Scored Bills

Bills

Click on the name or number of any specific piece of legislation, and you’ll be directed to an individual page that features a description of the piece of legislation or amendment, the outcome of the measure, each legislator’s voting record, and more. Click on an issue name to learn more about that topic, and to see the full list of related Scorecard votes.

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Bill #	Title	Sponsors	CVNM Position	Year
HB 4	Voting Rights Protections more Summary: Sweeping reforms to increase access to the ballot for New Mexicans Outcome: HB 4 passed through the House 41-26 and the Senate 27-14; signed by the Governor on March 30, 2023.	Gail Chasey D. Wonda Johnson Raymundo Lara Javier Martínez Katy M. Duhigg	Support	2023
HB 42	Public Health and Climate Resiliency more Summary: Establishes program to evaluate and address health impacts associated with climate change Outcome: HB 42 received a do pass out of the House Health and Human Services Committee, but died waiting to be scheduled in House Appropriations and Finance Committee	Kristina Ortez Reena Szczepanski Elizabeth Thomson Elizabeth Stefanics	Support	2023
HB 121	Water Right Lease Effective Date more Summary: Would require State Engineer to stop issuing "preliminary approvals" for water use, allowing communities opportunity to weigh in or object Outcome: HB 121 passed through all House committees, but died waiting to be scheduled on the House floor.	Christine Chandler Susan K. Herrera Peter Wirth	Support	2023
HB 174	Underground Injection Fund more Summary: Could have expanded UIC program to include unproven carbon sequestration practices Outcome: HB 174 received a do pass in House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, but died waiting to be scheduled in House Appropriations and Finance Committee.	Meredith A. Dixon Nathan P. Small	Oppose	2023
HB 184	State Game Commission Changes more Summary: Updates the Game Commission to make it more stable and less politically volatile Outcome: HB 184 passed through the House 45-21 and the Senate 34-2; not signed by the Governor and therefore pocket vetoed.	Matthew McQueen Crystal R. Diamond	Support	2023
HB 185	Enviro Standards for Appliances & Fixtures more Summary: Updates home appliance and fixture efficiency standards Outcome: HB 185 passed through all House committees, but died waiting to be scheduled on the House floor.	Kristina Ortez Patricia Roybal Caballero	Support	2023
HB 188	Economic Transition Division more Summary: Would create a new division to deal with worker and community impacts of transition away from oil and gas development. Outcome: HB 188 passed out of the House Government committee but was never heard in House Appropriations and Finance Committee; however, the transition issue that it sought to address was given some consideration in the budget.	Anthony Allison D. Wonda Johnson Kristina Ortez Angelica Rubio Linda Serrato	Support	2023
HB 218	Low-Income Public Utility Rates more Summary: Would have allowed utilities to propose special lower rates for low income New Mexicans. Outcome: HB 218 passed out of its House committees, but died waiting to be scheduled on the House floor.	Cynthia Borrego Derrick J. Lente Kristina Ortez Angelica Rubio Mimi Stewart	Support	2023
HB 261	Expand Unlawful Taking of Big Game more Summary: Would have expanded list of animal subject to state's "wanton waste" prohibition Outcome: HB 261 received a do pass recommendation out of House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, but died waiting to be scheduled in House Judiciary Committee.	D. Wonda Johnson Kristina Ortez Gregg Schmedes	Support	2023
HB 276	Oil & Gas Permit Applications more Summary: Would have allowed EMNRD to deny permits to oil and gas operations with histories of non-compliance Outcome: HB 276 was tabled in House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.	Christine Chandler Andrea A. Romero	Support	2023
HJR 8	Legislative Salaries, CA more Summary: Would have created a commission to study and recommend legislative salaries Outcome: HJR 8 passed the House 40-24 and Senate Rules Committee, but died waiting to be scheduled in Senate Finance Committee.	Joy Garratt Susan K. Herrera Kristina Ortez Angelica Rubio Debra M. Sariñana	Support	2023
SB 9	Create Legacy Permanent Funds more Summary: Created permanent funding for key state conservation programs Outcome: SB 9 passed through the Senate 33-7 and the House 54-11; signed by the Governor on March 23, 2023.	Steven P. Neville Peter Wirth	Support	2023
SB 9/a	Create Legacy Permanent Funds, floor amendment more Summary: Would have unduly limited funding for state conservation programs Outcome: SB9/a failed on the house floor 34-30.	Steven P. Neville Peter Wirth	Support	2023
SB 53	Storage of Certain Radioactive Waste more Summary: Prohibits establishments of nuclear waste storage in NM without state consent Outcome: SB 53 passed through the Senate 21-13 and House 35-28; signed by the Governor on March 17, 2023.	Jeff Steinborn Matthew McQueen Patricia Roybal Caballero Debra M. Sariñana	Support	2023
SB 56	Distributed Generation Facility Supply Cap more Summary: Would have raised the cap on solar energy generation for households to account for increasing use of EVs and electric appliances Outcome: SB 56 passed the Senate 25-10, but was tabled in House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.	William P. Soules	Support	2023
SB 164	Future Oil & Gas Lease Royalty Rates more Summary: Would have raised royalty rates on state trust land oil and gas leases to be equivalent with neighboring states Outcome: SB 164 received a do pass in Senate committees, but died waiting to be scheduled on the Senate floor.	Harold Pope Bill Tallman Debra M. Sariñana	Support	2023
SB 418	Oil & Gas Act Changes more Summary: Would have updated Oil Conservation Commission membership and required a public interest factor for rules promulgated pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act Outcome: SB 418 received a do pass in Senate Conservation Committee, but died waiting to be scheduled in Senate Judiciary Committee.	Leo Jaramillo	Support	2023
SB 439	Leg. Approval for Certain Land Purchases more Summary: Would have limited the state's ability to purchase land where necessary. Outcome: SB 439 passed out of all Senate committees but died on the floor.	Crystal R. Diamond George K. Munoz William E. Sharer	Oppose	2023
SB 520	Clean Future Act more Summary: Would have codified the greenhouse gas reduction requirements in Executive Order 2019-03 Outcome: SB 520 failed a motion to table on a 4-4 vote and died in the Senate Conservation Committee.	Mimi Stewart	Support	2023

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