# New Mexico SB 257: NMED PRIORITIZE HAZARDOUS WASTE

New Mexico SB 257, NMED PRIORITIZE HAZARDOUS WASTE, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shannon D. Pinto (Democratic); status failed (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB257-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 257
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: NMED PRIORITIZE HAZARDOUS WASTE
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Shannon D. Pinto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shannon D. Pinto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra M. Sariñana (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-13: SCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SIRC/SCONC (Senate)
- undated: Action Postponed Indefinitely (legislature)

## Bill text

- SCC Committee Report 2/13/26, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0257CC1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0257.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0257.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 151: CORPORATE INCOME TAX CHANGES (signed)
- HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2026 (signed)
- SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT (signed)
- SB 96: REGULATED CHILD CARE ZONING REQUIREMENTS (signed)
- HB 248: GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (signed)
- HB 30: TEACHER RESIDENCY ACT CHANGES (signed)

## Sources
- [SCC Committee Report 2/13/26 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0257CC1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0257.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0257.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 151: CORPORATE INCOME TAX CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB151-2026)
- [HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB2-2026)
- [SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB241-2026)
- [SB 96: REGULATED CHILD CARE ZONING REQUIREMENTS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB96-2026)
- [HB 248: GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB248-2026)
- [HB 30: TEACHER RESIDENCY ACT CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB30-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB257-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).