New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB448 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 448
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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33	33	STATE
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39	39	MEXICO
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Meredith A. Dixon and Janelle Anyanonu and Cristina Parajón
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT; CREATING THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
50	50	PLANNING AND PRODUCTION; PROVIDING POWERS AND DUTIES; DECLARING
51	51	AN EMERGENCY.
52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
53	53	SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] OFFICE OF HOUSING PLANNING AND
54	54	PRODUCTION CREATED--ADMINISTRATIVELY ATTACHED--POWERS AND
55	55	DUTIES.--
56	56	A. As used in this section, "housing" means real
57	57	property and infrastructure that is residential housing,
58	58	including rental housing, the housing portion of a mixed-use
59	59	commercial and housing project and commercial property that is
60	60	repurposed for residential housing.
61	61	B. The "office of housing planning and production"
62	62	is created and is administratively attached to the department
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90	90	of finance and administration. The department shall provide
91	91	administrative services for the office.
92	92	C. The purpose of the office of housing planning
93	93	and production is to:
94	94	(1) reduce housing costs;
95	95	(2) increase statewide housing availability,
96	96	including housing for low-income and homeless households;
97	97	(3) maximize resources to address statewide
98	98	housing needs;
99	99	(4) address the underlying factors that are
100	100	impacting housing costs and limited supply;
101	101	(5) grow local programs and capacity to
102	102	address housing needs and further fair housing;
103	103	(6) identify state resources for housing; and
104	104	(7) track housing progress through goal
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106	106	D. The director of the office of housing planning
107	107	and production shall be appointed by the governor. Subject to
108	108	appropriations, the director may employ technical and clerical
109	109	assistants as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of
110	110	the office.
111	111	E. The office of housing planning and production
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113	113	(1) develop a statewide strategy to build
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143	143	stakeholders in addressing housing and homelessness, aligning
144	144	programs and identifying resources;
145	145	(2) provide technical assistance to local
146	146	governments, Indian nations, tribes and pueblos and regional
147	147	entities to improve housing regulation, further fair housing,
148	148	increase housing development capacity and housing funding, grow
149	149	local and statewide capacity for homelessness services and
150	150	prevention and promote public-private housing partnerships;
151	151	(3) align resources across state agencies and
152	152	the private sector to identify new programs to increase
153	153	capacity in housing finance and housing development and to grow
154	154	the construction and trades workforces;
155	155	(4) address the underlying factors that impact
156	156	housing costs and availability, regardless of income, by, at a
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158	158	(a) analyzing regulatory frameworks
159	159	surrounding land use and zoning, building codes, permitting and
160	160	inspection processes and utility and road connections;
161	161	(b) analyzing construction costs
162	162	associated with workforce shortages and supply chain
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164	164	(c) promoting new approaches to housing,
165	165	including modular, manufactured and tiny homes and new
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167	167	(5) coordinate across state agencies and local
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196	196	stakeholders to address homelessness;
197	197	(6) collect and report housing and land use
198	198	data and outcomes at least annually to the legislative finance
199	199	committee; provided that the data and outcomes shall describe
200	200	housing development activities, programs and investments in
201	201	regions of the state and statewide to:
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214	214	(8) evaluate housing data to identify:
215	215	(a) geographic gaps in housing
216	216	availability and whether the gaps are the result of increased
217	217	or decreased economic activity;
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249	249	governments toward housing production and fair housing goals;
250	250	(9) analyze housing and economic development
251	251	investments and initiatives, measure impacts of state, regional
252	252	and local housing programs, monitor state and local efforts,
253	253	support local efforts to meet defined housing goals, make
254	254	necessary policy changes and investments to achieve housing
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256	256	(10) create a framework for local governments
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258	258	(11) grow local ability to meet housing needs
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267	267	(12) identify ways that existing programs and
268	268	capacities can address housing needs;
269	269	(13) provide support to state agencies
270	270	undertaking housing and housing-adjacent activities; and
271	271	(14) perform nonduplicative duties assigned by
272	272	the governor or the legislature to ensure that the state meets
273	273	or exceeds the state's housing goals.
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302	302	SECTION 2. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
303	303	peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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