Sat Mar 8 5:33PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Pat Woods | 7 | Curry, Harding, Quay & Union |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SHPAC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
| SJC | |||
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] SHPAC/SJC-SHPAC
| Legis Day | Action | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | referred | SHPAC/SJC |
| 2 | sent | SHPAC |
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 Pat Woods; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to SHPAC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Pat Woods; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Limit Damages in Legal Action' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[2] SHPAC/SJC-SHPAC' | |
| new sponsor: Pat Woods |
SENATE BILL 132
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Pat Woods
AN ACT
RELATING TO TRIALS; LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES THAT CAN BE AWARDED IN A LEGAL ACTION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 39, Article 1 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LIMITATION ON PUNITIVE DAMAGES.--
A. In any action in which compensatory damages are awarded to the prevailing party, the punitive damage award shall not exceed the amount of the compensatory damage award.
B. In any action in which punitive damages are awarded to a prevailing party, the prevailing party may be awarded the costs for reasonable attorney fees."
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