2018 SB 135 Oil & Gas Act Penalties & Protests
- CVNM Position:
- Oppose
- Year:
- 2018
- Sponsors:
-
Daniel A. Ivey-Soto
- Topics:
- Land
Water - Legislative Info:
- SB 135 on nmlegis.gov »
Description
SB 135 would have amended the Oil & Gas Act to allow the imposition of civil penalties, established the penalties and provided a method for appeal of those penalties. It changed criminal to civil penalties in the event of a violation of the Oil & Gas Act, making violations reasonably enforceable. However, it only provided for a $1000 per day penalty with a $25,000 cap, so was unlikely to be an effective tool to protect land, air, water and communities that are negatively impacted by violations of the Oil & Gas Act.
Outcome
SB 135 died in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
How Legislators Voted on SB 135
- = Pro Conservation Vote
- = Anti Conservation Vote
- A = Absent
- E = Excused
- R = Recused
- W = Abstain
| Legislator | Party | District | Office | Conservation Vote |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, Richard C. (D) | D | 5 | Senator | 2018 | |
| Woods, Pat (R) | R | 7 | Senator | 2018 | |
| Ivey-Soto, Daniel A. (D) | D | 15 | Senator | 2018 | |
| McSorley, Cisco (D) | D | 16 | Senator | E | 2018 |
| Payne, William H. (R) | R | 20 | Senator | 2018 | |
| Wirth, Peter (D) | D | 25 | Senator | 2018 | |
| Cervantes, Joseph (D) | D | 31 | Senator | 2018 | |
| Griggs, Ron (R) | R | 34 | Senator | 2018 | |
| Soules, William P. (D) | D | 37 | Senator | 2018 | |
| Stefanics, Elizabeth "Liz" (D) | D | 39 | Senator | 2018 |