HB 56

                                1  HOUSE BILL 56
                                2     57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026
                                3  INTRODUCED BY
                                4  Alan T. Martinez and Rebecca Dow and John Block
                                5  and D. Wonda Johnson
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                                10  AN ACT
                                11   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE VETERANS' SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
                                12   ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING
                                13   BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
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                                15   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
                                16        SECTION 1.   APPROPRIATION.--One million dollars
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                                17   ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
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                                18   veterans' services department for expenditure in fiscal year
                                19   2027 to assist veterans and their families in identifying and
                                20   accessing behavioral health care services.    Any unexpended
                                21   balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2027 shall revert
                                22   to the general fund.
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