Gov. Lujan Grisham signs bipartisan crime bill into law - KOB
SANTA FE, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law a bipartisan package aimed at combating crime and investing in public safety personnel across New Mexico.
House Bill 68 was signed by the governor Wednesday. The bill will:
- Establish programs to recruit and retain law enforcement officers
- Allocate $50 million from the budget to establish an officer recruitment fund
- Strengthen penalties for gun crimes, including a felon in possession of a firearm and using a firearm to commit a felony
- Create criminal statutes for violent threats, property damage and chop shops
- Eliminate the statute of limitations for second-degree murder
- Increase to $1 million the death benefits for families of peace officers killed in the line of duty
- Establish the Violence Intervention Program Act and allocate $9 million from the budget to establish intervention programs statewide
- Allocate crime reduction grants, accompanied by $2 million in the budget for the grants
“Every New Mexican deserves to feel safe in their communities – and they are demanding action from their government,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “House Bill 68 expands upon the transformational work we’ve done in previous years, strengthening our state’s public safety system and making streets safer in every New Mexico community."
The legislation will also require recent GPS data collected on pretrial defendants to be more easily accessible to law enforcement officers, redefines the role and composition of the Law Enforcement Academy Board and splits the board's functions into two separate entities. The legislation also creates new judges for the 2nd, 5th and 13th judicial districts.
source: https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/gov-lujan-grisham-signs-bipartisan-crime-bill-into-law-/6414721/
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