New Mexico 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

HB 258 — NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendments to House Bill 258 include the removal of one of the original sponsors, Leo Jaramillo, and incorporate some clarifying language about how the document reflects potential amendments not yet adopted. These changes are procedural but clarify the bill's current status within the legislative process. Adjusting sponsorship can also signal shifting support, which is important as the bill moves forward towards a vote.

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HOUSE BILL 258 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Matthew McQueen and Kristina Ortez and Leo Jaramillo 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES;
HOUSE BILL 258 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Matthew McQueen and Kristina Ortez This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
PROVIDING NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATOR OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL OR NATURAL GAS GATHERING SYSTEM;
The document is a tool to show amendments in context and cannot be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.
h AN ACT g o RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES;
PROVIDING NATURAL GAS CAPTURE t hr g e i k REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATOR OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL OR NATURAL h r i s GAS GATHERING SYSTEM;
15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
h , t, e u g e b l e e h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1.
n d d i = = o h SECTION 1.
A new section of the Oil and Gas Act is e t 17 enacted to read:
A new section of the Oil and Gas Act is l ] b ,d i a º e enacted to read:
w l n d 18 "[NEW MATERIAL] NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS--RULES.-- = = 19 a l A.
r i = r t e w d m a n o "[NEW MATERIAL ] NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS--RULES.-- d m :
Beginning January 1, 2027, an operator shall i a e r 20 ensure that at least ninety-eight percent of the natural gas a t m m 21 produced or gathered by the operator's facilities is captured d r e 22 in a calendar year;
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provided that natural gas shall not be c e s k 23 included in the determination of an operator's overall capture e a n b 24 percentage if that gas is:
Beginning January 1, 2027, an operator shall ensure that at least ninety-eight percent of the natural gas produced or gathered by the operator's facilities is captured in a calendar year;
u [ (1) released during an emergency;
provided that natural gas shall not be included in the determination of an operator's overall capture percentage if that gas is:
.230060.1 (2) beneficially used by the operator;
(1) released during an emergency;
(2) beneficially used by the operator;
(4) vented as a result of the normal operation of pneumatic controllers and pumps;
HENRCº or»HENRC HENRCº(4) vented as a result of the normal operation of pneumatic controllers and pumps;
or (5) vented or flared from an exploratory well.
or»HENRC HENRCº(5)»HENRC HENRCº(4)»HENRC vented or flared from an exploratory well.
The division shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
The division shall promulgate rules necessary to h implement the provisions of this section.
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As used in this section, "operator" means a person that is duly authorized to construct, manage or operate an oil or gas well or associated facilities or a natural gas gathering system." - 2 - 16 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .230060.1
As used in this section, "operator" means a t h g e l i person that is duly authorized to construct, manage or operate h r i s an oil or gas well or associated facilities or a natural gas h , e h gathering system." t u g e b l e e , gh - 2 - n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :
b r e t º o t n = .230060.1AIC February 11, 2025 (2:52pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
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Action History

  1. action postponed indefinitely

  2. DO PASS committee report adopted

  3. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  4. Sent to House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee & House Judiciary Committee

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Who sponsors HB 258?
HB 258 is sponsored by Leo Jaramillo (Democrat), Kristina Ortez (Democrat), and Matthew McQueen (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 258?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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