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| Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Antonio Maestas | 26 | Bernalillo |
| 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 27 | filed: [Prefiled by Antonio Maestas; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to SHPAC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Antonio Maestas; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Moving Traffic Violation Deferred Sentences' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[2] SHPAC/SJC-SHPAC' | |
| new sponsor: Antonio Maestas |
SENATE BILL 154
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Antonio Maestas
AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; LIMITING A COURT'S ABILITY TO DEFER THE SENTENCE OF A PERSON WHO COMMITS A MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-8-142 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:
"66-8-142. [NEW MATERIAL] MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS--DEFERRED SENTENCES.--
A. A court shall not defer the sentence of a person who commits a moving traffic violation if that person has, within the past year, had the sentence for a moving traffic violation deferred.
B. As used in this section, a "moving traffic violation" means:
(1) failure to obey traffic-control devices, as provided in Section 66-7-104 NMSA 1978;
(2) failure to obey traffic-control signals, as provided in Section 66-7-105 NMSA 1978;
(3) speeding, as provided in Section 66-7-301 NMSA 1978;
(4) failure to yield, as provided in Sections 66-7-328 through 66-7-332.1 NMSA 1978;
(5) reckless driving, as provided in Section 66-8-113 NMSA 1978;
(6) careless driving, as provided in Section 66-8-114 NMSA 1978; or
(7) racing on highways, as provided in Section 66-8-115 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 2. Section 31-20-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, Chapter 303, Section 29-15, as amended) is amended to read:
"31-20-3. ORDER DEFERRING OR SUSPENDING SENTENCE--DIAGNOSTIC COMMITMENT.--Except as provided in Section 66-8-142 NMSA 1978, upon entry of a judgment of conviction of any crime not constituting a capital or first degree felony, any court having jurisdiction, when it is satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interest of the public as well as the defendant will be served thereby, may either:
A. enter an order deferring the imposition of sentence;
B. sentence the defendant and enter an order suspending in whole or in part the execution of the sentence; or
C. commit the convicted person, if convicted of a felony and not committed for diagnostic purposes within the twelve-month period immediately preceding that conviction, to the [department of] corrections department for an indeterminate period not to exceed sixty days for purposes of diagnosis, with direction that the court be given a report when the diagnosis is complete as to what disposition appears best when the [interest] interests of the public and the individual are evaluated."
SECTION 3. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act apply to violations of traffic laws that occur on or after the effective date of this act.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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