Governor announces special session to focus on health care and federal budget cut impacts
Updated: 1:53 PM MDT Sep 4, 2025
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has called the New Mexico Legislature into a special legislative session to begin on Oct. 1. According to the governor’s office, lawmakers will be meeting on Oct. 1 to address solutions to ongoing federal budget cuts. The governor’s office says legislation during the session could include: Funding to the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund to allow stabilization grants for quality health care providers. Taking action to make health insurance premiums more affordable in the marketplace and for New Mexicans losing Medicaid coverage. New investments in food assistance for children, seniors, and families in need. Funding for public broadcasting. Additional resources to help the Health Care Authority prepare for upcoming Medicaid enrollment changes.The governor’s office says there are discussions to address behavioral health issues impacting the justice system and community safety. Those topics could be addressed in the special session and the regular legislative session in 2026.
SANTA FE, N.M. —
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has called the New Mexico Legislature into a special legislative session to begin on Oct. 1.
According to the governor’s office, lawmakers will be meeting on Oct. 1 to address solutions to ongoing federal budget cuts.
The governor’s office says legislation during the session could include:
Funding to the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund to allow stabilization grants for quality health care providers. Taking action to make health insurance premiums more affordable in the marketplace and for New Mexicans losing Medicaid coverage. New investments in food assistance for children, seniors, and families in need. Funding for public broadcasting. Additional resources to help the Health Care Authority prepare for upcoming Medicaid enrollment changes.
The governor’s office says there are discussions to address behavioral health issues impacting the justice system and community safety. Those topics could be addressed in the special session and the regular legislative session in 2026.