# New Mexico HB 348: WATER LAW VIOLATION PENALTY

New Mexico HB 348, WATER LAW VIOLATION PENALTY, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kristina Ortez (Democratic); status failed; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB348-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico HB 348
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: WATER LAW VIOLATION PENALTY
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Kristina Ortez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (51 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristina Ortez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James G. Townsend (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kathleen Cates (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew McQueen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-18: SCONC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Sent to SCONC - Referrals: SCONC (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:51 N:0 (House)
- 2025-03-15: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-02-19: HAAWC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Sent to HAAWC - Referrals: HAAWC/HJC (Senate)
- undated: Action Postponed Indefinitely (legislature)

## Bill text

- SCONC Committee Report 3/18/25, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348CO1.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 3/15/25, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348JC1.pdf)
- HAAWC Committee Report 2/19/25, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348AA1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-07: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025 (signed)
- SB 45: COUNTY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE FUND USE (signed)
- SB 343: TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES (signed)
- SB 345: TEACHER & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LICENSURE (signed)
- SB 133: EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK (signed)
- HB 157: NEW SCHOOL LICENSES (signed)

## Sources
- [SCONC Committee Report 3/18/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348CO1.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 3/15/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348JC1.pdf)
- [HAAWC Committee Report 2/19/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348AA1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0348.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB2-2025)
- [SB 45: COUNTY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE FUND USE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB45-2025)
- [SB 343: TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB343-2025)
- [SB 345: TEACHER & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LICENSURE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB345-2025)
- [SB 133: EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB133-2025)
- [HB 157: NEW SCHOOL LICENSES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB157-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB348-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).