New Mexico Senate · District 33

Nick Paul's New Mexico Senate voting record

Republican Left office Oct. 14, 2025

Nicholas Paul resigned from the Senate on October 14, 2025, citing his health.

Nick Paul (Republican) was a member of the New Mexico Senate for District 33 until Oct. 14, 2025. This page covers the 347 floor roll calls held while Nick Paul was in office, from Jan. 22, 2025 to Oct. 2, 2025. Votes with the President Pro Tempore on 18% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 100% of party-line votes. Didn't vote on 6% of roll calls. Nick Paul sponsored 6 statewide bills this term; 2 passed. Below are the contested votes where Nick Paul split from the President Pro Tempore or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Nick Paul sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the President Pro Tempore 18% On 104 contested votes where both voted · 72% on all votes Votes with own party 100% On 79 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 6% 20 of 347 roll calls · 10 of them excused

Bills passed 2 6 sponsored · 0 became law Bills that became law 0 of 2 passed · 2 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Nick Paul has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

The scores

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Votes with the President Pro Tempore

18%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Nick Paul has left office, so isn't marked.

On 104 contested votes where both voted72% on all 304 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Nick Paul has left office, so isn't marked.

On 79 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Nick Paul sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Nick Paul
	Bills
Sponsored	6
Passed both chambers	2
Became law	0
Vetoed by the Governor	2

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill's sponsor is the legislator the Legislature lists first on it, a member of the chamber where it was introduced; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Nick Paul
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 303 (2025 Regular Session) Gaming Machine Standards	Vetoed	April 11, 2025
SB 302 (2025 Regular Session) Gaming Control Board Access Background Checks	Vetoed	April 11, 2025

Budget projects

These pages don't credit budget items to New Mexico legislators.

Contested votes where they split

85 against the President Pro Tempore; 2 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Nick Paul
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
March 22, 2025	HB 19: Trade Ports Development Act Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 22, 2025	HB 458: Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 21, 2025	HB 458: Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 21, 2025	HB 36: Board of Optometry Powers and Duties Senate Floor Amendment 1	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 21, 2025	HB 89: Graduate Scholarship Act Changes Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 21, 2025	HB 361: EMNRD Conversion of Certain Wells Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 21, 2025	HB 458: Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 21, 2025	HB 78: Prohibit Discrimination Against 340B Entities Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 21, 2025	HB 78: Prohibit Discrimination Against 340B Entities Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 21, 2025	HB 6: IRB Project Minimum Wage Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 255: Rename "Juvenile Corrections Act" Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 20, 2025	HB 64: Expand Post-Secondary Tuition Eligibility Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 295: Tax on Property Owned by NM RETA Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 586: Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 101: Firearm at Polling Place for Law Enforcement Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 20, 2025	HB 128: NMFA Local Solar Access Fund Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 91: Public Utility Rate Structures Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 450: Capital Outlay Projects Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2025	HB 2: General Appropriation Act of 2025 Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	SB 401: Broadband for Education Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
March 18, 2025	SB 495: Higher Education Radio Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2025	HB 143: Lobbying Activity Reports Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2025	HB 143: Lobbying Activity Reports Senate Floor Amendment 4	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2025	HB 143: Lobbying Activity Reports Senate Floor Amendment 3	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2025	HB 143: Lobbying Activity Reports Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2025	HB 143: Lobbying Activity Reports Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2025	HB 12: Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Changes Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2025	HB 218: Tax Changes Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 17, 2025	SB 443: No Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Cost Sharing Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2025	SB 481: State Fairgrounds District Act Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2025	SB 278: Coronary Artery Calcium Screening Insurance Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 16, 2025	HB 161: State Park Day Passes for Veterans Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 16, 2025	HB 66: Workers' Compensation Changes Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 15, 2025	SB 456: Permanent Courts & Justice Committee Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 15, 2025	SB 456: Permanent Courts & Justice Committee Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 15, 2025	SB 456: Permanent Courts & Justice Committee Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 15, 2025	SB 535: Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 15, 2025	SB 226: Truck Tractor Max Speed Limit Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 14, 2025	HB 5: Office of Child Advocate Act Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 13, 2025	SB 5: Game Commission Reform Concurrence in House Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 364: Law Enforcement Qualifications Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 364: Law Enforcement Qualifications Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 11, 2025	SM 14: Mt Taylor Cultural & Environmental Integrity Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	SB 170: NMFA Definitions, Funds & Rates Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 10, 2025	SB 45: County Health Care Assistance Fund Use Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 7, 2025	SB 507: Firearm Licenses & Transfers Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 7, 2025	SB 20: Increase Cigarette & Tobacco Products Taxes Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 7, 2025	SB 180: Self-Service Storage Rental Changes Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 7, 2025	SB 180: Self-Service Storage Rental Changes Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 6, 2025	SB 83: Innovation in State Government Fund Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 9: Pipeline Safety Act Violations Civil Penalty Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2025	SB 119: Investment in Bioscience Companies Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2025	SB 59: Public Works Minimum Wage Definitions Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2025	SB 59: Public Works Minimum Wage Definitions Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 4, 2025	SB 186: Multifamily Housing Valuation Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2025	SB 113: Board & Commission Sunset Dates Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2025	SB 57: Medical Provider Patient IPRA Info Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2025	SB 57: Medical Provider Patient IPRA Info Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 3, 2025	SB 57: Medical Provider Patient IPRA Info Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 1, 2025	SB 5: Game Commission Reform Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2025	SB 101: Increase Certain Livestock Fees Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 27, 2025	SB 38: Special Education Act Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
Feb. 26, 2025	SB 21: Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Senate Floor Amendment 7	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Senate Floor Amendment 6	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Senate Floor Amendment 4	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Senate Floor Amendment 3	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 242: Advancing the Science of Reading Act Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 242: Advancing the Science of Reading Act Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 22, 2025	SB 23: Oil & Gas Royalty Rate Changes Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 22, 2025	SB 23: Oil & Gas Royalty Rate Changes Senate Floor Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 21, 2025	HB 8: Criminal Competency & Treatment Senate Floor Amendment 7	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 21, 2025	HB 8: Criminal Competency & Treatment Senate Floor Amendment 6	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 21, 2025	HB 8: Criminal Competency & Treatment Senate Floor Amendment 5	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 21, 2025	HB 8: Criminal Competency & Treatment Senate Floor Amendment 4	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 21, 2025	HB 8: Criminal Competency & Treatment Senate Floor Amendment 3	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 21, 2025	HB 8: Criminal Competency & Treatment Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 20, 2025	SB 36: Sensitive Personal Information Nondisclosure Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 20, 2025	SB 36: Sensitive Personal Information Nondisclosure Motion to Refer	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 16: Non-Major Party Voters in Primary Elections Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 85: Campaign Finance Changes Senate Floor Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 22: Water Quality & Pollution Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Recent key votes

Nick Paul's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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Oct. 1, 2025
Senate

HB 1: General Appropriations
Excused Final Passage · Yeas 25, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Oct. 1, 2025
Senate

SB 3: Immunization Rules & Recommendations
Excused Final Passage · Yeas 26, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
March 22, 2025
Senate

HB 19: Trade Ports Development Act
Voted nayAgainst the President Pro Tempore Final Passage · Yeas 28, nays 9

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
March 22, 2025
Senate

HB 458: Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act
Voted yeaAgainst the President Pro Tempore Final Passage · Yeas 26, nays 11

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
March 21, 2025
Senate

HB 36: Board of Optometry Powers and Duties
Voted yea Final Passage · Yeas 26, nays 12

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Nick Paul voted on each of the 347 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Nick Paul
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	President Pro Tempore	Yeas–nays
Oct. 1, 2025	HB 1: General Appropriations Final Passage	Excused	Nay	Yea	25–13
Oct. 1, 2025	SB 3: Immunization Rules & Recommendations Final Passage	Excused	Nay	Yea	26–13
March 22, 2025	HB 19: Trade Ports Development Act Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	28–9
March 22, 2025	HB 458: Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	26–11
March 21, 2025	HB 36: Board of Optometry Powers and Duties Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–12
March 21, 2025	HB 20: Technology & Innovation Division Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–4
March 21, 2025	HB 89: Graduate Scholarship Act Changes Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	27–11
March 21, 2025	HB 361: EMNRD Conversion of Certain Wells Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–12
March 21, 2025	HB 137: Strategic Water Supply Act Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–6
March 21, 2025	HB 78: Prohibit Discrimination Against 340B Entities Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–14
March 21, 2025	HB 6: IRB Project Minimum Wage Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	23–15
March 21, 2025	HB 255: Rename "Juvenile Corrections Act" Final Passage	Excused	Nay	Yea	13–24
March 20, 2025	HB 64: Expand Post-Secondary Tuition Eligibility Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	23–14
March 20, 2025	HB 295: Tax on Property Owned by NM RETA Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	22–18
March 20, 2025	HB 586: Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	28–12
March 20, 2025	HB 140: "Hazardous Waste Constituent" Definition Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	35–7
March 20, 2025	HB 101: Firearm at Polling Place for Law Enforcement Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	34–7
March 20, 2025	HB 128: NMFA Local Solar Access Fund Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	24–16
March 20, 2025	HB 91: Public Utility Rate Structures Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–16
March 20, 2025	HB 340: DNA of Certain Offenders in CODIS Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	35–6
March 20, 2025	HB 450: Capital Outlay Projects Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	25–16
March 19, 2025	HB 2: General Appropriation Act of 2025 Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	24–16
March 18, 2025	SB 318: Firearms in Unfair Practices Act Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Excused	21–18
March 18, 2025	SB 401: Broadband for Education Final Passage	Nay	—	Yea	23–6
March 18, 2025	SB 495: Higher Education Radio Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	19–11
March 17, 2025	HB 143: Lobbying Activity Reports Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	22–15
March 17, 2025	HB 12: Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Changes Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	23–15
March 17, 2025	HB 218: Tax Changes Final Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	30–4
March 17, 2025	SB 443: No Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Cost Sharing Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	22–11
March 17, 2025	SB 481: State Fairgrounds District Act Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	24–15
March 17, 2025	SB 278: Coronary Artery Calcium Screening Insurance Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	24–15
March 16, 2025	HB 161: State Park Day Passes for Veterans Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	11–28
March 16, 2025	HB 66: Workers' Compensation Changes Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	25–14
March 15, 2025	SB 456: Permanent Courts & Justice Committee Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	24–16
March 15, 2025	SB 535: Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	24–13
March 15, 2025	SB 120: No Behavioral Health Cost Sharing Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Excused	19–14
March 15, 2025	SB 226: Truck Tractor Max Speed Limit Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–13
March 14, 2025	HB 5: Office of Child Advocate Act Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	28–13
March 14, 2025	SB 375: Probation & Parole Changes Final Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	25–11
March 13, 2025	SB 5: Game Commission Reform Concurrence in House Amendments	Nay	Nay	Yea	21–16
March 13, 2025	SB 364: Law Enforcement Qualifications Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–12
March 12, 2025	SB 219: Medical Psilocybin Act Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–4
March 11, 2025	SM 14: Mt Taylor Cultural & Environmental Integrity Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	21–14
March 10, 2025	SJR 15: Appointed State Board of Education, CA Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–15
March 10, 2025	SB 170: NMFA Definitions, Funds & Rates Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	31–10
March 10, 2025	SB 290: Raise Marriage License Fees Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–11
March 10, 2025	SB 45: County Health Care Assistance Fund Use Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	24–17
March 7, 2025	SB 507: Firearm Licenses & Transfers Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	27–10
March 7, 2025	SB 20: Increase Cigarette & Tobacco Products Taxes Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	25–14
March 7, 2025	SB 180: Self-Service Storage Rental Changes Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	21–16
March 6, 2025	SB 83: Innovation in State Government Fund Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–14
March 6, 2025	SB 9: Pipeline Safety Act Violations Civil Penalty Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–14
March 5, 2025	SB 119: Investment in Bioscience Companies Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–15
March 4, 2025	SB 37: Strategic Water Reserve Fund Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Not voting	25–15
March 4, 2025	SB 59: Public Works Minimum Wage Definitions Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	23–16
March 4, 2025	SB 186: Multifamily Housing Valuation Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–23
March 3, 2025	SB 113: Board & Commission Sunset Dates Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	28–12
March 3, 2025	SB 57: Medical Provider Patient IPRA Info Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–16
March 1, 2025	SB 11: Anti-Distraction Policy in Schools Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	29–8
March 1, 2025	SB 5: Game Commission Reform Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	28–12
Feb. 28, 2025	SB 101: Increase Certain Livestock Fees Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	32–7
Feb. 28, 2025	SB 128: Certain Characters on License Plates Final Passage	Yea	—	Yea	24–13
Feb. 27, 2025	SB 38: Special Education Act Final Passage	Nay	—	Yea	31–7
Feb. 26, 2025	SB 21: Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	25–16
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 48: Community Benefit Fund Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	23–15
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 242: Advancing the Science of Reading Act Final Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	32–6
Feb. 22, 2025	SB 23: Oil & Gas Royalty Rate Changes Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	21–15
Feb. 20, 2025	SB 36: Sensitive Personal Information Nondisclosure Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	26–14
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 16: Non-Major Party Voters in Primary Elections Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	27–11
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 1: Behavioral Health Trust Fund Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	37–5
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 3: Behavioral Health Reform & Investment Act Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	37–5

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the New Mexico Legislature's official roll calls, Journal records and bill histories, Jan. 21, 2025 to Feb. 19, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections