Panel amends HB 96 and gives due pass to working-group bill to study New Mexico Space Commission A subcommittee amended House Bill 96 to add a member appointed by the Senate pro tem and gave the amended bill a due‑pass recommendation to create a working group to study forming a New Mexico Space Commission to promote commercial space development.

New Mexico is taking a giant leap into the future of space exploration with a new bill aiming to establish a Space Commission that could revolutionize commercial space development!

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House passes bill creating space commission working group with bipartisan appointments and sunset The House passed House Bill 96, as twice amended, to create a Space Commission working group with appointments from minority leaders in both chambers and a dissolution date of Dec. 31, 2026; the sponsor introduced an industry expert and the amendment passed as friendly and unopposed (vote: 61–0).

The House has just passed House Bill 96, establishing a bipartisan Space Commission that will guide New Mexico's future in aerospace until the end of 2026!

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