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Bill #	Title	Sponsors	CVNM Position	Year
HB 9	Climate Solutions Act more Summary: HB 9 called for the convening of a sustainable economic development subgroup to develop a strategic plan to support attaining net-zero emission levels by 2050. It also established statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Outcome: HB 9 died in the House State Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee.	Brian F. Egolf Angelica Rubio Nathan P. Small Melanie A. Stansbury Mimi Stewart	Support	2021
HB 15	Sustainable Building Tax Credit more Summary: HB 15 extends and expands the sustainable building tax credit and adds incentives involving LEED. The existing tax credit is applied to construction begun prior to 2021 and completed by the end of 2021. Outcome: HB 15 passed the House 48-22 and the Senate 29-6. The bill was signed by the Governor on April 6, 2021.	Tara L. Lujan Javier Martínez Kristina Ortez Linda Serrato	Support	2021
HB 206	Utility Affordability & Relief Act more Summary: HB 206 prevented utility services from being disconnected for customers impacted by Covid-19, created a bill relief program, and funds for low-income household energy efficiency efforts. Outcome: HB 206 passed the House 39-31, but died in the Senate Finance Committee.	Joanne J. Ferrary Kristina Ortez Andrea A. Romero Angelica Rubio Melanie A. Stansbury	Support	2021
HB 299	Improvement Special Assessment Act more Summary: HB 299 authorized special assessment programs to be authorized to support energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, resiliency, and other implements. It would have also provided more financial tools for homeworkers to make households more energy efficient. Outcome: HB 299 passed the House 42-26, but died in the Senate Judiciary Committee.	Nathan P. Small	Support	2021
SB 8	Local Government Air Quality Regulations more Summary: SB 8 allows state agencies and local boards to adopt rules that ensure a maximum ozone concentration of 95 percent of the national ambient air quality standard for ozone. It also allows the state to adopt rules that are stronger than current federal standards. Outcome: SB 8 passed the Senate 23-15 and the House 39-29. The bill was signed by the Governor on April 8, 2021.	Linda M. Lopez Peter Wirth Christine Chandler Nathan P. Small	Support	2021
SB 11	Clean Fuel Standard Act more Summary: SB 11 established a state clean fuel standard, and set specific reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions. Outcome: SB 11 passed the Senate 25-14, but died on the House calendar.	Mimi Stewart Nathan P. Small	Support	2021
SB 84	Community Solar Act more Summary: SB 84 increases access to renewable energy resources by creating a subscriber-based community solar program. Outcome: SB 84 passed the Senate 27-14 and the House 44-3. The bill was signed by the Governor on April 5, 2021.	Linda M. Lopez Elizabeth Stefanics Patricia Roybal Caballero	Support	2021
SB 112	Sustainable Economy Task Force more Summary: SB 112 establishes a task force that will develop a strategic plan and identify ways to develop a sustainable economy with diversified revenues, especially for communities dependent on natural resource extraction. Outcome: SB 112 passed the Senate 25-16 and the House 40-25. It was signed by the Governor on April 5, 2021.	Mimi Stewart	Support	2021
SB 149	Prohibit New Fracking Licenses more Summary: SB 149 would have halted the issuing of new state fracking permits. Outcome: SB 149 passed the Senate Conservation Committee but died on the calendar of the Senate Judiciary Committee.	Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Patricia Roybal Caballero	Support	2021
SB 155	Energy Transition Act Changes more Summary: SB 155 would have amended the Energy Transition Act (ETA) in ways that bring uncertainty into the securitization process, and negatively affected bond rates. These amendments are not needed, and would have hindered the ETA. Outcome: SB 155 was tabled in the Senate Conservation Committee.	Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Elizabeth Stefanics Bill Tallman	Oppose	2021
SJR 3	Environmental Rights, CA more Summary: SJR 3 would have created a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment for the people of New Mexico Outcome: SJR 3 passed the Senate Rules Committee, but died in the Senate Judiciary Committee.	Harold Pope Antoinette Sedillo Lopez William P. Soules Joanne J. Ferrary	Support	2021

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