Sat Mar 8 4:37PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Matthew McQueen | 50 | Sandoval and Santa Fe |
| Rep. Kristina Ortez | 42 | Taos |
| Sen. Leo Jaramillo | 5 | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval & Santa Fe |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| House | 🗓 Sat Mar 8 | 12:00 PM | House Floor |
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [3] HENRC/HJC-HENRC [6] DP/a-HJC [11] DP
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | referred | HENRC/HJC | ||
| 3 | sent | HENRC | ||
| 6 | passed | HENRC (view committee report) | DP/a | 7-4; nays: Henry, Montoya, Murphy, Sena Cortez |
| 6 | sent | HJC | ||
| 11 | passed | HJC (view committee report) | DP | 7-3; nays: Chavez, Martinez, Reeb |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Feb 4 | filed: [Prefiled by Matthew McQueen et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HENRC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Matthew Mcqueen Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Natural Gas Capture Requirements' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[3] HENRC/HJC-HENRC' | |
| new sponsor: Matthew McQueen | |
| new sponsor: Kristina Ortez | |
| Feb 8 | scheduled for HENRC on Tue Feb 11, 08:30 |
| Feb 11 | passed HENRC; sent to HJC |
| actions: '[3] HENRC/HJC-HENRC' -> '[3] HENRC/HJC-HENRC [6] DP/a-HJC' | |
| Feb 27 | scheduled for HJC on Fri Feb 28, 13:30 |
| Mar 1 | passed HJC; sent to Speaker's Table |
| actions: '[3] HENRC/HJC-HENRC [6] DP/a-HJC' -> '+ [11] DP-T' | |
| Mar 2 | on House calendar for Mon Mar 3, 10:30 |
| Mar 3 | actions: '[3] HENRC/HJC-HENRC [6] DP/a-HJC [11] DP-T' -> '[3] HENRC/HJC-HENRC [6] DP/a-HJC [11] DP' |
| on House calendar for Tue Mar 4, 10:30 | |
| Mar 4 | new sponsor: Leo Jaramillo |
| on House calendar for Wed Mar 5, 10:30 | |
| Mar 5 | on House calendar for Thu Mar 6, 10:30 |
| Mar 6 | on House calendar for Fri Mar 7, 10:30 |
| Mar 7 | on House calendar for Sat Mar 8, 12:00 |
HOUSE BILL 258
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Matthew McQueen and Kristina Ortez and Leo Jaramillo
AN ACT
RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES; PROVIDING NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATOR OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL OR NATURAL GAS GATHERING SYSTEM; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Oil and Gas Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS--RULES.--
A. Beginning January 1, 2027, an operator shall ensure that at least ninety-eight percent of the natural gas produced or gathered by the operator's facilities is captured in a calendar year; provided that natural gas shall not be included in the determination of an operator's overall capture percentage if that gas is:
(1) released during an emergency;
(2) beneficially used by the operator;
(3) not suitable for transportation or processing due to nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide or carbon dioxide concentrations;
(4) vented as a result of the normal operation of pneumatic controllers and pumps; or
(5) vented or flared from an exploratory well.
B. The division shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
C. As used in this section, "operator" means a person that is duly authorized to construct, manage or operate an oil or gas well or associated facilities or a natural gas gathering system."
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