Climate & Energy Bills – 2021
350 Santa Fe Priority Climate & Energy Bills
Below find our list of legislative initiatives that our Legislative Action Team identified as being the most deserving of our energies and efforts. We thank all the hard work our and other organizations volunteers put in to get these passed.
ID links go to the nmlegis.gov page for details on the legislation.
View the 2021 legislative committees membership and contact information as compiled by 350NM.
Actively supported legislation means one or more of our volunteers was at least watching developments. For more information see the included links.
You can now see which bills the Governor has signed tho’ not all seem to be listed yet.
What You Can Do
You can contact the Governor to show your support for SB 8.
You can contact the committee chair or members using their information accessible via the location links to thank them for their work.
General webcasts are available for all past hearings for anyone to review.
(Last Updated 4/6/21 5:00 pm)
Priority Legislation We Strongly Supported
| Bill ID | Titles | Sponsors | Current Location | Hearing Scheduled |
| HB 9 | Climate Solutions Act (more info…) | Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Sen. Brian Egolf, Rep. Angelica Rubio, Sen. Mimi Steward, Rep. Nathan P. Small | (Died in HSEIC, passed HENRC 2/6/21) | |
| SJR 3 | Environmental Rights, CA (aka Green Amendment for NM) (more info… FAQ) |
Sen. Sedillo Lopez, Sen. Willian Soules, Rep. Joanne Ferrary, Rep. Harold Pope, Jr. | (Died in SJC, passed SRC on comm. sub. 2/10/21) | |
| SB 8 | Local Gov’t Air Quality Regulations (was Eliminate “no more stringent” restrictions in state law)
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Sen. Peter Wirth, Sen Linda M. Lopez | Governor has yet to sign.
(passed House 3/18/21 passed HJC 3/16/21 passed Senate 3/12/21 passed SFC 2/4/21 passed SJC 2/3/21, passed SCONC 1/26/21) |
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| SB 112 | Sustainable Economy Task Force | Sen. Mimi Stewart | Governor has signed!
(Senate concurs 3/16/21 passed House 3/15/21 passed HSEIC 3/14/21 passed HENRC 3/9/21 passed Senate passed SFC 2/25/21 passed SCONC 2/4/21) |
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| SB 130 | Purchase of Electric Vehicles (aka State fleet electrification) | Sen. William Soules | (tabled SFC 3/13/21
passed STBTC 2/17/21) |
Priority Legislation We Also Supported
| Bill ID | Title | Sponsors | Current Location | Hearing Scheduled |
| HB 236 | Public Banking Act (more info…)
See SB 313 next. |
Sen. Jeff Steinborn, Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, Rep Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson | (tabled HAFC 3/4/21
passed HCEDC 2/18/21) |
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| SB 313 | Public Banking Act (more info…) – | Sen. Jeff Steinborn, | (Died in STBTC) | |
| SB 58 | Electric Vehicle Charging Unit Credit | Sen. Bill Tallman | (Died in STBTC) | |
| SB 83 | Local Choice Energy Act | Sen. Jeff Steinborn Sen. Liz Stefanics |
(tabled STBTC 3/13/21
passed SCONC 2/10/21) |
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| SB 149 | Prohibit New Fracking Licenses | Sen. Sedillo Lopez, Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero | (Died in SJC, passed SCONC 2/17/21) | |
| SB 296 | Increased Penalties for Enviro Violations | Sen. Brenda G. McKenna Sen. Jeff Steinborn |
(Died in SJC, passed SCONC 2/18/21) |
Key to Committee Abbreviations.