Sat Mar 8 5:29PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Joy Garratt | 29 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Brian G. Baca | 8 | Valencia |
| Rep. Andrea Reeb | 64 | Chaves, Curry & Roosevelt |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HCPAC ✓ | Passed, Jan 30, without recommendation | ||
| HJC ❓ | Meredith reports as passed in committee | ||
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: HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [3] w/o rec-HJC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | prefile | H | ||
| 2 | referred | HCPAC/HJC | ||
| 2 | sent | HCPAC | ||
| 3 | passed | HCPAC (view committee report) | w/o rec | 3-1; nays: Rubio |
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 22 | referred to HCPAC/HJC; sent to HCPAC |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC' | |
| Jan 23 | scheduled for HCPAC on Thu Jan 30, 13:30 |
| Jan 30 | new sponsor: Brian G. Baca |
| Feb 3 | passed HCPAC |
| actions: 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC' -> 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [3] w/o rec-HJC' | |
| Feb 4 | scheduled for HJC on Fri Feb 7, 13:30 |
| Feb 5 | new sponsor: Andrea Reeb |
| Feb 7 | moved from HJC 02-07 13:30 to 2025-02-08 11:30 |
| added to HJC agenda on Sat Feb 8, 11:30 |
HOUSE BILL 31
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Joy Garratt and Brian G. Baca and Andrea Reeb
AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIME; MAKING THE OFFENSE OF MAKING A SHOOTING THREAT A FOURTH DEGREE FELONY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 30-20-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975, Chapter 285, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
"30-20-16. BOMB SCARES AND SHOOTING THREATS UNLAWFUL.--
A. Making a bomb scare consists of falsely and maliciously stating to another person that a bomb or other explosive has been placed in such a position that property or persons are likely to be injured or destroyed.
B. Making a shooting threat consists of intentionally communicating to another person an intent to bring a firearm to a property or use the firearm with the intent to:
(1) place a person or group of persons in fear of great bodily harm;
(2) prevent or interrupt the occupation or use of a public building; or
(3) cause a response to the threat by a law enforcement official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies.
C. Whoever commits making a bomb scare is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
D. Whoever commits making a shooting threat is guilty of a [misdemeanor] fourth degree felony.
E. A court may order a person convicted for the offense of making a bomb scare or shooting threat to reimburse the victim of the offense for economic harm caused by that offense.
F. As used in this section, "economic harm" means all direct, incidental and consequential financial harm suffered by a victim of the offense of making a bomb scare or shooting threat. "Economic harm" includes:
(1) wages, salaries or other compensation lost as a result of the commission of the offense of making a bomb scare or shooting threat;
(2) the cost of all wages, salaries or other compensation paid to employees for time that those employees are prevented from working as a result of the commission of the offense of making a bomb scare or shooting threat; and
(3) overhead costs incurred for the period of time that a business is shut down as a result of the commission of the offense of making a bomb scare or shooting threat."
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