The New Mexico Legislature has taken action to preserve the reasonable regulation of interior design and the public protection provided by the Interior Design Act.

During the 2022 interim, the Legislative Finance Committee recommended a sunset of the Interior Design Board, due to the Board’s inability to self-sustain. This recommendation would have caused the sunset of the Interior Design Act, which would have had unintended consequences for licensed professionals and public safety. To avoid those consequences, members of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and International Interior Design Association (IIDA), in collaboration with the Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ), worked with state legislators to address the concerns of the Finance Committee and maintain the Interior Design Act.

This collaboration resulted in legislative language that continues the registration of Licensed Interior Designers in New Mexico as an administrative function of the Regulation and Licensing Department. The bill, HB 384, was signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 6, 2023. CIDQ thanks Representative Gallegos for her stewardship of this language and applauds the New Mexico chapters of ASID and IIDA for advocating for reasonable regulation of interior design.