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House Bill 16

Fentanyl Trafficking Sentences [view on nmlegis.gov]

Financial Analysis: FIR


Sponsors
Rep. Charlotte Little 68 Bernalillo
Rep. Cynthia Borrego 17 Bernalillo

Status
HGEICPassed, Feb 7, with Do Pass recommendation
HJCWas scheduled for Feb 10. No vote recorded. Presumed stalled.


"Official" History

This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.

Actions: [4] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC- DP-HJC

Legis DayActionDetails
4 referred HGEIC/HJC
4 sent HGEIC
4 passed HGEIC (view committee report) DP 6-3; nays: Anyanonu, Lujan, Szczepanski
4 sent HJC


This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.

Feb 5 filed: [Prefiled by Charlotte Little; not yet on nmlegis]
[new]
sent to HGEIC
title: '[prefiled by Charlotte Little; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Fentanyl Trafficking Sentences'
actions: 'HPREF' -> '[4] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC'
new sponsor: Charlotte Little
Feb 6 added to HGEIC 2025-02-07 08:00
added to HGEIC agenda on Fri Feb 7, 08:00
Feb 7 passed HGEIC; sent to HJC
actions: '[4] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC' -> '[4] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC- DP-HJC'
new sponsor: Cynthia Borrego
Feb 8 added to HJC 2025-02-10 13:30
added to HJC agenda on Mon Feb 10, 13:30

HOUSE BILL 16

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

INTRODUCED BY

Charlotte Little and Cynthia Borrego

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO CRIMINAL SENTENCING; PROVIDING FOR THE ALTERATION OF A BASIC SENTENCE FOR TRAFFICKING CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF FENTANYL.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Criminal Sentencing Act

is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] TRAFFICKING OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF FENTANYL--ALTERATION OF BASIC SENTENCE.--When a separate finding of fact by a court or jury shows that a person is in possession of fentanyl in relation to a crime of trafficking a controlled substance pursuant to Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978, the basic sentence of imprisonment prescribed for the offense in Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 shall be enhanced by up to:

          A. three years, if the person is in possession of between one hundred and five hundred pills, capsules or tablets containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, regardless of its concentration, or between ten and fifty grams of fentanyl powder, whichever is less;

          B. five years, if the person is in possession of more than five hundred pills, capsules or tablets containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, regardless of its concentration, or more than fifty grams of fentanyl powder, whichever is less; or

          C. five years, if the person has recruited, coordinated, organized, supervised, directed, managed or financed another to commit trafficking fentanyl pursuant to Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978. The enhancement shall be in addition to, not a replacement of, charging conspiracy to commit trafficking pursuant to Section 30-28-2 NMSA 1978."

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