Summary:

 Senate Bill 131 (SB 131) prohibits the adoption of certain rules relating to the production and delivery for sale of zero-emission vehicles.
 

Legislation Overview:

 Senate Bill 131 (SB 131) amends the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Program rules (Section 74-1-18 NMSA 1978) by prohibiting the adoption of or continued use of rules in effect that require a manufacturer to produce or deliver for sale a certain percentage of zero-emission vehicles for a model year to control motor vehicle emissions or for any other lawful purpose.
 

Current Law:

 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Climate Change Executive Order established a state goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% by 2030. The order includes the Clean Cars New Mexico initiative which centers on adopting stricter emission standards for new cars and trucks offered for sale in the state. 
The low-emission vehicle (LEV) standard requires car manufacturers to offer new passenger cars and trucks in New Mexico that produce fewer greenhouse gases and other harmful air pollutants than vehicles only subject to the federal standard. 
The zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard would require manufacturers to offer for sale a minimum number of new, low- and zero-tailpipe emission vehicles (battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles) as a percentage of all new vehicles for sale in the state. Pioneered by California, these LEV/ZEV regulations have been adopted in at least fourteen other states and Washington D.C.
The NMED is soliciting comments on the Clean Transportation Fuel Program from 20 December 2024 until 17 January 2025
Source: https://www.env.nm.gov/climate-change-bureau/transportation/