# New Mexico SB 9: PIPELINE SAFETY ACT VIOLATIONS CIVIL PENALTY

New Mexico SB 9, PIPELINE SAFETY ACT VIOLATIONS CIVIL PENALTY, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William P. Soules (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 136 - Apr. 10) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico SB 9
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: PIPELINE SAFETY ACT VIOLATIONS CIVIL PENALTY
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Signed by Governor - Chapter 136 - Apr. 10
- Sponsor: William P. Soules (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (71 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pipeline penalties come with compliance protections: mixed, low. New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission must generally give notice and a chance to fix suspected pipeline safety violations. This protection applies when the commission has good cause to suspect a violation that is not knowing and willful. If voluntary compliance fails within a reasonable time, t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William P. Soules (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 45 | 15 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 26 | 14 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-04-10: Signed by Governor - Chapter 136 - Apr. 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:45 N:15 (House)
- 2025-03-18: HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-13: HENRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (House)
- 2025-03-07: Sent to HENRC - Referrals: HENRC/HJC (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed in the Senate - Y:26 N:14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: SJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Sent to STBTC - Referrals: STBTC/SJC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-04-11: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/SB0009.pdf)
- HJC Committee Report 3/18/25, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009JC1.pdf)
- HENRC Committee Report 3/13/25, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009EN1.pdf)
- SJC Committee Report 3/04/25, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009JU1.pdf)
- STBTC Committee Report 2/05/25, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009CT1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009.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/SB0009.pdf)
- [HJC Committee Report 3/18/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009JC1.pdf)
- [HENRC Committee Report 3/13/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009EN1.pdf)
- [SJC Committee Report 3/04/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009JU1.pdf)
- [STBTC Committee Report 2/05/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009CT1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0009.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-SB9-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).