321-b296-30ff789b4660`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Mexico legislature records).