SB 7 New Mexico Senate · 2025 Regular Session

STORM WATER SERVICE AS MUNICIPAL UTILITY

I notice a discrepancy between the bill title "STORM WATER SERVICE AS MUNICIPAL UTILITY" and the actual content provided, which is about juvenile delinquency reform. This bill (SB 7) amends New Mexico's Delinquency Act to change how youth offenders are handled in the justice system. It removes requirements for detention risk assessments before placing children in detention, allows 14+ year olds to waive amenability hearings, and gives courts discretion to extend judgments until age 25. The bill also modifies standards of proof in probation revocation proceedings and allows reference to sealed juvenile records for certain hearings. These changes primarily affect youth aged 14-18 who commit delinquent acts, altering their processing through the juvenile justice system.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 8, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill authorizes New Mexico municipalities to create and operate municipal utilities specifically for storm water management, allowing them to charge fees for this service. It also updates the legal definition of 'municipal utility' to explicitly include storm water facilities alongside existing utilities like sewer, water, gas, and electric services.
Scope change
Expanded municipal authority to include storm water as a billable utility service, extending the scope of what municipalities can charge fees for beyond traditional utilities.
SCOPE

Added new authority for municipalities to acquire, operate, and maintain municipal utilities specifically for storm water collection, treatment, storage, or disposal.

REQUIREMENT

Added authority for municipalities to require property owners to pay just and reasonable fees for storm water services provided through municipal utilities.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'municipal utility' in Section 3-1-2 NMSA 1978 to explicitly include storm water facilities alongside sewer, water, gas, electric, and generating facilities.

Added new definition for 'revenue producing project' to clarify that storm water facilities and other municipal services are not considered revenue producing projects for certain legal purposes.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 8, 2025
Signed into law
Signed
executive
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed House
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Sent to House Agriculture, Acequias & Water Resources Committee & House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed Senate
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Sent to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Bill Sharer
RRepublican
NM
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