Maddy summaryHB 21 creates the Land Grant-Merced and Acequia Infrastructure Act, establishing two dedicated funds to provide infrastructure assistance to specific communities. It directly affects land grant-merced communities (designated political subdivisions under New Mexico law) and acequias (community irrigation systems organized as political subdivisions), enabling them to access grants for projects like water systems, roads, health facilities, and flood protection. The bill sets up a trust fund that distributes annual allocations to two project funds - administered by a council for land grants and a commission for acequias - based on trust fund balances. These funds will support planning, construction, and equipment for qualified infrastructure projects through established application and evaluation processes.
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Maddy summarySB 59 creates the Land Grant-Merced and Acequia Infrastructure Trust Fund to provide financial assistance for infrastructure projects in New Mexico. It directly affects land grant communities (designated political subdivisions under state law) and acequias (community irrigation systems organized as political subdivisions). The bill establishes two project funds that distribute annual trust fund earnings to support qualified projects like water systems, roads, health facilities, and irrigation infrastructure repairs. Funding is allocated through a defined process managed by a council for land grants and a commission for acequias, with annual distributions triggered when the trust fund exceeds $5 million.
Maddy summaryHB 330 creates a trust fund to provide infrastructure funding for New Mexico's land grant-merced communities and acequias (traditional irrigation systems). The bill establishes two project funds: one for land grant-merced communities to support water systems, roads, health facilities, and economic development projects, and another for acequias to fund irrigation repairs, flood protection, and water efficiency improvements. Annual distributions from the trust fund will finance these projects through grants and loans, with specific eligibility rules set by a land grant council and the water commission. The bill is currently pending in the New Mexico Senate after passing the House but was postponed indefinitely on June 3, 2025.
Maddy summaryHB 25 creates the Land Grant-Merced Infrastructure Act to provide funding for infrastructure projects in designated land grant-merced communities (historical land grant communities recognized as political subdivisions under New Mexico law). It establishes a trust fund that distributes $18 million annually to a project fund, which provides grants for eligible projects like water systems, roads, health facilities, and economic development infrastructure. The bill also allocates 1.1% of state severance tax bond capacity specifically for these projects, with funds managed by a land grant council and administered by the Department of Finance. This legislation directly affects land grant-merced communities by creating a dedicated funding stream for their infrastructure needs.
Maddy summaryHB 522 proposes annual cost-of-living adjustments to New Mexico's state minimum wage starting in 2026, tied to the Consumer Price Index. It specifically requires that tipped employees receive an hourly rate equal to 25% of the state minimum wage plus tips. The bill also mandates that all state public contracts include provisions ensuring contractors and subcontractors are reimbursed for wage increases and that workers on these contracts receive raises concurrent with state minimum wage changes. These changes would directly affect most minimum-wage workers in New Mexico, including those in state-contracted services, and establish a formal definition for the Consumer Price Index in state law.
Maddy summaryHB 52 expands New Mexico's existing rural health care practitioner tax credit to include additional health care providers working in underserved rural areas. The bill adds professions like pharmacists, nurse practitioners, clinical social workers, physical therapists, and emergency medical technicians to the list of eligible practitioners who can claim the credit. Eligible providers must work at least 1,584 hours annually in a designated rural health underserved area, with credit amounts set at $5,000 for physicians/dentists or $3,000 for the newly included professions (half that amount for 792-1,583 hours). The credit, which can be carried forward if it exceeds tax liability, requires providers to apply through the Department of Health for certification before claiming it on their tax return.
Maddy summaryHB 305 requires New Mexico state agencies to include specific terms in public service contracts starting July 1, 2025. It mandates that contracts provide reimbursement to contractors and subcontractors for wage increases tied to state minimum wage hikes or mandated statutory benefit changes. Workers paid the state minimum wage under these contracts must receive wage increases concurrent with state minimum wage adjustments. The bill directly affects state agencies, contractors, subcontractors, and minimum-wage workers in service-based public contracts.
Maddy summaryHB 24 transfers administration of the Community Governance Attorney program from the Higher Education Department to the University of New Mexico School of Law. It also allows counties and municipalities with designated colonias, plus state agencies, to directly hire community governance attorneys. The bill modifies the existing tuition waiver program, which provides law students with tuition coverage in exchange for working as community governance attorneys, requiring repayment with interest (18% if not employed in the role, 7% otherwise) over up to 10 years. This changes how the program is managed and expands who can utilize the attorney hiring mechanism.