Climate and Energy Bills 2025
Bills that 350NM supported and opposed in the 2025 60-day regular legislative session (January 21 – March 22, 2025).
Click here to view the 2025 Legislative Action Team Kickoff training slides from our webinar on 12-Jan-2025.
Highlights include the passage of the Community Benefits Fund and the Innovation in State Government fund which supports agency climate-related work. Also passed were increased oil and gas royalty rates on state trust land, permission for the establishment of low-income utility rates, and a fund to help government entities install solar. An amendment added to HB 93 late in the session has become a point of contention in plans for Project Jupiter and other data centers for seemingly allow AI centers to circumvent the Energy Transition Act carbon reduction requirements by providing their energy source, in this case mostly natural gas plants.
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Updated on 4/16/2025 by 350NM
Bills supported:
| Bill ID | 350NM Priority Supported Bills – Title | Lead Sponsor | Location | Scheduled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 4 | Clear Horizons and GHG emissions | Stewart | SFC | Tabled in SFC |
| SB 48 | Community Benefits Fund (to cut emissions) | Stewart | Passed House 39-26 | Chaptered |
| SB 83 | Innovation in State Government fund | Stewart | Passed House 31-25 | Chaptered |
| HB128 | NMFA Local Solar Access Fund | Szczepanski | Passed Senate 24-16 | Chaptered |
| HB 93 | Advanced Grid Technology Plans | Ortez | Passed Senate 37-4 | Chaptered |
| SB 142 | Grid Modernization Roadmap | Muñoz | Passed House 53-9 | Vetoed |
| SB 23 | Oil and Gas Royalty Rate Changes | Muñoz | Passed House 37-31 | Chaptered |
| HB 91 | Public Utility Rate Structures (low income rates) | Ortez | Passed Senate 26-16 | Chaptered |
| HB 289 | Geothermal Projects Development Fund | Roybal Caballero | SCAL | |
| HB 108 | Statewide Public Health & Climate Program | Ortez | HAFC | |
| HB 35 | Children’s Health Protection Zones (1mi) | Sariñana | HJC | |
| HB 32 | Electric or Alt Fuel School Buses | Sariñana | HCAL | |
| HJR 3 | Environmental Rights (Green Amendment) | Ferrary | HENRC | |
| HB 13 | Distribution System and Electrification Plans | Hochman-Vigil | STBTC | |
| HB 222 | Fracturing Fluid Disclosure & Use | Romero | HCAL | |
| SB 99 | No fuels less than zero carbon intensity | Sedillo Lopez | SCONC | Tabled 5-4 |
| HB 34 | Oil Conservation Protect Health and Environment | Sariñana | HENRC | Tabled 6-5 |
| Bills opposed | ||||
| SB 131 | Zero-Emission Vehicle Rules (clean cars ban) | Woods | SCONC | Tabled 5-3 |
| HB 270 | Zero-Emission Vehicle Rules (clean cars ban) | Armstrong | HENRC | HENRC Tabled 6-4 |
| HB 311 | Reclaimed Water Act | Small | HJC | ‘needs work’ |
| HB145 | Additional Highway Project Bonding (adding EV fee) | Hochman-Vigil | SCAL | died |
| HB 45 | Renewable Energy Production Tax (3.75%) | Block | HENRC | Tabled 6-4 |
| HB 435 | Solar Siting bill | McQueen | HENRC | Tabled (pass was 4-6) |