Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club

The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club is a volunteer-led organization representing more than 10,000 members in New Mexico and West Texas. Their mission to is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet, and we prioritize protecting our climate, air, water, wildlife and public lands in New Mexico and West Texas.

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Bill #	Title	Sponsors	CVNM Position	Year
HB 42	Public Health and Climate Resiliency more Summary: Establishes program to evaluate and address health impacts associated with climate change Outcome: HB 42 received a do pass out of the House Health and Human Services Committee, but died waiting to be scheduled in House Appropriations and Finance Committee	Kristina Ortez Reena Szczepanski Elizabeth Thomson Elizabeth Stefanics	Support	2023
HB 185	Enviro Standards for Appliances & Fixtures more Summary: Updates home appliance and fixture efficiency standards Outcome: HB 185 passed through all House committees, but died waiting to be scheduled on the House floor.	Kristina Ortez Patricia Roybal Caballero	Support	2023
HB 218	Low-Income Public Utility Rates more Summary: Would have allowed utilities to propose special lower rates for low income New Mexicans. Outcome: HB 218 passed out of its House committees, but died waiting to be scheduled on the House floor.	Cynthia Borrego Derrick J. Lente Kristina Ortez Angelica Rubio Mimi Stewart	Support	2023
HB 276	Oil & Gas Permit Applications more Summary: Would have allowed EMNRD to deny permits to oil and gas operations with histories of non-compliance Outcome: HB 276 was tabled in House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.	Christine Chandler Andrea A. Romero	Support	2023
SB 53	Storage of Certain Radioactive Waste more Summary: Prohibits establishments of nuclear waste storage in NM without state consent Outcome: SB 53 passed through the Senate 21-13 and House 35-28; signed by the Governor on March 17, 2023.	Jeff Steinborn Matthew McQueen Patricia Roybal Caballero Debra M. Sariñana	Support	2023
SB 56	Distributed Generation Facility Supply Cap more Summary: Would have raised the cap on solar energy generation for households to account for increasing use of EVs and electric appliances Outcome: SB 56 passed the Senate 25-10, but was tabled in House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.	William P. Soules	Support	2023
SB 164	Future Oil & Gas Lease Royalty Rates more Summary: Would have raised royalty rates on state trust land oil and gas leases to be equivalent with neighboring states Outcome: SB 164 received a do pass in Senate committees, but died waiting to be scheduled on the Senate floor.	Harold Pope Bill Tallman Debra M. Sariñana	Support	2023
SB 418	Oil & Gas Act Changes more Summary: Would have updated Oil Conservation Commission membership and required a public interest factor for rules promulgated pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act Outcome: SB 418 received a do pass in Senate Conservation Committee, but died waiting to be scheduled in Senate Judiciary Committee.	Leo Jaramillo	Support	2023
SB 520	Clean Future Act more Summary: Would have codified the greenhouse gas reduction requirements in Executive Order 2019-03 Outcome: SB 520 failed a motion to table on a 4-4 vote and died in the Senate Conservation Committee.	Mimi Stewart	Support	2023

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