Climate  and  Energy  Bills  2023

Bills that 350 New Mexico supported and opposed during the  2023 60-day regular New Mexico legislative session (January 17 – March 18, 2023).

Highlights included passage of water planning acts  and a renewable office in the State Land Office. Tax credits for geothermal, EVs  and energy storage passed but were vetoed by the Governor.

Updated on 4/08/2023 2:00 pm by 350NM

                                       350NM supported these bills:

Bill ID

350NM Priority Supported Bills – Title

Sponsor

Location

Scheduled

SB 1

Regional Water System Resiliency (facts)

Wirth

Signed

Chaptered  (Signed by gov 3/13)

SB 337

Water Security Planning Act

Stefanics

Signed

Chaptered (S 39-0, H 62-0)

HB 95

Renewable Energy Office in State Land Office

Lujan

Signed

Chaptered (House 48-19, Senate 27-8)

HB 228

Improvement Special Assessment Act (CPACE)

Serrato

Signed

Chaptered (S 44-18, H 35-3)

HB 365

Geothermal Center and Fund (mirror to SB8)

Roybal Caballero

Passed/Vtd

Vetoed by Governor

SB 173

Geothermal Energy Gener’n Tax Credit (facts)

Ortiz y Pino

STBTC

Vetoed in HB547 tax package

HB 547

Omnibus Tax Package

Lente

Passed

Tax credits vetoed for EVs, geothermal, storage, etc.k

SB 45

Geothermal ground-coupled heat pump credit

Soules

STBTC

Vetoed in HB547 tax package

HB 67

Energy Facilities bond & gross receipts facts

Chandler

HTRC

Vetoed in HB547 tax package

HB 32

Energy storage system tax credit (facts)

Sarinana

HTRC

Vetoed in HB547 tax package

HB412

Electric Vehicle Tax Credit (mirrors SB22)

Gurrola

HTRC

Vetoed in HB547 tax package

HB188

(Just) Economic Transition Division (facts)

Rubio

HAFC

No floor vote

SB 520

Clean Future Act

Stewart

SCONC

No floor vote. SCONC 4-4

HB 42

Public Health and Climate Resiliency (facts)

Thomson

HAFC

Tabled as not in budget

SB 169

Climate Investments Center & Fund (green bank)

Stefanics

SFC

No floor vote

SJR 6

Environmental Rights CA aka Green Amendment

Sedillo Lopez

SRC

No floor vote

HB 185

Enviro Standards for Appliances, Fixtures facts

Ortez

HCAL

No floor vote

SB 418

Oil and Gas Act Changes facts

Jaramillo

SJC

No floor vote

SB 164

Future Oil & Gas Lease Royalty Rates

Tallman

SCAL

No floor vote

SB 30

State Purchase of EV’s

Soules

SFC

No floor vote

SB 8

Geothermal Resource Development (facts)

Ortiz y Pino

HCAL

Mirror bill HB365 passed/vetoed

              350 NM opposed these bills:

HB213

Public Private Partnership

Lundstrom

SJC

House 67-0

SB326

Renewable Portfolio Standard Calculation

Hamblin

STBTC

No floor vote

HB 431

Local Gov’t Utility Service Restrictions

Zamora

HGEIC

HGEIC: DNP 6-2

HB 350

Oil & Gas Emission Reduction Tax Credit

Townsend

HTRC

HTRC tabled

HB174

Underground Injection Fund (CO2)

Dixon

HAFC

HENRC [3] DP-HAFC

HB96

Combined Cycle Natural Gas as Renewable

Townsend

HENRC

HENRC tabled 7-4

HB 12

Advanced Energy Technology Act

Dixon

HENRC

Never presented