State profile

New Mexico age-verification & online ID laws

Failed HB 313 -- Digital Age Verification Act (2025)

HB 313 would have created a "Digital Age Verification Act" using operating-system and app-store age signals, with NM Department of Justice rulemaking and enforcement as an unfair trade practice.

Laws & bills on record

Device / OS

Failed
Bill / statute
HB 313 -- Digital Age Verification Act (2025)
Status
Bill introduced, then failed

HB 313 would have created a "Digital Age Verification Act" using operating-system and app-store age signals, with NM Department of Justice rulemaking and enforcement as an unfair trade practice. It was introduced in the 2025 session but did not pass; New Mexico has no enacted age-verification law.

Timeline
  • Feb 1, 2025Pending
  • Mar 22, 2025Failed

Source: nmlegis.gov

Digital ID

This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.

Effective: Live

Source: tsa.gov

Frequently asked questions

Does New Mexico verify age at the device or operating-system level?

No -- a bill was introduced but failed. HB 313 -- Digital Age Verification Act (2025) is failed. HB 313 would have created a "Digital Age Verification Act" using operating-system and app-store age signals, with NM Department of Justice rulemaking and enforcement as an unfair trade practice.

Does New Mexico have a digital ID requirement?

This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.

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