New Mexico 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HM 41 — ASSESS BLOCKED TRAIN CROSSING TIMES

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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 has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on April 22, 2025.

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Bill Text

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48 added · 66 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Memorial 41 now requests that the Department of Transportation not only assess train crossing times across the state but also collaborate with rail providers and labor unions to propose operational changes that could help reduce those times. This addition emphasizes the involvement of key stakeholders in finding solutions to the issues caused by blocked train crossings, which can lead to safety hazards and accessibility problems, especially in rural areas. The changes highlight the importance of a comprehensive approach to address the impact of freight train congestion on local communities.

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HOUSE MEMORIAL 41 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2025 INTRODUCED BY Dayan Hochman-Vigil 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ASSESS BLOCKED TRAIN CROSSING TIMES ACROSS THE STATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO LIMIT BLOCKED CROSSING TIMES.
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ASSESS BLOCKED TRAIN CROSSING TIMES ACROSS THE STATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO LIMIT BLOCKED CROSSING TIMES.
15 WHEREAS, New Mexico's rail lines are a critical component of the movement of goods, and freight trains frequently cross e t 17 roads across the state, which can cause congestion;
6 WHEREAS, New Mexico's rail lines are a critical component of the movement of goods, and freight trains frequently cross roads across the state, which can cause congestion;
and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, train crossings can be blocked for up to thirty = = 19 a l minutes at a time, which presents access and safety issues, i a e r 20 particularly to rural New Mexicans;
and WHEREAS, train crossings can be blocked for up to thirty minutes at a time, which presents access and safety issues, particularly to rural New Mexicans;
and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, assessment and action are needed to determine d r e 22 blocked crossing times across the state and what action can be c e s k 23 taken to reduce those times;
and WHEREAS, assessment and action are needed to determine blocked crossing times across the state and what action can be taken to reduce those times;
e a n b 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF u [ REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department .229836.1 of transportation be requested to assess blocked train crossing times across the state and work with rail providers statewide to propose operational changes to limit blocked crossing times;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of transportation be requested to assess blocked train crossing times across the state and work with rail providers statewide to propose operational changes to limit blocked crossing times;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of transportation be requested to report its findings and conclusions to the appropriate interim committees that studies transportation by September 1, 2025;
and HM 41 Page 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of transportation be requested to report its findings and conclusions to the appropriate interim committees that study transportation by September 1, 2025;
- 2 - 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 [ .229836.1
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed House

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. Sent to House Transportation, Public Works & Capital Improvements Committee

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HM 41 is sponsored by Dayan Hochman-Vigil (Democrat).
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