The Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee on Jan. 26, 2026, voted unanimously to advance a bill that would give the University of New Mexico nearly $547 million for a new School of Medicine. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM)
The New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee on Monday unanimously advanced a bill allocating $547 million for a new University of New Mexico School of Medicine, something Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham labeled a priority in her final State of the State address.
Senate Bill 6, a one-page bill, would direct nearly $547 million from the state general fund to the university Board of Regents to build and furnish a new school by 2030. Supporters of the bill, including sponsor Sen. George Muñoz, (D-Gallup), said it would provide a much-needed facelift to a 65-year-old school, double the number of medical students and ease the state’s physician shortage. The school currently produces nearly 40% of the practicing physicians across the state…