Gov. Lujan Grisham signs state budget
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed the state budget for Fiscal Year 2022
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed the state budget for Fiscal Year 2022
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed the state budget for 2022.
The $7.4 billion dollar bill was passed by the state legislature during the regular legislative session earlier this year. According to the governor's office, the budget includes investments for public education, early childhood well-being, economic development and pandemic relief, and behavioral health and infrastructure.
“This budget is responsible and responsive to the needs of New Mexicans right now and in the future,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “This legislative season has been a remarkable success for New Mexicans in every corner of our state – with almost a billion dollars in new targeted pandemic relief for businesses and workers and more, with groundbreaking new initiatives in economic development and health care and environmental protection, and with, finally, a solid and sustainable budget that maintains and increases funding for key programs that benefit children and families and workers while ensuring our reserves remain robust and healthy. I want to thank the Legislature and Department of Finance and Administration staff for their diligent work throughout this budget process.”
Other components of the state spending bill include:
- $30.7 million increase to the Human Services Department to expand mental health and substance use disorder services
- $17.5 million increase for projects funded through the Local Economic Development Act
- $12 million in additional funding for the Opportunity Scholarship and Lottery Scholarship
- $17 million to restore and revitalize the state’s all-important tourism economic sector as New Mexico works toward the end of the COVID-19 pandemic
- $300 million for roadway infrastructure and improvements
The governor also signed House Bill 285, House Bill 296, and Senate Bill 377.