HB 99 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

NONREPAIRABLE VEHICLE CERTIFICATES

HB 99 streamlines the process for handling nonrepairable vehicles (those declared a total loss by insurers) in New Mexico. It requires insurance companies that pay total loss claims to stamp "NONREPAIRABLE" on the vehicle title and submit a copy to the Motor Vehicle Division within 20 days, instead of requiring vehicle owners to obtain a certificate. This change directly affects insurance companies, who now handle the certification process, and ensures the division issues a formal nonrepairable vehicle certificate. The bill clarifies that vehicles with this certificate cannot be titled or registered for highway use. This is a procedural update to existing vehicle title laws, not a new requirement for vehicle owners.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Apr 8, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill reorganizes and expands New Mexico's vehicle title laws to create a new section for nonrepairable vehicle certificates. It clarifies requirements for vehicle registration applications, adds provisions for vehicles owned by cross-border carriers, and establishes a process for insurance companies to obtain salvage certificates after paying total loss claims.

Scope change

The bill expands scope by adding specific provisions for cross-border commercial vehicle carriers and creating a new statutory section for nonrepairable vehicle certificates that previously existed only as a reference.

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit eligibility requirements for vehicle owners of cross-border commercial carriers operating under US-Mexico-Canada Agreement provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Added new requirements for vehicle applications including electronic signature options and specific disability registry provisions for nontraditional communication needs.

Created new Section 66-3-4.1 establishing a formal process for obtaining nonrepairable vehicle certificates after insurance companies pay total loss claims.

Added requirements for house trailer registration including property tax payment verification or liability exemption documentation.

DEFINITION

Modified Section 66-3-4 to clarify that registration and certificate of title applications must include specific vehicle descriptions and lien information.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Mar 1, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Mar 20, 2025

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 1, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

upper

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Transportation, Public Works & Capital Improvements Committee & House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Pre-file

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors