New Mexico has a protective legislative landscape for transgender individuals, with no successful anti-trans legislation passing in 2023 or 2024. Instead, the state enacted key protective measures for gender-affirming care and LGBTQ rights in 2023. While 8 anti-trans bills were tracked in 2025, none have been enacted.
2023:
- HB 7 (Reproductive & Gender-Affirming Health Care Act): Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on March 16, 2023
- Prohibits public bodies (counties, municipalities) from denying, restricting, or discriminating against reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare access
- Violations carry a $5,000 fine plus attorney's fees
- Expand Human Rights Scope: Updated the Human Rights Act to define sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity
- Bans discrimination by public bodies and contractors against LGBTQ individuals
- Grievances go to the state Human Rights Commission
- No Publication of Name Change: Ends requirement to advertise name changes in newspapers, aiding trans individuals and survivors of violence
2023 (4 bills tracked):
- Targeted education, healthcare, sports
- None advanced to law
2024:
- No specific anti-trans bills or outcomes mentioned in sources
2025 (8 bills tracked):
- Sports: Requiring biological females for female-designated competitions, using birth certificates for eligibility
- Incarceration, healthcare, education, child custody
- No enactment status provided
| Name |
Party |
Chamber |
Key Actions |
| Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham |
D |
Governor |
Signed HB 7 (2023) |
| Date |
Event |
| March 16, 2023 |
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs HB 7 (Reproductive & Gender-Affirming Health Care Act) |
| 2023 |
4 anti-trans bills tracked - none passed |
| 2024 |
No anti-trans bills mentioned |
| 2025 |
8 anti-trans bills tracked - no enactment |
- NM Political Report - 2023 Legislative Session
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2023/NM
- Governor's Office - HB 7 Signing
- LegiScan - HB 7
- ACLU NM - Looking Back
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2025/NM
- NM Legislature - HB 7
- ACLU Legislative Attacks 2023
Last updated: 2026-04-02