New MexicoProposed rules would direct agencies to use specified land names
The proposed bill would direct New Mexico agencies to use specified names for certain land in official materials, with an exception for post-secondary instructors’ teaching and research.
What it does
New Mexico agencies would use specified names and avoid the term West Bank in covered written or printed materials about the land. The rule would not cover post-secondary instructors’ teaching or research materials.
Argument forUsing the same names across state materials could help readers recognize when agencies are referring to the specified land.
Argument againstThe naming rule could confuse readers who know the land by another name, making some agency materials harder to understand.
More detail
The introduced bill would direct state agencies to use specified names and avoid the term West Bank in covered materials about the land. It would cover written or printed official materials prepared by New Mexico state government, its listed departments and other bodies, and their employees or officers. The land is next to Jordan and was restored to Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. The rule would not cover teaching or research materials used or produced by post-secondary instructors employed by a state agency. The introduced text states no start date.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 24action postponed indefinitelyLatest
- Jan 26Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary CommitteeIntroduced
Government & Ethics