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HB131 • 2026

PLANNING BUREAU IN EDD

PLANNING BUREAU IN EDD

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Cynthia Borrego
Last action
Official status
[1] not prntd-HRC API.
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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PLANNING BUREAU IN EDD

PLANNING BUREAU IN EDD

What This Bill Does

  • PLANNING BUREAU IN EDD

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-22 New Mexico Legislature

    Not Printed

  2. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

PLANNING BUREAU IN EDD

Current Bill Text

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HB0131

HOUSE BILL 131

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Cynthia Borrego

AN ACT

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT; ESTABLISHING THE PLANNING BUREAU
WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING DUTIES; REQUIRING INTERAGENCY
AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION; MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTION 1.
A new section of the Economic Development
Department Act, Section 9-15-4.2 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:

"9-15-4.2. [
NEW MATERIAL
] PLANNING BUREAU--ESTABLISHED--DUTIES.--

A. The "planning bureau" is established in the
economic development division of the department to address
issues relating to the state's growth and development and to
help coordinate the state's use of land, facilities and
resources.

B. The planning bureau shall:

(1) in collaboration with the department of
transportation, the department of environment, the New Mexico
mortgage finance authority, the state's regional planning
commissions created pursuant to the Regional Planning Act and
the state's three regional housing authorities, prepare a
comprehensive plan to address future development in the state,
with emphasis on:

(a) creation of jobs and housing and
transportation needs and linkages; and

(b) interagency and intergovernmental
collaboration and coordination;

(2) update the development plan every three
years or more frequently, as deemed necessary by the bureau;
and

(3) collaborate with an Indian nation, tribe
or pueblo on matters relating to development and planning upon
request of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo."

SECTION 2.
APPROPRIATION.--One million dollars
($1,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
economic development department for expenditure in fiscal year
2027 and subsequent fiscal years for staffing the planning
bureau of the economic development division of the economic
development department. Any unexpended balance remaining at
the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

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