It’s clear that the New Mexico Legislature will continue to address liquor reform during the 60-day legislative session that begins on January 21, 2025. Our sources indicate liquor excise tax discussions will resume where they left off in 2024. The New Mexico Alcohol Alliance has joined other liquor industry leaders in adopting the following statements that will be shared with legislators. Please download the PDF to read the entire background and rationale relative to each statement.
The New Mexico Legislature should:
- Maintain collection and remittance of liquor excise tax at the wholesale level.
- Direct all liquor excise taxes to fund programs.
- Specify that all liquor excise tax funds be used to match Federal Medicaid funds.
- Ensure that any increase in the liquor excise tax be reasonable and not extreme.