Sat Mar 8 5:01PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Kathleen Cates | 44 | Bernalillo & Sandoval |
| Rep. Charlotte Little | 68 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero | 13 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Succeeding entries: H 8). in HJC [Feb 7: unofficial report from Eduardo] | |||
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] DP-HJC [99<1738979033:Eduardo>] (Succeeding entries: H 8).
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | prefile | H | ||
| 2 | referred | HCPAC/HJC | ||
| 2 | sent | HCPAC | ||
| 3 | passed | HCPAC (view committee report) | DP | 4-2; nays: Block, Lord |
| 3 | sent | HJC | ||
| 99 | (Succeeding entries: H 8). | (Succeeding entries: H 8). in HJC [Feb 7: unofficial report from Eduardo] |
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 6 | filed: POSESSION OF WEAPON CONVERSION DEVICE |
| 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 29 | new sponsor: Charlotte Little |
| Jan 30 | new sponsor: Patricia Roybal Caballero |
| Feb 3 | passed HCPAC; sent to HJC |
| actions: 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC' -> 'HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [3] DP-HJC' | |
| Feb 4 | scheduled for HJC on Fri Feb 7, 13:30 |
HOUSE BILL 38
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Kathleen Cates and Charlotte Little
and Patricia Roybal Caballero
AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIME; CREATING THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON CONVERSION DEVICE; PROVIDING A PENALTY.
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 POSSESSION OF A WEAPON CONVERSION DEVICE--PENALTY.--
A. Unlawful possession of a weapon conversion device consists of a person knowingly having in that person's possession a weapon conversion device or knowingly transporting a weapon conversion device.
B. Each weapon conversion device found in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
C. A person who commits unlawful possession of a weapon conversion device is guilty of a third degree felony.
D. As used in this section:
(1) "fully automatic weapon" means a weapon that shoots, is designed to shoot or can be readily restored to shoot more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single and continuous held pull of the trigger;
(2) "semiautomatic weapon" means a repeating rifle, shotgun or pistol, regardless of barrel or overall length, that uses a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge or shell to extract the fired cartridge case or spent shell and chamber the next round and that requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge or shell; and
(3) "weapon conversion device" means a part or combination of parts designed and intended to convert a semiautomatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon."
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