HB 394 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

CLEAN ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD

HB 394 creates a 17-member Clean Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Board within New Mexico's Energy Department, appointed by the Energy Secretary with gubernatorial approval. The board includes specific industry experts (e.g., renewable energy, oil/gas, forestry, academia) to provide annual advice to the Energy Secretary, governor, and legislative committees on clean energy implementation. It requires biannual meetings, establishes subcommittees, and is funded with $100,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2026. The bill passed the House in March 2025 but was postponed indefinitely by the Senate on June 3, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

introduced version → EN substitute · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to rename the advisory board from 'Clean Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Board' to 'State Energy Advisory Board' and reduced the board size from seventeen to eleven members. The composition was simplified with one expert per category instead of multiple experts in some areas, and a new expert category for environmental quality and protection was added. The board's duties were expanded to include generating an annual report to the legislature.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by reducing the number of board members and simplifying the composition requirements, while adding a new reporting requirement.

DEFINITION

Board name changed from 'Clean Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Board' to 'State Energy Advisory Board'

REQUIREMENT

Board size reduced from seventeen members to eleven members

Added requirement for board to generate annual report to secretary and legislative finance committee

ELIGIBILITY

Changed from multiple experts per category to one expert per category

Added new expert category for environmental quality and protection

Added new expert category for Indian nation, tribe or pueblo representation

Floor votes · House Mar 15, 2025

How they voted

51–10

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 66

Mar 15, 2025

D Democratic40

35 Yea 5

87% Yea

R Republican26

16 Yea 10 Nay

61% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 16, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Rules Committee

upper

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors