# New Mexico SB 7: STORM WATER SERVICE AS MUNICIPAL UTILITY

New Mexico SB 7, STORM WATER SERVICE AS MUNICIPAL UTILITY, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William E. Sharer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 52 - Apr. 7); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB7-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 7
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: STORM WATER SERVICE AS MUNICIPAL UTILITY
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Signed by Governor - Chapter 52 - Apr. 7
- Sponsor: William E. Sharer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (80 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Towns can add stormwater services and fees: mixed, low. New Mexico municipalities can create utilities by ordinance to collect, treat, store or dispose of stormwater, but are not required to. They can charge people who own or control property just and reasonable service fees, with no amount set by this law. Municipalities and other entities covered by t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William E. Sharer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 46 | 18 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor - Chapter 52 - Apr. 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:46 N:18 (House)
- 2025-03-12: HGEIC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-07: HAAWC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-28: Sent to HAAWC - Referrals: HAAWC/HGEIC (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Passed in the Senate - Y:34 N:0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: SHPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Sent to SHPAC - Referrals: SHPAC/STBTC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/SB0007.pdf)
- HGEIC Committee Report 3/12/25, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007GE1.pdf)
- HAAWC Committee Report 3/07/25, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007AA1.pdf)
- STBTC Committee Report 2/26/25, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007CT1.pdf)
- SHPAC Committee Report 2/04/25, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007PA1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007.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
- [Final Version (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/SB0007.pdf)
- [HGEIC Committee Report 3/12/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007GE1.pdf)
- [HAAWC Committee Report 3/07/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007AA1.pdf)
- [STBTC Committee Report 2/26/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007CT1.pdf)
- [SHPAC Committee Report 2/04/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007PA1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0007.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-SB7-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).