SB 170 — NMFA DEFINITIONS, FUNDS & RATES
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on April 08, 2025.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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The updated version of SB 170 introduces changes to the definitions within the New Mexico Finance Authority Act and updates what money from the Public Project Revolving Fund can be used for. These amendments aim to strengthen economic development by clarifying terms and allowing for more flexibility in funding urgent public projects. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for faster decisions on utility rate changes, which could help households and businesses better manage their energy costs. Overall, these changes are significant as they enhance the support for economic growth and public infrastructure in New Mexico.
SENATEAN BILLACT 170RELATING 57THTO LEGISLATUREECONOMIC -DEVELOPMENT; STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Michael Padilla and Meredith A.
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ANPROVIDING ACTFOR hEXPEDITED RELATINGRATEMAKING TOORDERS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
REVISING8 DEFINITIONSBE INIT ENACTED BY THE gLEGISLATURE oOF NEWTHE MEXICOSTATE FINANCEOF AUTHORITYNEW ACT;MEXICO:
AMENDINGSECTION PERMITTED1. USES FOR t hr g e i k MONEY IN THE PUBLIC PROJECT REVOLVING FUND;
REVISINGSection ECONOMIC6-21-3 hNMSA r1978 i(being sLaws DEVELOPMENT1992, RATESChapter FOR61, GASSection AND3, ELECTRICas UTILITIES;amended) is amended to read:
PROVIDING"6-21-3. FOR h , t, EXPEDITED RATEMAKING ORDERS.
e u g e b l e e h n d d i = = o h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
l ] b ,d i a º e SECTION 1.
Section 6-21-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1992, r i = r t e w d m a n o Chapter 61, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
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b e d s º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d "6-21-3.
and (2) requiring the immediate expenditure of money that is not within the available financial resources SB 170 Page 1 of the qualified entity as determined by the authority;
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"public project" means the acquisition, g o t hr construction, improvement, alteration or reconstruction of g e i k assets of a long-term capital nature by a qualified entity, h r i s including land;
water, sewerage and h , t, waste disposal systems;
municipal e u g e b l e e h utilities;
STBTCº electric utilities;»STBTC public recreational n d d i = = o h facilities;
l ] b ,d i a º e and machinery, furniture and equipment.
"Public project" r i = r t e w d m a n o includes all proposed expenditures related to the entire dundertaking. m :
b e d s º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d undertaking.
"qualified entity" means the state or an agency or institution of the state or a county, municipality, school district, two-year public post-secondary educational institution, charter school, land grant corporation, acequia association, public improvement district, federally chartered college located in New Mexico, intercommunity water or natural gas supply association or corporation, special water, drainage, irrigation or conservancy district or other special district created pursuant to law, rural electric cooperative pursuant to the Rural Electric Cooperative Act, nonprofit foundation or other support organization affiliated with a SB 170 Page 2 public university, college or other higher educational institution located in New h Mexico, including a university research park corporation, a u » r nonprofit housing developer, an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo t h g e l i located wholly or partially in New Mexico, including a h r i s political subdivision or a wholly owned enterprise of an Indian h , e h nation, tribe or pueblo or a consortium of those Indian t u g e b l e e , gh entities or a consortium of any two or more qualified entities n d d i = = o h created pursuant to law;
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"security" or "securities", unless the context eindicates rotherwise, =means tbonds, enotes wor dother mevidence of indebtedness issued by a nqualified oentity indicatesor otherwise,leases meansor certificates or other evidence of participation in the lessor's interest in and rights under a lease with a qualified entity and that are payable from taxes, revenues, rates, charges, assessments or user fees or from the proceeds of funding or refunding bonds, notes or other evidence of dindebtedness mof :a qualified entity or from certificates or evidence of participation in a lease with a qualified entity." SECTION 2.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d indebtedness issued by a qualified entity or leases or certificates or other evidence of participation in the lessor's interest in and rights under a lease with a qualified entity and that are payable from taxes, revenues, rates, charges, assessments or user fees or from the proceeds of funding or refunding bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness of a qualified entity or from certificates or evidence of participation in a lease with a qualified entity." SECTION 2.
PUBLIC PROJECT REVOLVING FUND--PURPOSE--FUND--PURPOSE–- ADMINISTRATION.-- A.
The fund shall be administered by the SB 170 Page 3 authority as a separate account, but may consist of such subaccounts as the authority deems necessary to carry out the h purposes of the fund.
The authority may establish procedures g o t hr and adopt rules as required to administer the fund in g e i k accordance with the New Mexico Finance Authority Act.
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Except as otherwise provided in the New Mexico h , t, Finance Authority Act, money from payments of principal of and e u g e b l e e h interest on loans and payments of principal of and interest on n d d i = = o h securities held by the authority for public projects l ] b ,d i a º e [authorized specifically by law ] shall be deposited in the r i = r t e w d m a n o public project revolving fund.
The fund shall also consist of dany mother :money appropriated, distributed or otherwise allocated to the fund for the purpose of financing public projects.
b e d s º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d any other money appropriated, distributed or otherwise allocated to the fund for the purpose of financing public projects [authorized specifically by law ].
Money appropriated to pay administrative costs, money available for administrative costs from other sources and money from payments of interest on loans or securities held by the authority, including payments of interest on loans and securities held by the authority for public projects, [authorized specifically by law ] that represents payments for administrative costs shall not be deposited in the public project revolving fund and shall be deposited in a separate account of the authority and may be used by the authority to meet administrative costs of the authority.
Except as otherwise provided in the New Mexico Finance Authority Act, money in the public project revolving SB 170 Page 4 fund is appropriated to the authority to pay the reasonably h necessary costs of originating and servicing loans, grants or u » r securities funded by the fund and to make loans or grants and t h g e l i to purchase or sell securities to assist qualified entities in h r i s financing public projects in accordance with the New Mexico h , e h Finance Authority ActAct. [and pursuant to specific authorization t u g e b l e e , gh by law for each project].
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Money in the public project revolving fund not l ] b ,d i a º r needed for immediate disbursement, including money held in ereserve, rmay =be tdeposited ewith wthe dstate mtreasurer afor nshort-term oinvestment reserve,pursuant to Section 6-10-10.1 NMSA 1978 or may be depositedinvested within direct and general obligations of or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, obligations issued by agencies of the United States, obligations of this state treasureror any political subdivision of the state, interest-bearing time deposits, commercial paper issued by corporations organized and operating in the United States and rated "prime" quality by a national rating service, other investments permitted by Section 6-10-10 NMSA 1978 or as otherwise provided by the trust indenture or bond resolution, if money is pledged for short-or dsecures mpayment :of bonds issued by the authority.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d term investment pursuant to Section 6-10-10.1 NMSA 1978 or may be invested in direct and general obligations of or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, obligations issued by agencies of the United States, obligations of this state or any political subdivision of the state, interest-bearing time deposits, commercial paper issued by corporations organized and operating in the United States and rated "prime" quality by a national rating service, other investments permitted by Section 6-10-10 NMSA 1978 or as otherwise provided by the trust indenture or bond resolution, if money is pledged for or secures payment of bonds issued by the authority.
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Money on deposit in the public project revolving u » r fund may be used to make interim loans for a term not exceeding t h g e l i two years to qualified entities for the purpose of providing h r i s interim financing for any project approved or funded by the h , e h legislature.
t u g e b l e e , gh H.
Money on deposit in the public project revolving n d d i = = o h fund may be used to acquire securities or to make loans to l ] b ,d i a º r qualified entities in connection with the small loan program.
eAs rused =in tthis esubsection, w"small dloan mprogram" ameans nthe oprogram Asof usedthe authority designed to provide financing for public projects in thisamounts subsection,not "smallto loanexceed program"one meansmillion thedollars d($1,000,000) mper :project.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d program of the authority designed to provide financing for public projects in amounts not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) per project.
Money on deposit in the public project revolving fund may be used to purchase bonds issued by the authority, which are payable from any designated source SB 170 Page 6 of revenues or h collateral.
Purchasing and holding the bonds in the public u » r project revolving fund shall not, as a matter of law, result in t h g e l i cancellation or merger of the bonds notwithstanding the fact h r i s that the authority as the issuer of the bonds is obligated to h , e h make the required debt service payments and the public project t u g e b l e e , gh revolving fund held by the authority is entitled to receive the n d d i = = o h required debt service payments.
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Money on deposit in the public project revolving efund rmay =be tused eto wcapitalize dother mfinancing aprograms nof othe fundauthority mayauthorized beby usedlaw, toeither capitalizedirectly otheror financingfrom programsproceeds of bonds issued by the dauthority mand :secured by money in the public project revolving fund.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d authority authorized by law, either directly or from proceeds of bonds issued by the authority and secured by money in the public project revolving fund.
After June 30, SFCº2035»SFC2028, SFCº2028»SFC , only public projects referenced in Subsection D of this section that are specifically authorized by law shall be eligible for funding from the public project revolving fund." SECTION 3.
The commission may approve or otherwise allow to become effective, as provided in Subsection B of this section, applications from utilities or persons subject to regulation pursuant to Subsection B of Section 62-6-4 SB 170 Page 7 NMSA 1978 or filings by cooperative utilities pursuant to Section 62-8-7 NMSA 1978, h as appropriate, for special rates or tariffs in order to u » r prevent the loss of customers, to encourage customers to expand t h g e l i present facilities and operations in New Mexico and to attract h r i s new customers where necessary or appropriate to promote h , e h economic development in New Mexico.
Any such special rates or t u g e b l e e , gh tariffs shall be designed so as to recover at least the n d d i = = o h incremental cost of providing service to such customers.
l ] b ,d i a º r B.
The commission may approve or otherwise allow to ebecome reffective =applications tfrom eutilities wor dpersons msubject ato nregulation opursuant becometo effectiveSubsection applicationsB fromof Section 62-6-4 NMSA 1978 and filings by cooperative utilities orpursuant personsto subjectSection d62-8-7 mNMSA :1978 for economic development rates and rates designed to retain load for gas and electric utility customers.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d to regulation pursuant to Subsection B of Section 62-6-4 NMSA and filings by cooperative utilities pursuant to Section 62-8-7 NMSA 1978 for economic development rates and rates designed to retain load for gas and electric utility customers.
Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, economic development rates shall be approved or otherwise allowed to become effective for an electric utility or persons subject to regulation pursuant to Subsection B of Section 62-6-4 NMSA 1978 or filings by cooperative utilities SB 170 Page 8 pursuant to Section 62-8-7 NMSA 1978 only when the utility or the substantially full requirements supplier of the utility has excess capacity.
For purposes of this section, "excess h capacity" means the amount of electric generating and purchased u » r power capacity available to the utility or such supplier that t h g e l i is greater than the utility's or such supplier's peak load plus h r i s a fixed percentage reserve margin set by the commission.
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Economic development rates may be approved or t u g e b l e e , gh otherwise allowed to become effective for electric utilities or n d d i = = o h persons subject to regulation pursuant to Subsection B of l ] b ,d i a º r Section 62-6-4 NMSA 1978 or filings by cooperative utilities e r = t e w d m a n o pursuant to Section 62-8-7 NMSA 1978 that do not meet the dqualifications mof :Subsection C of this section;
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d qualifications of Subsection C of this section;
and (2) an economic development rate approved for any customer under this subsection shall last no longer than four years, except that the commission may approve the SB 170 Page 9 rate for up to twelve additional months if it finds that the additional period is necessary to attract a particular economic development rate customer to New Mexico.
HCEDCºToPrior attract, enable the growth of and h retain commercial and industrial businesses capable of u » r enhancing the local and state economy,»HCEDC HCEDCºPrior to t h g e l i July 1, 2035,»HCEDC2035, the commission shall allow public utilities h r i s to recover prudent and reasonable costs incurred by a public h , e h utility for the ongoing development, construction or t u g e b l e e , gh maintenance of Sfl1ºowned or contracted»Sfl1 resources for n d d i = = o h economic development projects that provide incremental l ] b ,d i a º r capacity, or serve incremental load growth, within the economic e r = t e w d m a n o development project's service area.
For economic development dprojects mimplemented :after the effective date of this 2025 act, the reasonable costs of economic development projects shall be recoverable in rates through a rate rider, base rates or a combination thereof, when the associated equipment and facilities begin serving the new load associated with the economic development project or the utility demonstrates that the economic development project provides benefits to existing customers.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d projects implemented after the effective date of this 2025 act, the reasonable costs of economic development projects shall be recoverable in rates through a rate rider, base rates or a combination thereof, when the associated equipment and facilities begin serving the new load associated with the economic development project or the utility demonstrates that the economic development project provides benefits to existing customers.
Notwithstanding the time lines in Subsection C of Section 62-9-1 NMSA 1978, the commission shall review a public utility's application for an economic development project and issue a final order approving, modifying or denying the application within six months of the SB 170 Page 10 application filing date;
provided, however, that the commission may extend the time for granting approval for an additional h three months for good cause shown.
All projects shall be u » r certified by the economic development department HCEDCºusingusing t h g e l i industry standard guidelines for site selection»HCEDCselection and h r i s approved by the commissioncommission. HCEDCºprior to a ten-year sunset of h , e h this section.»HCEDC HCEDCº.»HCEDC All HCEDCºcertified and t u g e b l e e , gh approved»HCEDC projects HCEDCºapproved by the commission n d d i = = o h pursuant to this section»HCEDC shall be allowed to HCEDCºbe l ] b ,d i a º r fully constructed even if the full construction of the required e r = t e w d m a n o facilities takes place after this section has been d m :
bAll rcertified eand tapproved ºprojects oshall tbe nallowed =to .229185.5SAAICcomplete Marchconstruction. 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 11 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d discontinued»HCEDC HCEDCºcomplete construction»HCEDC .
The economic development department shall certifycertify, HCEDCº, using industry standard guidelines for site selection,»HCEDCselection, whether the economic development project will support reasonably anticipated economic development within the state.
SFCºPriorPrior to the certification, the department shall provide an opportunity for public comment regarding whether the proposed economic development project will support reasonably anticipated economic development within the state.»SFCstate. The department shall issue a certification letter within sixty days of a request from a public utility or project developer, and the certification letter shall be included in a public utility's application filed pursuant to Subsection E of this section.
[E.]The G.department shall issue a certification letter within sixty days of a request from a public utility or project developer, and the certification letter shall be included in a public utility's application filed pursuant to Subsection E of this section.
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(1) "economic development project" means the h construction or modification of new or existing electric u » r generation facilities, energy storage facilities, transmission t h g e l i and distribution facilities, zero-carbon resourcesSB as170 definedPage h11 rresources ias sdefined in Subsection K of Section 62-16-3 NMSA 1978, alternative fuel h , e h facilities, energy efficiency programs, renewable energy and t u g e b l e e , gh fuel cell facilities, recycled energy or other technologies n d d i = = o h necessary to serve reasonably anticipated new load and that l ] b ,d i a º r have been certified by the economic development department e r = t e w d m a n o pursuant to Subsection F of this section;
d(2) m"incremental :capacity" means the increase in capacity attributable to new or expanded facilities up to ten percent of a public utility’s total system peak load per calendar year;
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 12 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (2) "incremental capacity" means the increase in capacity attributable to new or expanded facilities up to ten percent of STBTCºa public utility's total system»STBTC peak load per calendar year;
h (4) "incremental load growth" means the u » r increase in forecasted load attributable to commercial and tSB h170 gPage e12 l i industrial growth or electrification of utility customer h r i s infrastructure;
and h , e h (5) "recycled energy" means energy produced by t u g e b l e e , gh a generation unit that converts the otherwise lost energy from n d d i = = o h exhaust stacks or pipes to electricity without combustion of l ] b ,d i a º r additional fossil fuel." e r = t e w d m a n o SECTION 4.
Section 62-9-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1941, dChapter m84, :Section 46, as amended) is amended to read:
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 13 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d Chapter 84, Section 46, as amended) is amended to read:
If any public utility or mutual domestic water consumer association in constructing or h extending its line, plant or system unreasonably interferes or u » r is about to unreasonably interfere SB 170 Page 13 with the service or system t h g e l i of any other public utility or mutual domestic water consumer h r i s association rendering the same type of service, the commission, h , e h on complaint of the public utility or mutual domestic water t u g e b l e e , gh consumer association claiming to be injuriously affected, may, n d d i = = o h upon and pursuant to the applicable procedure provided in l ] b ,d i a º r Chapter 62, Article 10 NMSA 1978, and after giving due regard eto rpublic =convenience tand enecessity, wincluding dreasonable mservice aagreements nbetween othe toutilities, publicmake conveniencean order and necessity,prescribe includingjust and reasonable dterms mand :conditions in harmony with the Public Utility Act to provide for the construction, development and extension, without unnecessary duplication and economic waste.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 14 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d service agreements between the utilities, make an order and prescribe just and reasonable terms and conditions in harmony with the Public Utility Act to provide for the construction, development and extension, without unnecessary duplication and economic waste.
If such a request is made, the commission shall, in the order granting the certificate, set forth the ratemaking principles and treatment that will be applicable to the public utility's stake in the h certified facilities in SB 170 Page 14 all ratemaking proceedings on and after u » r such time as the facilities are placed in service.
The t h g e l i commission shall use the ratemaking principles and treatment h r i s specified in the order in all proceedings in which the cost of h , e h the public utility's stake in the certified facilities is t u g e b l e e , gh considered.
If the commission later decertifies the n d d i = = o h facilities, the commission shall apply the ratemaking l ] b ,d i a º r principles and treatment specified in the original e r = t e w d m a n o certification order to the costs associated with the facilities dthat mwere :incurred by the public utility prior to decertification.
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 15 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d that were incurred by the public utility prior to decertification.
Notwithstanding the time lines contained in Subsection C of this section, for applications certified by the economic development department pursuant to Subsection F of h Section 62-6-26 NMSA 1978, the commission shall issue an orderSB u170 »Page r15 order granting or denying the application within six months from the t h g e l i date the application is filed with the commission.
Failure to h r i s issue the commission's order within six months is deemed to be h , e h approval and final disposition of the application;
provided, t u g e b l e e , gh however, that the commission may extend the time for granting n d d i = = o h approval for an additional three months for good cause shown.
l ] b ,d i a º r [D.] E.
In an application for a certificate of e r = t e w d m a n o public convenience and necessity for an energy storage system, dthe mcommission :shall approve energy storage systems that:
b r e t º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 16 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the commission shall approve energy storage systems that:
(6) provide the public utility with the hSB 170 Page 16 discretion, subject to applicable laws and rules, to operate, g o t hr maintain and control energy storage systems so as to ensure g e i k reliable and efficient service to customers;
and h r i s (7) are the most cost effective among feasible h , t, alternatives.
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n d d i = = o h (1) "energy storage system" means methods and l ] b ,d i a º e technologies used to store electricity;
and r(2) i"mutual =domestic rwater tconsumer eassociation" wmeans dan massociation acreated nand oorganized (2)pursuant "mutualto domesticthe waterprovisions consumerof: d m :
b e d s º o t n = .229185.5SAAIC March 18, 2025 (7:49pm) s k m e - 17 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d association" means an association created and organized pursuant to the provisions of:
or (b) the Sanitary Projects Act." -SB 18170 -Page »17 g25 o » r h t i k l i g t h s , e h t l i w l b l e e , g n d l h = = b , a l º d i a r e r = , a t e d m a n o d m :
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Action History
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Signed
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Senate concurred in House amendments
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passed House
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DO PASS committee report adopted
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DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
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Sent to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee
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passed Senate
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floor substitute adopted (1 amendment)
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DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
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DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
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Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Finance Committee
Sponsors
- Joy Garratt · Primary
- Meredith A. Dixon · Primary
- Michael Padilla · Primary
- J.F. Hernandez · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Joy Garratt Democrat
- Meredith A. Dixon Democrat
- Michael Padilla Democrat
- Hernandez, J.F.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (108)
108 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 108 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (70)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 24% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (42)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| PAUL | — | Yea |
| SEDILLO-LOPEZ | — | Nay |
| Angel M. Charley | Democrat | Yea |
| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | Democrat | Nay |
| Antonio Maestas | Democrat | Yea |
| Benny Shendo, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Hamblen | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Nava | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics | Democrat | Nay |
| George K. Muñoz | Democrat | Yea |
| Harold Pope | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Berghmans | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Steinborn | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Katy Duhigg | Democrat | Nay |
| Leo Jaramillo | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda M. Trujillo | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin Hickey | Democrat | Yea |
| Micaelita Debbie O'Malley | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Padilla | Democrat | Yea |
| Mimi Stewart | Democrat | Nay |
| Natalie Figueroa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pete Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Wirth | Democrat | Yea |
| Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon D. Pinto | Democrat | Nay |
| William P. Soules | Democrat | Nay |
| Anthony L. Thornton | Republican | Yea |
| Candy Spence Ezzell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig W. Brandt | Republican | Yea |
| Crystal Brantley | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Gallegos | Republican | Yea |
| Gabriel Ramos | Republican | Yea |
| James G. Townsend | Republican | Yea |
| Jay C. Block | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joshua A. Sanchez | Republican | Yea |
| Larry R. Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Tobiassen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Boone | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Woods | Republican | Yea |
| Steve D. Lanier | Republican | Yea |
| William E. Sharer | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 170?
- SB 170 is sponsored by Joy Garratt (Democrat), Meredith A. Dixon (Democrat), Michael Padilla (Democrat), and Hernandez, J.F..
- What is the current status of SB 170?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
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