New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HJR8: PROPERTY TAX REFUND FOR NUISANCE LAWS, CA
Status: In committee, January 27, 2026
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing to amend article 8 of the constitution of new mexico to add a new section to require a municipality or county to refund an amount equal to the property taxes paid to that municipality or county by a property owner up to the amount reasonably necessary to mitigate the effects of the municipality's or county's failure to enforce the municipality's or county's public nuisance laws, as provided by law, on the property owner's real property, but not to exceed the amount of property taxes paid for that property in the prior tax year.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 8 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO REQUIRE A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY TO REFUND AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PROPERTY TAXES PAID TO THAT MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY BY A PROPERTY OWNER UP TO THE AMOUNT REASONABLY NECESSARY TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S OR COUNTY'S FAILURE TO ENFORCE THE MUNICIPALITY'S OR COUNTY'S PUBLIC NUISANCE LAWS, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, ON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S REAL PROPERTY, BUT NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES PAID FOR THAT PROPERTY IN THE PRIOR TAX YEAR. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. It is proposed to amend Article 8 of the constitution of New Mexico by adding a new section to read: "A. If a municipality or county fails to enforce .232758.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ public nuisance laws, as provided by law, and it results in damage on a property owner's real property, the municipality or county shall refund to the property owner an amount of the property taxes paid to that municipality or county for that property that is reasonably incurred by the property owner to mitigate the effects of the municipality's or county's failure, as provided by law; provided that the amount of the …
Sponsors
- Rod Montoya (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor