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House committee advances bill restricting extra local zoning rules for in‑home child care
Summary
A House Commerce committee advanced a bill aimed at easing barriers for home‑based child care by prohibiting local governments and HOAs from imposing extra fees, parking mandates or sprinkler requirements beyond statewide licensing rules; supporters said it will expand licensed care in rural 'child care deserts.'
The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee voted to advance a measure intended to reduce local zoning and fee barriers that advocates say deter licensed in‑home child care providers. The committee recorded a "do pass" recommendation after debate that included public testimony for the bill.
The sponsor (unnamed in the transcript) described the Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 96 as a response to New Mexico’s shortage of child care providers and said it clarifies that counties, municipalities and homeowners associations cannot impose additional regulations or fees on home child‑care operations beyond those applied to similar businesses in the same zone. The sponsor also said the…
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