Climate & Energy Bills – 2023
350 Santa Fe Priority Climate & Energy Bills
Important Dates
Prefile Period: Jan 3 – Jan 13
Session Opened: noon Jan 17
Session Closes: noon Mar 17
Senate Bills are not assigned numbers until Jan 17. Bills can be introduced through Feb 16, though placeholder bills (blank ones) can be amended after that date.
Currently, we understand that the below bills, listed alphabetically by Title, are finalized but still subject to being amended in committee. We will update these lists as information becomes available.
(Last Updated 3/16/23 6:30 pm)
What You Can Do
Email us if you are interested in tracking activities on any of those listed below.
Contact your legislator via nmlegis.gov to let them know your support for the various legislative action as we recommend.
Check on the Session Calendar for updates on House and Senate hearings. From there, check the committee of interest for instructions on how to present testimony – it’s generally at the bottom of their page, but often requires 24 hours notice.
Once identified, click on the committee link against each bill below for more information on committee chairs and members. Drill down to find email addresses.
Prepare any testimonies you want to offer ahead of time, write them out, have a 1 min and a 2 min versions ready and practiced. Use your own words as much as possible.
General webcasts will become available for all hearings for anyone to see live or review afterwards.
Legislative action can be quite fluid so be aware that our information here may be updated at any time as details become available.
Priority Legislation
Column Headings:
- Bill ID links go to the nmlegis.gov page for details on the legislation.
- Current Location shows which committee is holding hearings
- Hearing Scheduled shows dates and place of hearings
| Bill ID | Titles | Sponsors | Current Location | Hearing Scheduled |
| SB 520 | Clean Future Act ♣ | Sen. Mimi Stewart | Tabled in SCONC | |
| HB 188 | Economic Transition Division
(prev. part of ‘climate omnibus’ bill) |
Rep. Angelica Rubio
Rep. Kristina Ortez Rep. Linda Serrato Rep. Anthony Allison Rep. D. Wonda Johnson |
Incorporated in HB 2
2/3/23 passed HGEIC |
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| HB 412 | Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
(mirrors SB 22) |
Rep.Yanira Gurrola et al | Incorporated into HB 547
2/16/23 passed HENRC |
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| HJR 4 | Environmental Rights Act (Green Amendment) CA | Rep. Joanne J. Ferrary
Sen.Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero |
HENRC | |
| SJR 6 | Environmental Rights Act (Green Amendment) CA | Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
Sen. Harold Pope Sen. Shannon D. Pinto Rep. Joanne J. Ferrary Rep. Tara L. Lujan |
SRC | |
| SB 22 | EV & Charging Unit Tax Credit | Sen. Bill Tallman | Incorporated into HB 547 | |
| HB 2 | General Appropriations Act 2023
(Support for NMED, EMNRD, OSE/ISC Staffing) |
Rep. Nathan P. Small
Rep. Meredith A. Dixon |
3/15/23 House concurred
3/12/23 passed Senate 3/12/23 passed SFC 2/16/23 passed House 2/15/23 passed HAFC |
|
| HB 365 | Geothermal Center and Fund ☥
(mirrors SB 8) |
Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero
Rep. Joanne J. Ferrary Rep. Tara L. Lujan Rep. Debra M. Sariñana |
Senate Calendar
3/15/23 passed SFC 3/9/23 passed SCONC 3/1/23 passed House 2/24/23 passed HAFC 2/14/23 passed HENRC
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| SB 173 | Geothermal Energy Generation Tax Credit Act | Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino
Sen. Ron Griggs Sen. Pat Woods Sen. Mimi Stewart |
Incorporated into HB 547 | |
| SB 45 | Geothermal Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Tax Credit | Sen. William Soules
|
Incorporated into HB 547 | |
| SB 8 | Geothermal Resource Development Act | Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino
Sen. Pat Woods Sen. Ron Griggs Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero |
HAFC
3/9/23 passed Senate 3/8/23 passed SFC 1/26/23 passed SCONC
|
Thursday, March 16, 2023 – 1:30 pm – Room 307 |
| HB 42 | Public Health and Climate Resiliency Act | Rep. Liz Thomson
Rep. Kristina Ortez |
Tabled in HAFC
1/25/23 passed HHHC |
|
| SB 5 | Public Health and Climate Resiliency Act | Rep. Liz Stefanics
Rep. Liz Thomson |
SFC
1/25/23 passed SHPAC |
|
| Blue Hydrogen Hub (oppose) |
Supported legislation we also want passed.
| Bill ID | Titles | Sponsors | Current Location | Hearing Scheduled |
| HB 426 | Clean Fuel Standards♦ | Rep. Kristina Ortez
Sen. Mimi Stewart Rep. Christine Chandler Sen. Katy M. Duhigg Sen. Carrie Hamblen |
House Calendar
3/4/23 passed HGEIC 3/23/23 passed HENRC
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| SB 169 | Climate Investment Center & Fund (Green Bank/Fund) | Sen. Liz Stefanics
Rep. Kristina Ortez
|
Incorporated into SB 8
2/9/23 passed SCONC |
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| SB 74 | Energy Generation Facility Requirements* | Sen. Bill Soules | STBTC
1/27/23 passed SCONC |
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| HB 32 | Energy Storage System Income Tax Credit* | Rep. Debra Sariñana | Incorporated into HB 547
1/27/23 passed HENRC |
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| HB 1 | Feed Bill
(Modern. Legi: Paid Staff – study funded in HB 1) |
Rep. Gail Chasey | Signed by Gov. 1/20/23
Chaptered |
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| HJR 8 | Legislative Salaries, CA
(Modern. Leg: Paid Legislators) |
Rep. Angelica Rubio
Rep. Joy Garratt Rep. Debra M. Sariñana Rep. Kristina Ortez Rep. Susan K. Herrera |
SFC
3/10/23 passed SRC 3/4/23 passed House 3/3/23 passed HJC 2/27/23 House returned to committee 2/15/23 passed HJC 2/6/23 passed HGEIC |
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| HJR 2 | Legislative Session Changes, CA
(Modern. Leg: 2×60 day sessions) |
Rep. Natalie Figueroa
Rep. Linda Serrato Rep. Kristina Ortez |
House Calendar
2/13/23 passed HJC 2/6/23 passed HGEIC |
Sunday, March 12, 2023 |
| SB 165 | Local Choice Energy Act | Sen. Carrie Hamblin | SJC
2/9/23 passed SCONC |
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| SB 77 | New Home Build Renewable Requirements* | Sen. Bill Soules | House Calendar
passed 3/8/23 HCPAC passed 3/2/23 HENRC 2/22/23/passed Senate 2/20/23 passed STBTC 2/2/23 passed SCONC |
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| SB 418 | Oil and Gas Act Changes
(aka New Mexico Oil and Gas Justice and Reform Act) |
Sen. Leo Jaramillo | SJC
2/28/23 passed SCONC |
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| HB 95 | Renewable Energy Office In State Land Office* | Rep. Tara Lujan | 3/9/23 passed Senate
3/6/23 passed SHPAC 2/28/23 passed SCONC 2/17/23 passed House 2/15/23 passed HENRC 2/6/23 passed HENRC 1/31/23 passed HGEIC |
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| SB 266 | Retail Distributed Generation | Sen. Liz Stefanics
Rep. Andrea Romero |
STBTC
2/16/23 passed SCONC |
* support added 2/7/23
☥ support added 2/10/23 – House mirror of Senate bill.
♦ support added 3/1/23
♣ support added 3/7/23
Key to Committee Abbreviations.