Sat Mar 8 5:33PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Jeff Steinborn | 36 | Doña Ana |
| Sen. Cindy Nava | 9 | Bernalillo & Sandoval |
| Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | 16 | Bernalillo |
| Sen. Angel M. Charley | 30 | Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Socorro & Valencia |
| Sen. Nicole Tobiassen | 21 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SHPAC ✓ | Passed, Feb 23, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| SJC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
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 [9] DP-SJC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | referred | SHPAC/SJC | ||
| 2 | sent | SHPAC | ||
| 9 | passed | SHPAC (view committee report) | DP | 10-0 |
| 9 | sent | SJC |
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 Jeff Steinborn; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to SHPAC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Jeff Steinborn; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Criminal Sexual Penetration Time Limit' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[2] SHPAC/SJC-SHPAC' | |
| new sponsor: Jeff Steinborn | |
| Jan 24 | title: 'Criminal Sexual Penetration Time Limit' -> 'Statute of Limitations for Certain Sex Crimes' |
| Feb 22 | scheduled for SHPAC on Sun Feb 23, 13:00 |
| Feb 24 | passed SHPAC; sent to SJC |
| actions: '[2] SHPAC/SJC-SHPAC' -> '[2] SHPAC/SJC-SHPAC [9] DP-SJC' | |
| new sponsor: Cindy Nava | |
| new sponsor: Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | |
| new sponsor: Angel M. Charley | |
| new sponsor: Nicole Tobiassen |
SENATE BILL 94
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Jeff Steinborn and Cindy Nava and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
and Angel M. Charley and Nicole Tobiassen
AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIME; INCREASING THE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 30-1-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, Chapter 303, Section 1-8, as amended) is amended to read:
"30-1-8. TIME LIMITATIONS FOR COMMENCING PROSECUTION.--A person shall not be prosecuted, tried or punished in any court of this state unless the indictment is found or information or complaint is filed within the time as provided:
A. for a second degree felony, within six years from the time the crime was committed;
B. for a third or fourth degree felony, within five years from the time the crime was committed;
C. for a misdemeanor, within two years from the time the crime was committed;
D. for a petty misdemeanor, within one year from the time the crime was committed;
E. for any crime against or violation of Section 51-1-38 NMSA 1978, within three years from the time the crime was committed;
F. for a felony pursuant to Section 7-1-71.3, 7-1-72 or 7-1-73 NMSA 1978, within five years from the time the crime was committed; provided that for a series of crimes involving multiple filing periods within one calendar year, the limitation shall begin to run on December 31 of the year in which the crimes occurred;
G. for an identity theft crime pursuant to Section 30-16-24.1 NMSA 1978, within five years from the time the crime was discovered;
H. for a crime against a minor pursuant to Section
30-9-11 NMSA 1978, prosecution may commence at any time after
the occurrence of the crime until the alleged victim reaches
the age of thirty-five; provided that this subsection shall not
apply to violent first degree felonies or to Paragraph (1) of
Subsection G of Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;
[H.] I. for any crime not contained in the Criminal Code or where a limitation is not otherwise provided for, within three years from the time the crime was committed; and
[I.] J. for a capital felony, a first degree violent felony or second degree murder pursuant to Subsection B of Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978, no limitation period shall exist and prosecution for these crimes may commence at any time after the occurrence of the crime."
SECTION 2. Section 30-1-9.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, Chapter 117, Section 1) is amended to read:
"30-1-9.1. OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN--TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.--The applicable time period for commencing prosecution pursuant to Section 30-1-8 NMSA 1978 shall not commence to run for an alleged violation of Section 30-6-1, 30-9-11 or 30-9-13 NMSA 1978 or of Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978 until the victim attains the age of eighteen or the violation is reported to a law enforcement agency, whichever occurs first."
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