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type: "Bill"
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title: "PATIENTS' DEBT COLLECTION PROTECTION ACT"
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description: "PATIENTS' DEBT COLLECTION PROTECTION ACT"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nm"
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legislature: "New Mexico Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 71"
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citation: "New Mexico SB 71 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "HEALTH & HEALTH FACILITIES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong, Deborah A.", "Duhigg, Katy M.", "Hickey, Martin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-01-19"
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last_action: "2021-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c11757b-f42c-40fa-bc59-a7976d447af8"
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source_url: "http://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=B&legNo=71&year=21"
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source_hash: "6dd0b039327be5ba642491b6f5605441afeb1807425ed0dfa9a6b945da1fd0b9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nm"]
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---
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# New Mexico SB 71 (2021) — PATIENTS' DEBT COLLECTION PROTECTION ACT
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendments in Context** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/21%20Regular/Amendments_In_Context/SB0071.pdf)
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2. **FS substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/21%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0071FSS.HTML)
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3. **Final Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/21%20Regular/final/SB0071.PDF)
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4. **JU substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/21%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0071JUS.HTML)
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5. **introduced version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/21%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0071.HTML)
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## Sponsors
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- Armstrong, Deborah A. — primary (person)
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- Duhigg, Katy M. — primary (person)
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- Hickey, Martin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-19** Sent to `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-19** Sent to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-10** DO PASS committee report adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-18** DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-02** special
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- **2021-03-08** DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-10** passed Senate `passage`
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- **2021-03-17** Senate concurred in House amendments
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- **2021-03-13** DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-11** Sent to House Health & Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** floor substitute adopted (1 amendment)
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- **2021-03-16** passed House `passage`
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- **2021-04-06** Signed `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c11757b-f42c-40fa-bc59-a7976d447af8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Mexico legislature records).
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