Sat Mar 8 5:10PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Randall T. Pettigrew | 61 | Lea |
| Rep. Joseph Sanchez | 40 | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel & Taos |
| Rep. Art De La Cruz | 12 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HCPAC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
| 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.
| Feb 4 | filed: [Prefiled by Randall T. Pettigrew et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HCPAC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Randall T. Pettigrew Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Carrying a Firearm While Trafficking' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[3] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC' | |
| new sponsor: Randall T. Pettigrew | |
| new sponsor: Joseph Sanchez | |
| new sponsor: Art De La Cruz | |
| Feb 10 | added to HCPAC agenda on Sat Feb 15, 08:00 |
| Feb 13 | removed from HCPAC 02-15 |
| removed from HCPAC agenda Sat Feb 15, 08:00 |
HOUSE BILL 248
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Randall T. Pettigrew and Joseph L. Sanchez and Art De La Cruz
AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; CREATING THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A FIREARM WHILE TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; PROVIDING PENALTIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A FIREARM WHILE TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.--Unlawful carrying of a firearm while trafficking a controlled substance consists of carrying a firearm while violating the provisions of Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a firearm while trafficking a controlled substance is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. As used in this section, "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."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
- 2 -