Sat Mar 8 5:34PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Leo Jaramillo | 5 | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval & Santa Fe |
| Rep. Kristina Ortez | 42 | Taos |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate ✓ | Passed, Mar 5, 38-0 | ||
| HTPWC | [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: [2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC [6] DP-SJC [11] DP - PASSED/S (38-0) [14] HTPWC/HJC-HTPWC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | referred | STBTC/SJC | ||
| 2 | sent | STBTC | ||
| 6 | passed | STBTC (view committee report) | DP | 8-0 |
| 6 | sent | SJC | ||
| 11 | passed | SJC (view committee report) | DP | 8-0 |
| 11 | passed | Senate | 38-0 | |
| 14 | referred | HTPWC/HJC | ||
| 14 | sent | HTPWC |
| Berghmans, Heather | yes | Gallegos, David M. | absent | |
| Block, Jay C. | yes | Shendo, Benny | absent | |
| Boone, Pat | yes | Brandt, Craig W. | excused | |
| Brantley, Crystal | yes | Sanchez, Joshua A. | excused | |
| Campos, Pete | yes | |||
| Cervantes, Joseph | yes | |||
| Charley, Angel M. | yes | |||
| Duhigg, Katy | yes | |||
| Ezzell, Candy Spence | yes | |||
| Figueroa, Natalie | yes | |||
| Gonzales, Roberto "Bobby" J. | yes | |||
| Hamblen, Carrie | yes | |||
| Hickey, Martin | yes | |||
| Jaramillo, Leo | yes | |||
| Lanier, Steve D. | yes | |||
| López, Linda M. | yes | |||
| Maestas, Antonio | yes | |||
| Muñoz, George K. | yes | |||
| Nava, Cindy | yes | |||
| O'Malley, Micaelita Debbie | yes | |||
| Padilla, Michael | yes | |||
| Paul, Nicholas A. | yes | |||
| Pinto, Shannon D. | yes | |||
| Pope, Harold | yes | |||
| Ramos, Gabriel | yes | |||
| Scott, Larry R. | yes | |||
| Sedillo Lopez, Antoinette | yes | |||
| Sharer, William E. | yes | |||
| Soules, William P. | yes | |||
| Stefanics, Elizabeth "Liz" | yes | |||
| Steinborn, Jeff | yes | |||
| Stewart, Mimi | yes | |||
| Thornton, Anthony L. | yes | |||
| Tobiassen, Nicole | yes | |||
| Townsend, James G. | yes | |||
| Trujillo, Linda M. | yes | |||
| Wirth, Peter | yes | |||
| Woods, Pat | yes | |||
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 23 | filed: [Prefiled by Leo Jaramillo; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to STBTC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Leo Jaramillo; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Regional Transit District Law Enforcement' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC' | |
| new sponsor: Leo Jaramillo | |
| Feb 10 | scheduled for STBTC on Tue Feb 11, 13:30 |
| Feb 12 | passed STBTC; sent to SJC |
| actions: '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC' -> '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC [6] DP-SJC' | |
| Feb 28 | scheduled for SJC on Sat Mar 1, 10:00 |
| Mar 1 | passed SJC |
| actions: '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC [6] DP-SJC' -> '+ [11] DP' | |
| on Senate calendar for Mon Mar 3, 11:30 | |
| Mar 3 | on Senate calendar for Tue Mar 4, 11:30 |
| Mar 4 | new sponsor: Kristina Ortez |
| on Senate calendar for Wed Mar 5, 11:30 | |
| Mar 5 | passed Senate |
| actions: '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC [6] DP-SJC [11] DP' -> '+ - PASSED/S (38-0)' | |
| Mar 7 | referred to HTPWC/HJC; sent to HTPWC |
| actions: '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC [6] DP-SJC [11] DP - PASSED/S (38-0)' -> '+ [14] HTPWC/HJC-HTPWC' |
SENATE BILL 123
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Leo Jaramillo and Kristina Ortez
AN ACT
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; AMENDING THE REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT ACT TO CLARIFY PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 73-25-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 57, Section 2) is amended to read:
"73-25-19. AUTHORIZATION TO EMPLOY [COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE] DISTRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS--POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS.--
A. A district [that operates a commuter rail service] may employ [commuter rail service] district law enforcement officers for the district and assign duties to the officers.
B. At all times while on duty, [commuter rail service] district law enforcement officers shall carry commissions of office issued by the district. [Commuter rail service] District law enforcement officers shall have the powers of peace officers on all property, tracks, rights of way, easements, vehicles, buses, vans, railcars, locomotives and facilities owned, leased, licensed, maintained or operated by the district. Within this territory, a [commuter rail service] district law enforcement officer may enforce all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations, but no arrest for violation of any law, ordinance or regulation is valid unless, at the time of arrest, the [commuter rail service] district law enforcement officer is wearing:
(1) a distinctive badge bearing the name of the district issued by the district; or
(2) a distinctive uniform prescribed and issued by the district.
C. A person employed by the district as a [commuter rail service] district law enforcement officer shall fulfill the requirements for certification in Subsection A of Section 29-7-6 NMSA 1978 within one year of the date of first employment.
D. A district may contract with other law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement services for
the district."
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