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New Mexico · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 185: UNLAWFUL USE OF UNDERGROUND WATER

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 185 is a bill introduced in the New Mexico Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: UNLAWFUL USE OF UNDERGROUND WATER. Primary sponsor: David Gallegos (Republican), Larry Scott (Republican), Candy Ezzell (Republican), Jim Townsend (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2025): action postponed indefinitely.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David GallegosPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate41
Larry ScottPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate42
Candy EzzellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Jim TownsendPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. action postponed indefinitely
  2. Sent to Senate Judiciary Committee & Senate Finance Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source