2/15/02 - HB219 would change the state's definition of "commercial motor carrier vehicle" and "commercial motor vehicle" to a more detailed definition based on the gross vehicle weight rating and the number of passengers. The bill unanimously passed the House and was approved by the Senate Committee on Corporations and Transportation.

HB95 could double the fines for speeding violations in construction or other safety zones. The bill passed the House and was amended by the Senate, and the House agreed to the amendment.

HB217, which would have changed oversize/overweight permit requirements and doubled the fees for these permits, is dead.

The general number for the New Mexico House is (505) 986-4751.

8-2-01 -- The session ended March 17, 2001. The legislature will hold a special session, beginning Sept. 14, for redistricting the state. Bills left unresolved must be reintroduced next session, which begins Jan. 15, 2002. For bill status information, call (505) 986-4714.

4/24/01 - Legislation that would create a 10 mile per hour differential speed limit for the state's highways died in the House Transportation Committee on March 15, which was the last day it could be considered for this year's session. Sen. Lidio Rainaldi pledged to reintroduce the measure again next year.
The legislative information office number is (505) 986-4714. The session ended March 17, 2001.

3/16/01 - Legislation that would create a 10 mile per hour differential speed limit for the state's highways died in the House Transportation Committee on March 15 -- the last day it could be considered for this year's session. But the bill's Senate sponsor, Lidio Rainaldi, pledged to reintroduce the measure again next year.
Bob Clover, veteran trucker and president of the New Mexico Motor Carriers Association, testified against split speed limits at the House hearing on Thursday.After the hearing, Clover said, "we don't really have many problems with trucks here in New Mexico. In instances where a truck is doing something it shouldn't be doing, it's usually a local company's truck with a pretty new driver behind the wheel."
"But truckers can make it less likely the split limit issue will come up again by being extra careful. Don't tailgate, and make certain to comply with posted speed limits around the cities," Clover said. "I talk regularly with a state representative that lives just east of Albuquerque. He tells me that when he drives at 65 miles per hour to work each day, vehicles of all kinds go flying by him. We share the roads with the lawmakers and if we want them to work with us, we have to work with them."