Albuquerque council rejects proposed 0.4875% gross-receipts-tax ballot measure
The Albuquerque City Council rejected a proposed ballot measure for a 0.4875% municipal gross-receipts tax during its June 15 meeting, with a motion to pass the measure as amended failing on a 4-5 vote.
Resolution R-26-43 would have asked voters to approve the tax, described in the council record as a municipal gross-receipts tax for essential services. The proposed ballot measure was called the Community Enhancement and Local Investment Tax.
Council vote ended the proposal at this stage
Councilors Bassan, Peña, Rogers and Baca voted in favor of the resolution. Councilors Champine, Fiebelkorn, Grout, Lewis and Telles voted against it, according to the City Council’s June 15 action summary.
The 4-5 result was a council action on the proposed measure, not a vote by Albuquerque residents. The record shows that the council did not pass the resolution that would have advanced the proposed tax ballot question.
The proposal’s stated purpose was to provide revenue for essential services and local investment. The action summary does not identify which specific services would have received funding or provide an estimate of annual revenue that the proposed 0.4875% tax might have generated.
Separate tax ordinance was withdrawn
The same action summary records a separate action on Ordinance O-26-42, which would have imposed a municipal gross-receipts tax. That ordinance was withdrawn.
The withdrawal of O-26-42 was procedurally distinct from the failed vote on Resolution R-26-43. The official summary identifies both actions but does not state that either measure was enacted, implemented or sent to voters.
The record also does not establish whether councilors later introduced a revised version of either tax proposal. No future council deadline, election date or subsequent proposal is identified in the June 15 action summary.
What the vote means
The June 15 vote halted the council’s consideration of R-26-43 in the form that came before it, leaving the proposed Community Enhancement and Local Investment Tax without council approval at that meeting. It does not show that Albuquerque voters rejected the tax, because no voter referendum occurred under the action recorded by the council.
For city policy and public-finance planning, the action leaves unresolved whether the city may pursue a different gross-receipts-tax proposal or another funding approach for the essential services and local investment described in the resolution.
Sources
- City Council Action Summary, June 15, 2026, City of Albuquerque
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