New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB286: ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEIGHT ALLOWANCE
Status: Failed, February 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to motor vehicles; establishing a weight allowance for heavy-duty electric vehicles.
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ESTABLISHING A WEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 66-1-4.5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1990, Chapter 120, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read: "66-1-4.5. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Motor Vehicle Code: A. "electric-assisted bicycle" means a vehicle having two or three wheels, fully operable pedals and an electric motor. Electric-assisted bicycles are classified as follows: (1) "class 1 electric-assisted bicycle" means an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a motor not exceeding seven hundred fifty watts of power that provides .233267.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of twenty miles per hour; (2) "class 2 electric-assisted bicycle" means an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a motor not exceeding seven hundred fifty watts of power that provides assistance regardless of whether the rider is pedaling but ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of twenty miles per hour; and (3) "class 3 electric-assisted bicycle" means an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a motor not exceeding seven hundred fifty watts of power that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle …
Sponsors
- Art De La Cruz (D, HD-012) · primary sponsor
- Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D, HD-015)
- Raymundo Lara (D, HD-034)
- Jenifer Jones (R, HD-032)
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: MOTOR VEHICLES (autos, trucks, buses, cycles)
Common questions
- What is HB286?
- HB286 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEIGHT ALLOWANCE.
- What does HB286 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to motor vehicles; establishing a weight allowance for heavy-duty electric vehicles.
- What is the status of HB286?
- Failed as of February 2, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB286?
- Art De La Cruz (D, HD-012), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB286?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=286&year=26
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