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House committee approves short‑term rental work group including housing and tax agencies
Summary
The House Commerce & Economic Development Committee voted 9‑0 to give a due pass to House Memorial 52 after adding state housing, taxation and other industry representatives to a short‑term rental policy work group.
The House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on the evening of the meeting gave a due pass to House Memorial 52, a memorial that establishes a work group to study short‑term rental policy and include specified state agencies and industry groups.
The sponsor told the committee that changes requested at an earlier hearing were incorporated into the substitute and read the composition of the work group: “this work group… be composed of representatives from the economic development department, the tourism department, the taxation and revenue department, the New Mexico office of housing, the New Mexico mortgage finance authority, and the New Mexico short term rental association, the New Mexico association of realtors, and the assessor's affiliate of New Mexico association of counties, ensuring a collaborative and data driven approach to short term rental policy evaluation.”
The nut graf: the memorial does not create new regulation but asks legislative leaders to convene a multi‑agency and stakeholder group to analyze short‑term rental impacts and policy options. Committee members who spoke praised the sponsor for incorporating stakeholder suggestions and described the memorial as a starting point for further conversation rather than an immediate policy change.
Committee discussion was limited. Representative Serrano thanked the sponsor for the changes and had no questions. Representative Patagon and others also expressed appreciation for the work that went into the substitute. The committee chair called the roll after debate and the clerk announced a final tally for the due‑pass motion of 9 votes yes, 0 votes no; the committee recorded a due pass.
The memorial’s text, as described by the sponsor, lists the participating departments and associations but does not set deadlines or appropriate funds; it instructs the Legislature’s leadership to direct an interim committee to convene the work group. The memorial’s approval sends it forward as a recommendation for future legislative consideration rather than creating an enforceable rule or appropriation at this time.
The committee recorded the due pass on House Memorial 52 and the sponsor and staff said they would follow up with any additional drafting clarifications outside the hearing.
