Transportation

HB 225 prohibits New Mexico's Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) from creating or enforcing rules that would require vehicle manufacturers to produce or sell a specific percentage of zero-emission vehicles each year. The bill directly affects the EIB, preventing it from implementing such regulatory requirements, and indirectly impacts vehicle manufacturers who might otherwise have been subject to these rules. It blocks a mechanism for controlling emissions through mandated vehicle sales percentages, rather than creating new sales obligations. The legislation does not alter current vehicle sales standards or consumer choices but restricts a potential future regulatory path. This is a procedural bill focused on limiting regulatory authority, not on direct policy changes for consumers or manufacturers.

HB 227 repeals New Mexico's Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Program and prohibits future adoption of rules requiring fuel providers to meet carbon intensity standards. It specifically removes references to "carbon intensity" from environmental law definitions and eliminates the department's duty to implement fuel standard rules. The bill directly affects fuel producers, refiners, and regulators who would have been subject to the 2024 program's requirements. This legislation eliminates existing regulatory obligations without creating new requirements or financial impacts.

SB 60 reduces tax rates for businesses on income, gross receipts, and gaming devices while increasing the bingo and raffle tax. It repeals nine tax laws - including the estate tax, gasoline tax, and railroad tax - and removes authorization for tax increment funding for redevelopment projects. The bill adds a gross receipts tax exemption for donations to nonprofits and imposes new registration fees for electric vehicles. These changes primarily affect businesses, nonprofits, and local governments managing tax revenues.