New Mexico 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HM 54 — MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP

Last action — Signed

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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 has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on March 09, 2026.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

78 added · 104 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been updated to request that the Public Regulation Commission form a working group to create guidelines aimed at ensuring tenants in mobile home parks have reliable access to essential utilities. This change is important because it acknowledges the struggles many residents face with utility interruptions and aims to address the lack of protections available to them. By establishing a regulatory framework, the bill seeks to improve living conditions for a significant number of New Mexicans who rent spaces in mobile home parks.

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HOUSE MEMORIAL 54 57 TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Marian Matthews 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REGULATORY AND STATUTORY FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD PROMOTE RELIABLE AND CONSISTENT ACCESS TO UTILITIES FOR TENANTS RESIDING IN MOBILE HOME PARKS.
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REGULATORY AND STATUTORY FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD PROMOTE RELIABLE AND CONSISTENT ACCESS TO UTILITIES FOR TENANTS RESIDING IN MOBILE HOME PARKS.
16 WHEREAS, mobile homes make up roughly one-sixth of all e t 17 houses in New Mexico;
8 WHEREAS, mobile homes make up roughly one-sixth of all houses in New Mexico;
and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, a significant portion of mobile homes in the = = 19 a l state are located within mobile home parks;
and WHEREAS, a significant portion of mobile homes in the state are located within mobile home parks;
and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, mobile home park residents often own a mobile a t m m 21 home while renting the land the home occupies from the mobile d r e 22 home park owner;
and WHEREAS, mobile home park residents often own a mobile home while renting the land the home occupies from the mobile home park owner;
and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, the owner of a mobile home park is responsible e a n b 24 u [ for providing utilities, including water, electricity, gas and sewer, to a tenant's mobile home;
and WHEREAS, the owner of a mobile home park is responsible for providing utilities, including water, electricity, gas and sewer, to a tenant's mobile home;
and .233579.2 WHEREAS, many mobile home park tenants have experienced frequent and lengthy interruptions in access to utilities;
and WHEREAS, many mobile home park tenants have experienced frequent and lengthy interruptions in access to utilities;
and WHEREAS, the various utilities that serve mobile home parks and mobile home park tenants are often under vastly different regulatory schemes, with varying levels of oversight from varying regulatory entities;
and WHEREAS, the various utilities that serve mobile home parks and mobile home park tenants are often under vastly HM 54 Page 1 different regulatory schemes, with varying levels of oversight from varying regulatory entities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public regulation commission be requested to convene a working group to develop recommendations for a regulatory and statutory framework that would promote reliable and consistent access to e t 17 utilities for tenants residing in mobile home parks;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public regulation commission be requested to convene a working group to develop recommendations for a regulatory and statutory framework that would promote reliable and consistent access to utilities for tenants residing in mobile home parks;
and w l n d 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be requested = = 19 a l to be composed of a diverse group of stakeholders that i a e r 20 includes:
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be requested to be composed of a diverse group of stakeholders that includes:
a t m m 21 A.
A.
representatives from the public regulation d r e 22 commission;
representatives from the public regulation commission;
c e s k 23 B.
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the superintendent of regulation and licensing, e a n b 24 or the superintendent's designee;
the superintendent of regulation and licensing, or the superintendent's designee;
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the attorney general, or the attorney general's .233579.2 - 2 - designee;
the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;
a representative from a group that advocates for low-income persons;
a representative from a group that advocates HM 54 Page 2 for low-income persons;
e t 17 - 3 - 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 [ .233579.2
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed House

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. Sent to House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

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Not signed on (111)

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Who sponsors HM 54?
HM 54 is sponsored by Marian Matthews (Democrat).
What is the current status of HM 54?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
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