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State Representative
Matthew McQueen
(D) - New Mexico
New Mexico House District 50
In Office - Started: 01/20/2015

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New Mexico State Capitol
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-986-4423

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7 Avenida Vista Grande
Suite B7-120
Santa Fe, NM 87508-9198

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB23 Oil & Gas Royalty Rate Changes AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS; SETTING THE ROYALTY RATE ON FUTURE OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT LEASES ON CERTAIN STATE TRUST LANDS TO ENHANCE REVENUE FOR BENEFICIARIES; REQUIRING THE MANNER OF POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB37 Strategic Water Reserve Fund AN ACT RELATING TO WATER; CREATING THE STRATEGIC WATER RESERVE FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION; PROVIDING THAT THE STRATEGIC WATER RESERVE SHALL BE USED TO ASSIST IN WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AQUIFER RECHARGE OR REDUCE GROUND WATER DEPLETION; ALLOWING THE INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION TO PRIORITIZE WATER TRANSACTIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO AT LEAST ONE AUTHORIZED PURPOSE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB284 Free-roaming Horses & Livestock Code AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS; AMENDING DEFINITIONS IN THE LIVESTOCK CODE; ALLOWING FERTILITY CONTROL, RELOCATION AND ADOPTION OF FREE-ROAMING HORSES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; ALLOWING A FREE-ROAMING HORSE EXPERT TO IMPLEMENT FREE-ROAMING HORSE HERD MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN LAND THROUGH CERTAIN METHODS; REQUIRING THE NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD TO APPROVE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A FREE-ROAMING HORSE EXPERT; ALLOWING THE NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD TO MAKE RULES REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A FREE-ROAMING HORSE EXPERT; PROHIBITING THE SLAUGHTER OR EXPORT FOR SLAUGHTER OF FREE-ROAMING HORSES; PROVIDING A PENALTY. Vetoed
HB21 Land Grant-merced Assistance Fund Changes AN ACT RELATING TO LAND GRANTS; AMENDING THE LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT THRESHOLDS FOR FULL AND SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FUND; MAKING THE LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND NONREVERTING; MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES. Dead
SB5 Game Commission Reform AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE GAME COMMISSION; REFORMING THE STATE GAME COMMISSION APPOINTMENT PROCESS; SETTING TERM LIMITS FOR COMMISSIONERS; ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS; CREATING THE STATE WILDLIFE COMMISSION NOMINATING COMMITTEE; RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE; RENAMING THE STATE GAME COMMISSION AS THE STATE WILDLIFE COMMISSION; AMENDING STATUTORY POLICY; EXPANDING THE MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE; ADDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING LICENSING FEES; PROVIDING FOR FEE ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION; ADDING LICENSE FEES AND TYPES; PROVIDING DISCOUNTS FOR RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS; PROVIDING TRANSFERS; REPEALING SECTIONS 17-1-1 AND 17-2-2 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1921, CHAPTER 35, SECTION 1 AND LAWS 1937, CHAPTER 23, SECTION 1, AS AMENDED). Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB143 Lobbying Activity Reports AN ACT RELATING TO LOBBYING; REQUIRING A LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORT ON THE LEGISLATION LOBBIED AND POSITION TAKEN BY A LOBBYIST AND LOBBYIST'S EMPLOYER; PRESERVING LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTS FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS. Vetoed
HB518 Lgbtq+ Day AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS; DESIGNATING THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF JANUARY OF EACH ODD-NUMBERED YEAR AS "LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND EXPANSIVE DAY". Dead
HB348 Water Law Violation Penalty AN ACT RELATING TO WATER; INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF WATER LAW; PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF WATER LAW TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION. Dead
SB85 Campaign Finance Changes AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE; AMENDING THE CAMPAIGN REPORTING ACT; REQUIRING DISCLOSURES RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS; REVISING THE REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS; STANDARDIZING THE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ELECTIONS TO INCLUDE ANY CONTRIBUTION OR PLEDGE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000) OR MORE; REQUIRING THE REPORTING OF MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION FUNDRAISING PROHIBITION PERIOD; CLARIFYING AND CHANGING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS; AMENDING CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROHIBITING USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO REPAY LOANS MADE BY THE CANDIDATE THAT ARE SUBJECT TO A RATE OF INTEREST; AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO FUNDRAISING DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. Dead
HJR2 Eliminate Pocket Vetoes, Ca A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB259 Oil & Gas Act Violation Penalties AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES; INCREASING CIVIL PENALTIES ASSESSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE OIL AND GAS ACT; INCREASING CERTAIN APPLICATION FEES IN THE OIL AND GAS ACT AND ADJUSTING THEM FOR INFLATION. Dead
HB258 Natural Gas Capture Requirements AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES; PROVIDING NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATOR OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL OR NATURAL GAS GATHERING SYSTEM; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS. Dead
HB481 Costs Of Plugging & Abandonment Of Wells AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES; PROVIDING THAT OWNERS, OPERATORS OR LESSEES WITH A CURRENT OR PRIOR INTEREST OR CONTROL OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL, FACILITY, PIT OR INSTALLATION OF IMMOBILE SURFACE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REIMBURSING THE OIL CONSERVATION DIVISION OF THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT COSTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED COSTS. Dead
HB256 No Statutory Bill Intro Deadline AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978 CONCERNING THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION. Dead
HJR1 Session Length, Subjects & Overrides, Ca A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, Dead
HB435 Renewable Energy Facility Siting Rules AN ACT RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY; REQUIRING THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO PROMULGATE AND IMPLEMENT RULES GOVERNING THE SITING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, STORAGE AND INTRASTATE TRANSMISSION FACILITIES. Dead
HB609 Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. Dead
HB608 Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. Dead
HB257 Oil & Gas Well Transfer Rulemaking AN ACT RELATING TO THE OIL CONSERVATION DIVISION; PROVIDING THAT THE DIVISION MAY MAKE RULES AND ORDERS REGULATING THE TRANSFER OF OIL AND GAS WELLS, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS. Dead
SB210 Max Penalty For Water Law Violation AN ACT RELATING TO WATER; INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF WATER LAW; PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF WATER LAW TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION. Dead
SB209 Rural Libraries Endowment Fund AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RURAL LIBRARIES ENDOWMENT FUND. Dead
HCR1 Limit Number Of Bill Intros By Member A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE JOINT RULES OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF BILLS A MEMBER CAN INTRODUCE OR SPONSOR IN A LEGISLATIVE SESSION. Dead
SB34 Outdoor Light Requirements & Exemptions AN ACT RELATING TO THE NIGHT SKY; REVISING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIELDING OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURES; ADDING EXEMPTIONS FOR ROADWAY NAVIGATION AND SAFETY SIGNS ON INTERSTATES AND FEDERAL PRIMARY HIGHWAYS AND TEMPORARY OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURES NECESSARY FOR CONSTRUCTION, EMERGENCY SERVICES OR FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION; REMOVING THE EXEMPTION FOR OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURES WITH AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF DEVICES AND CERTAIN TYPES OF ADVERTISEMENT SIGNS; REPEALING SECTION 74-12-2 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1999, CHAPTER 197, SECTION 2). Dead
HR1 Publish Yes & No Votes On Committee Reports A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES TO REQUIRE PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE REPORTS. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB2 Criminal Competency House Final Passage 10/02/2025 Yea
SB3 Immunization Rules & Recommendations House Final Passage 10/02/2025 Yea
SB1 Health Care Grants & Stabilization House Final Passage 10/02/2025 Yea
HB2 Health Care Coverage Changes House Final Passage 10/01/2025 Yea
HB1 General Appropriations House Final Passage 10/01/2025 Yea
SB122 Expand Prescription Drug Donation Program House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM8 Milken Family Foundation, In Recognition House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM10 "valencia County Day" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
SB315 State Bread House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM28 "irish-american Day" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM30 "soil & Water Conservation District Day" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM46 "motorcycle Safety Awareness Month" House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM52 Short-term Rental Work Group House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM59 Study Economic Relationship With Ireland House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
HM61 Study Autobiographical Storytelling Treatment House Final Passage 03/22/2025 Yea
SB9 Pipeline Safety Act Violations Civil Penalty House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB16 Non-major Party Voters In Primary Elections House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Nay
SB13 State-tribal Education Compact Schools Act House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB88 Medicaid Trust Fund & State Supported Fund House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB45 County Health Care Assistance Fund Use House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB78 Certified Nurse Anesthetist Role House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB66 Criminal Offender Employment Exemptions House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB70 Add Racketeering Crimes House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB53 Prescribing Psychologist Psychotropics House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB59 Public Works Minimum Wage Definitions House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB92 Horse Racing & Jockey Insurance Fund House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB133 Educational Retirees Returning To Work House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Nay
SB112 Higher Ed Housing Facility Property Tax House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Nay
SB126 Increase Rural Service Fund Allocations House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB120 No Behavioral Health Cost Sharing House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB159 Independent Theater Beer & Wine Licenses House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB142 Grid Modernization Roadmap House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB33 Wildfire Prepared Act House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Nay
SB155 Determination Of Embezzlement Penalty House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB146 Educational Opportunity For Military Children House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB170 Nmfa Definitions, Funds & Rates House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB197 Ems System Improvement Projects Funding House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB201 Public Ed. Reform Fund Uses House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB220 Publication Of Legal Settlement Terms House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB236 Look Twice For Motorcycle License Plate House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB31 Zero-interest Natural Disaster Loans House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB221 Additional Unfair Insurance Claims Practice House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB274 Board Of Finance Approval For Land Sales House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB290 Raise Marriage License Fees House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB302 Gaming Control Board Access Background Checks House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB303 Gaming Machine Standards House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB327 Lowrider Capital License Plate House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB343 Teacher Salary Rates Changes House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB42 Comprehensive Addiction And Recovery Pgm House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB364 Law Enforcement Qualifications House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB375 Probation & Parole Changes House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB376 State Employee Health Benefit Contributions House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB377 Nm United License Plate House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Nay
SB383 Flood Recovery Bonds & Gross Receipts House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB401 Broadband For Education House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB387 Community School Fund & Framework House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB425 Capital Outlay Reauthorizations House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB495 Higher Education Radio House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB535 Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Absent
SB481 State Fairgrounds District Act House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Nay
HM62 Impact Of Hermit's Peak/ Calf Canyon Fire House Final Passage 03/21/2025 Yea
SB23 Oil & Gas Royalty Rate Changes House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB11 Anti-distraction Policy In Schools House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB83 Innovation In State Government Fund House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Absent
SB113 Board & Commission Sunset Dates House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB127 Movie Exemption From Barber & Cosmetic Act House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB109 Prc & Supporting Agency House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB169 Strategic Economic Development Site Readiness House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB168 Travel Insurance Act House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB37 Strategic Water Reserve Fund House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB267 Housing Application Fees House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB353 Search & Rescue Emergency Responses House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB398 Hmo & Contract Provider Exam Time Lines House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB480 Student Graduation Reporting House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
HB493 Public Finance Accountability Act House Final Passage 03/20/2025 Yea
SB21 Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM2 Lesc Artificial Intelligence Work Group House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB48 Community Benefit Fund House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB124 Superintendent Of Insurance Subpoenas House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB115 Public Project Revolving Fund Projects House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SJM1 Forest Restoration & Economic Development House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HJM2 Combine Standing & Interim Committees House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB249 Health Care Provider Gross Receipts House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SJM2 Frontier Areas Task Force House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM15 People Exposed To Radiation House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB41 Turquoise Alert System House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HJM4 Direct Air Capture Technology House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
SB357 Essential Services Development Act House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Nay
HJM6 Strengthen Relations With Taiwan House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HB450 Capital Outlay Projects House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM31 "citizen Science Day" House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM34 Study Domestic Violence Service Gaps House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM29 Driver's Licenses & Diabetes House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM24 Corrections & Cyfd Staffing Levels House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM32 Study Means Of Teacher Advancement House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM38 Restoration Of Route 66 House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM42 Didelphis Virginiana, Important Marsupial House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM43 Hispanic & Bilingual Education Programs House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HM41 Assess Blocked Train Crossing Times House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
HJM9 Artificial Intelligence Interim Committee House Final Passage 03/19/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail New Mexico House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee Chair 1
Detail New Mexico House Judiciary Committee 10
Detail New Mexico Joint Land Grant Committee 5
Detail New Mexico Joint Water and Natural Resources Committee Vice Chair 1
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
NM New Mexico House District 50 House Democrat In Office 01/20/2015