The Senate committee recommended do‑pass on two bills during the hearing.

Senate Bill 155 — embezzlement consolidation: A sponsor summarized the measure as a change to the criminal embezzlement statute to let prosecutors aggregate repeated thefts into a single case and sentence proportionate to the overall harm. A motion for a do‑pass recommendation was made and seconded; the committee roll call recorded nine affirmative votes and no negatives. Senators recorded as voting yes during the roll call included Senator Gonzales, Senator Lanier, Senator Padilla, Senator Tobiasin, Senator Trujillo, Senator Woods, Senator Chandell, Senator Brant and Senator Munoz. The committee reported “do pass, 9 in the affirmative, 0 on the negative.”

Senate Bill 252 (telehealth clarification) — social work telehealth: The committee considered an amendment to the New Mexico Telehealth Act to explicitly allow licensed master‑level social workers to provide telehealth services; sponsors said the change was a statutory clarification to restore telehealth services that had been curtailed by a statutory‑language interpretation in the spring. After discussion about supervision and originating sites, a motion for a do‑pass recommendation was made and seconded. The roll call produced eight affirmative votes and one negative; Senator Woods recorded the lone no vote and the committee reported “do pass, 8 in the affirmative, 1 in the negative.”

Votes at a glance:
- SB155 (embezzlement consolidation): Motion — do pass; second — Senator Lanier; outcome — approved (do pass); tally — 9 yes, 0 no.
- SB252 (telehealth clarification for social workers): Motion — do pass; second — Senator de Bison; outcome — approved (do pass); tally — 8 yes, 1 no (Senator Woods).

The committee did not finalize fiscal language on all amendments during the hearing; committee members and staff discussed scheduling subcommittee follow‑up for some items that expand services and may carry fiscal impact.