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| Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Michael Padilla | 14 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SHPAC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
| SFC | |||
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: [4] SHPAC/SFC-SHPAC
| Legis Day | Action | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | referred | SHPAC/SFC |
| 4 | 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.
| Feb 7 | filed: [Prefiled by Michael Padilla; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to SHPAC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Michael Padilla; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'State Police as Highest Paid' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[4] SHPAC/SFC-SHPAC' | |
| new sponsor: Michael Padilla |
SENATE BILL 321
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Michael Padilla
AN ACT
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; REQUIRING MEMBERS OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE TO BE THE HIGHEST-PAID LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE STATE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 29-2-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1941, Chapter 147, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read:
"29-2-9. PROBATIONARY PERIOD--LENGTH--PERMANENT COMMISSION--SALARY.--
A. All new appointments as members of the New Mexico state police shall be for a probationary period of two years. During the probationary period, the new members may be removed or suspended at the discretion of the chief. At the end of two years of satisfactory service and upon recommendation of the chief and with concurrence of the secretary, the appointee may receive a permanent commission as a member of the New Mexico state police. However, the probationary period may be extended beyond a two-year period upon the recommendation of the chief with the concurrence of the secretary. This subsection shall not apply to officers who are certified and commissioned as of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special investigations division. Members who are on probation on July 1, 2015 shall complete the probationary period under which they were hired.
B. The salaries of all members of the New Mexico state police, probationary and permanent, and that of the chief shall be fixed by the secretary. The secretary shall annually review the salaries of the New Mexico state police and other law enforcement agencies in the state and shall adjust the salaries of the New Mexico state police, if necessary, to ensure that members of the New Mexico state police are the highest-paid law enforcement officers in the state."
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of public safety for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 to study New Mexico state police salaries. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026 shall revert to the general fund.
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