New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB319: SOLID WASTE SURCHARGE
Status: Failed, February 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to waste management; imposing a surcharge on solid waste disposal to support grants available under the recycling, circular economy and illegal dumping act; clarifying that food recovery, composting and organic waste reduction initiatives are eligible for grants under the recycling, circular economy and illegal dumping act; distributing the revenue attributable to the surcharge to the recycling and illegal dumping fund.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT; IMPOSING A SURCHARGE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL TO SUPPORT GRANTS AVAILABLE UNDER THE RECYCLING, CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND ILLEGAL DUMPING ACT; CLARIFYING THAT FOOD RECOVERY, COMPOSTING AND ORGANIC WASTE REDUCTION INITIATIVES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS UNDER THE RECYCLING, CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND ILLEGAL DUMPING ACT; DISTRIBUTING THE REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SURCHARGE TO THE RECYCLING AND ILLEGAL DUMPING FUND. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 7-1-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, Chapter 248, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read: "7-1-2. APPLICABILITY.--The Tax Administration Act applies to and governs: A. the administration and enforcement of the following taxes or tax acts as they now exist or may hereafter .233458.3 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ be (2) Withholding Tax Act; (3) Oil and Gas Proceeds and Pass-Through Entity Withholding Tax Act; (4) Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, Interstate Telecommunications Gross Receipts Tax Act and Leased Vehicle Gross Receipts Tax Act; (5) Liquor Excise Tax Act; (6) Local Liquor Excise Tax Act; (7) any municipal local option gross receipts tax or municipal compensating tax; (8) any county local option gross receipts tax or county compensating tax; (9) Special Fuels Supplier Tax Act; (10) Gasoline Tax Act; (11) petroleum products loading fee, which fee shall …
Sponsors
- Kristina Ortez (D, HD-042) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: ENVIRONMENT, UTILITIES (sewer, electric, gas, water, telephone)
Common questions
- What is HB319?
- HB319 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): SOLID WASTE SURCHARGE.
- What does HB319 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to waste management; imposing a surcharge on solid waste disposal to support grants available under the recycling, circular economy and illegal dumping act; clarifying that food recovery, composting and organic waste reduction initiatives are eligible for grants under the recycling, circular economy and illegal dumping act; distributing the revenue attributable to the surcharge to the recycling and illegal dumping fund.
- What is the status of HB319?
- Failed as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB319?
- Kristina Ortez (D, HD-042).
- Where is the official record for HB319?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=319&year=26
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