PER- & POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES REPORT
HJM 3 is a joint memorial requesting two reports about New Mexico's PFAS Protection Act (HB 212, enacted in 2025). It asks the Environmental Improvement Board to assess how well the law's phaseout rules for PFAS-containing products are working, and the Department of Environment to evaluate risks from exemptions (like those for fluoropolymers) and recommend changes. The reports must cover implementation effectiveness, public health/environmental risks, and economic impacts. Agencies must submit preliminary findings by December 2026 and a final report by August 2027. This memorial does not change laws but seeks data to inform future policy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Signed Mar 9, 2026
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The bill was reformatted from a House Joint Memorial to a standard Joint Memorial and reorganized for clarity. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, requesting a report on PFAS Protection Act implementation and recommendations on exemptions like fluoropolymers.
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Changed document title from 'HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL' to 'JOINT MEMORIAL' and reorganized text layout for readability.
Reordered WHEREAS clauses and RESOLVED sections for improved logical flow while maintaining identical policy requests.
SUBSTANTIVE
Core policy content requesting PFAS implementation report and exemption recommendations remains identical to original version.
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed
executive
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed Senate
upper
Feb 14, 2026
Introduced
Sent to Senate Rules Committee
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed House
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Sent to House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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