Sat Mar 8 5:20PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Jenifer Jones | 32 | Doña Ana, Hidalgo & Luna |
| Rep. Nicole Chavez | 31 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Andrea Reeb | 64 | Chaves, Curry & Roosevelt |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HCPAC ❓ | Was scheduled for Feb 13. No vote recorded. Presumed stalled. | ||
| HJC | |||
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: [3] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC
| Legis Day | Action | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | referred | HCPAC/HJC |
| 3 | sent | HCPAC |
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.
| Jan 30 | filed: [Prefiled by Jenifer Jones et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HCPAC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Jenifer Jones Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Firearms & Certain Persons' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[3] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC' | |
| new sponsor: Jenifer Jones | |
| new sponsor: Nicole Chavez | |
| new sponsor: Andrea Reeb | |
| Feb 10 | added to HCPAC 2025-02-13 13:30 |
| added to HCPAC agenda on Thu Feb 13, 13:30 |
HOUSE BILL 235
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Jenifer Jones and Nicole Chavez and Andrea Reeb
AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS; PROHIBITING AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN FROM RECEIVING, TRANSPORTING OR POSSESSING A FIREARM OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE; PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 30-7-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 225, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
"30-7-16. FIREARMS OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES--RECEIPT, TRANSPORTATION OR POSSESSION BY CERTAIN PERSONS--PENALTY.--
A. It is unlawful for the following persons to receive, transport or possess a firearm or destructive device in this state:
(1) a felon;
(2) a person subject to an order of protection pursuant to Section 40-13-5 or 40-13A-5 NMSA 1978; [or]
(3) an undocumented alien; or
[(3)] (4) a person convicted of any of the following crimes:
(a) battery against a household member pursuant to Section 30-3-15 NMSA 1978;
(b) criminal damage to property of a household member pursuant to Section 30-3-18 NMSA 1978;
(c) a first offense of stalking pursuant to Section 30-3A-3 NMSA 1978; or
(d) a crime listed in 18 U.S.C. 921.
B. A felon found in possession of a firearm shall be guilty of a third degree felony.
C. A serious violent felon that is found to be in possession of a firearm shall be guilty of a third degree felony, and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978, shall be sentenced to a basic term of six years imprisonment.
D. Any person subject to an order of protection pursuant to Section 40-13-5 or 40-13A-5 NMSA 1978 or convicted of a crime listed in Paragraph [(3)] (4) of Subsection A of this section or an undocumented alien who receives, transports or possesses a firearm or destructive device is guilty of a misdemeanor.
E. As used in this section:
(1) except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this subsection, "destructive device" means:
(a) any explosive, incendiary or poison gas: 1) bomb; 2) grenade; 3) rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces; 4) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-fourth ounce; 5) mine; or 6) similar device;
(b) any type of weapon by whatever name known that will, or that may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel or barrels of which have a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter, except a shotgun or shotgun shell that is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes; or
(c) any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into a destructive device as defined in this paragraph and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled;
(2) the term "destructive device" does not include any device that is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon or any device, although originally designed for use as a weapon, that is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety or similar device;
(3) "felon" means a person convicted of a felony offense by a court of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof and:
(a) less than ten years have passed since the person completed serving a sentence or period of probation for the felony conviction, whichever is later;
(b) the person has not been pardoned for the felony conviction by the proper authority; and
(c) the person has not received a deferred sentence;
(4) "firearm" means any weapon that will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosion or the frame or receiver of any such weapon; [and]
(5) "serious violent felon" means a person convicted of an offense enumerated in [Subparagraphs (a) through (n) of] Paragraph (4) of Subsection L of Section 33-2-34 NMSA 1978; provided that:
(a) less than ten years have passed since the person completed serving a sentence or a period of probation for the felony conviction, whichever is later;
(b) the person has not been pardoned for the felony conviction by the proper authority; and
(c) the person has not received a deferred sentence and completed the total term of deferment as provided in Section 31-20-9 NMSA 1978; and
(6) "undocumented alien" means a person who is a foreign national and who is illegally or unlawfully present in the United States as provided by federal law."
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