HM 35 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

MOBILE HOME PARK REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

This House Memorial (HM 35) requests state agencies - including the Regulation and Licensing Department, Public Regulation Commission, and Governor's Office of Housing - to develop recommendations for a regulatory framework and rent stabilization program for mobile home parks. It directly affects mobile home residents, who own their homes but rent the land, facing high relocation costs ($5,000-$10,000) and unregulated rent increases under current law. The memorial does not create new law but asks agencies to propose policies for rent stabilization and park tenancy rules, with findings due by September 2025. (Note: As a memorial, it is procedural and not a binding bill.)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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introduced version → GE substitute · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a memorial requesting regulatory recommendations to a more detailed substitute version that establishes a specific work group with defined membership, responsibilities, and reporting deadlines. The substitute version adds concrete requirements for rent increase considerations, expands the work group composition to include landlord and resident representatives, and sets specific reporting dates for legislative committees.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a general request for recommendations to a structured work group with specific membership requirements, defined responsibilities, and mandatory reporting timelines.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific work group structure with defined membership including landlord and resident representatives

Changed rent stabilization focus from general stabilization to specific considerations including inflation, fair landlord returns, and safety improvements

Added provision requiring the regulation and licensing department to provide staff and administrative support to the work group

TIMELINE

Established specific reporting deadlines: first report by December 1, 2025 and second report by September 1, 2026

ENFORCEMENT

Added requirement for the work group to elicit relevant testimony when forming recommendations

TECHNICAL

Changed agency titles from department names to specific official titles (e.g., 'regulation and licensing department' to 'superintendent of regulation and licensing')

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Committee

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors