Representative Kathleen Cates and two of her Democratic colleagues are sponsoring Freedom to Read bills in the current 30-day state legislative session. But these bills will not be considered unless Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham places them on the legislative agenda. The Governor’s office has extended an invitation for the coalition at large to prove that library censorship is a current and ongoing issue in our state.
Call the governor and your legislators to support Freedom to Read
- Governor: (505) 476-2200.
- Javier Martínez – Speaker Of The House – 505-986-4782
- Senator Peter Wirth – Majority Floor Leader – 505-986-4727
- Senator Joseph Cervantes – Chair, Senate Judiciary – 505-986-4861
The bills
- HB26 PROHIBITING BOOK BANNING AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES sponsors Rep. Cates, Rep. Caballero, and Sen. Sedillo Lopez
- SB45 ACADEMIC LIBRARY MANAGEMENT POLICIES sponsors Sen. Sedillo Lopez, Sen. Pope, and Rep. Cates
- SB65 MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES sponsors Sen. Sedillo Lopez, Sen. Pope, and Rep. Cates
Sign the petition
Ask Governor Lujan Grisham to put Libraries and Free Speech on the 2026 Legislative Agenda for New Mexico.Sign the pledge here!
At least thirteen states have already passed Freedom to Read legislation. And the states without such protections are currently suffering incredibly harsh and debilitating book bans. What happens if we get a conservative governor next year? What will our state look like if we don’t protect it now?