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Key provisions discussed at the hearing include lowering the minimum age for a concealed-carry permit to 19 (the sponsor said 19‑year‑olds can already lawfully buy certain handguns), reducing the required training curriculum and range proficiency time to shorter intervals, removing statutory reciprocity language so the state can govern its own standards, and increasing the penalty for unlawful carrying on specified premises from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor.

Supporters including some committee members said the bill recognizes responsible gun owners and could expand safety by putting permit training into the hands of more people. Senator Bradley said the bill gives \"responsible gun owners\" a seat at the policy table and praised the renewal changes. Opponents and some members raised concerns about lowering the age to 19. Senator Stewart and others argued that many school shooters are in that age cohort and that reducing the age could increase risks; they asked for more data on whether lowering the age since prior changes led to any measurable change in crimes by permit holders.

There was also discussion about training hours and whether the six‑hour curriculum would sufficiently cover range proficiency. Committee members requested more data on the training benchmarks in other states and on the relationship between permit-holding and gun crime.

After amendments and debate, the committee gave SB507 a do-pass recommendation as amended. Senators Stewart and Block recorded no votes on the motion; other members voted in the affirmative and the bill advances for further consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate - Rules Feb 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Sponsor presented SB507 to shorten training requirements, raise some penalties and lower the concealed-carry permit age to 19, saying the changes would encourage responsible gun ownership.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, New Mexico","taxId",29062,"location","New Mexico","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6315219,"Senate committee ups consequences for failing to follow body‑camera rules, adds university police to coverage",3778,1191385,4970235,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2380913-92149ec2214e39702a5f30f77782f2d5&start=1191&end=4970","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2380913-92149ec2214e39702a5f30f77782f2d5/thumbnail_1191385.jpg","/articles/6315219/New-Mexico/Senate-committee-ups-consequences-for-failing-to-follow-bodycamera-rules-adds-university-police-to-coverage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6315219-d28ff5532fc1732001860dee57c5e392/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709509&Signature=D15VHHejx1S3veYbOh-NHvSMAyUW4IKbtvAJ1zxf~Qj8-awZ6bk3VhvwBGBkOGx36N2J8p5TlK8mH3iVZru71Zb2ZjomjNQqKGnGkJRcYuEmuNz5VpU7E-94c69DTulPq8BZ-mvAelT9~koGiL96llotx32HF4IrSDHpOKVinlPnlKjZlQvuwAJw5N1LYnfYD44WuL5Xcg4v-3kuAIAscnZ24tF2UO4afcunwiWV2777USiqDoC5dXPAmVProDH0sQL7PiXQeiJ~7mo8aPmBwUJJDm5-KIWX0Y3osEbSNNxAnefMw2uTGBTYYTdtQ-h-IC3TvY0QQgWmvSUlddwV6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Cervantes (sponsor) presented SB505 as a measure to ensure uniform use of body-worn cameras across law enforcement, including campus police at public universities, and to strengthen consequences when officers fail to follow their own camera policies. The sponsor said the bill seeks to address situations where university departments had concluded they were not covered under earlier language.

Carter Bundy of AFSCME and multiple police chiefs spoke in opposition to a proposed change from \"may\" to \"shall\" in the statute's language. Chief Troy Easter of the New Mexico State Police testified the change would \"wrongly presume misconduct\" in situations caused by technical failure or exigent circumstances. Jeremy Story, chief of the Las Cruces Police Department, told the committee officers sometimes cannot immediately activate cameras during life‑threatening calls, battery and download cycles limit continuous operation, and agencies already discipline officers when policy violations occur.

Members debated a sponsor-carried amendment to remove prior phrasing referencing \"bad faith\" and to replace it with a narrower, legally standard presumption. The committee adopted the amendment; the revised language reads in effect that a peace officer who fails to comply with required policies \"shall be presumed to have engaged in intentional spoliation of evidence,\" a rebuttable presumption that allows officers to present evidence showing a legitimate reason for noncompliance.

After further discussion and public testimony, the Senate committee recommended the bill do pass as amended. The roll call on the committee recommendation recorded five yes votes, four no votes and one excused member.

Supporters and opponents agreed on the value of body cameras but diverged on the legal consequence for failure to comply and whether the change would unfairly presume bad faith in emergent situations or technical failures. Judicial committee review is the next expected step for the bill.","Senator Cervantes presented SB505 to extend body‑worn camera coverage to campus police and to change the legal consequence for failing to follow camera policies to a rebuttable presumption of intentional spoliation of evidence.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6315224,"Senate committee advances bill to tighten lobbyist reporting, lowers reporting threshold to $50",1101,10080,1111705,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2380913-92149ec2214e39702a5f30f77782f2d5&start=10&end=1111","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2380913-92149ec2214e39702a5f30f77782f2d5/thumbnail_10080.jpg","/articles/6315224/New-Mexico/Senate-committee-advances-bill-to-tighten-lobbyist-reporting-lowers-reporting-threshold-to-50","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6315224-ef00abffd9d093611f13ffc050c7826e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709509&Signature=oAUCiDBXdp1ckAhVtIN6HKW2z8~gSHj15I4Qnu2D3Ij3E~H8gNGCK-6-rUWbVNYeYVvbdqe31KWHPHiRbAmMXH41uLzBDbYBBTDnbuESuibhy4pFh1oDrm2xEZ30ZTCH~L6BkKkPH~8sHUrjhz9hGZvakleEoB9eiLxn0of6A0tCJaGDWn56MDW-ejnAy09uSHwSsiRf7Y5u4Gh7fcuhSnBTTKOv-UUBZOcuLhFl2hzHeKafqWGEOgE~oEc-GYMDScMuOUQ9uQRgftJ7mxzob2gOAy4WDhF8SDsw62PPNg-qqLkMNVsADNN6IL7IiKmbLLfg9iA7wFcrDUtC2CJP~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Figueroa introduced Senate Bill 248 on lobbyist reporting, saying the measure would add clarity to the Lobbyist Reporting Act and bring New Mexico closer to neighboring states on disclosure standards.

The bill, as amended, narrows some definitions and requires more detailed reporting of lobbyist expenditures. \"Transparency is a foundation of public trust,\" the sponsor said. Supporters told the committee the changes are modest but would give the public a clearer picture of who is paying lobbyists and \"for what exactly.\" Mason Graham of Common Cause New Mexico said the group was in \"strong support of SB 248,\" calling it a \"common sense measure\" that would give voters more insight into lobbyist activities. Judy Williams of the League of Women Voters of New Mexico said the league \"supports SB 248\" for similar transparency reasons.

The amendment the committee adopted primarily (1) replaced the separate terms \"individual\" and \"organization\" with the defined legal term \"person,\" and (2) tightened language in the bill's definition of the subject matter to make the scope less hypothetical. Committee staff explained a key substantive change: the bill lowers the reporting trigger from $100 to $50 and requires additional fields on reports, including the date of an expenditure, the payee (for example, a restaurant), the beneficiary of the expenditure and the contractual and beneficial client up the chain of payment.

Senator Townsend questioned whether the change to \"person\" would create confusion and asked about timing and aggregation of reporting when a lobbyist working under a firm may be acting on behalf of a beneficial client. Committee counsel and staff clarified that \"person\" is a defined term in the existing law and that the bill does not change the reporting calendar: lobbyist filings remain due midyear (May, covering Jan. 15–May 1), a fall report (due October covering May–Oct. 1) and an annual report (due Jan. 15 covering Oct.–Dec. and any omitted activity). The secretary of state's office enforces reporting compliance; staff said the office typically contacts filers to secure late reports and may impose fines or other penalties for intentional or habitual noncompliance (penalty amounts were discussed in testimony but are governed by existing law and are not changed by SB248).

After debate, the committee voted to give the bill a do-pass recommendation as amended. The transcript roll call recorded eight yes votes and two excusals on the committee recommendation.

The bill now moves to the Judiciary committee for further consideration.","A Senate committee advanced SB248 to expand disclosure under the Lobbyist Reporting Act by defining “person,” lowering the reporting threshold from $100 to $50 and adding fields such as payee, date and beneficial client; the amendment was adopted and the bill received a do-pass recommendation.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6315209,"Senate committee tables bill that would require LFC to target underperforming agencies for funding cuts",1248,6932365,8180829,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2380913-92149ec2214e39702a5f30f77782f2d5&start=6932&end=8180","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2380913-92149ec2214e39702a5f30f77782f2d5/thumbnail_6932365.jpg","/articles/6315209/New-Mexico/Senate-committee-tables-bill-that-would-require-LFC-to-target-underperforming-agencies-for-funding-cuts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6315209-d6e5a898c27abcbf51267a9752751e7e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709509&Signature=FaRFadRt2vyOmVWQoFXKyppO0kB9LG0YDGrKpoEgc0s8dZeNc-hevqZ9pgHA9-f2wnj3BQdYl~V2TCxUUaHaxtJjW4kKcBizEXj8jZIxR3dkgHQAd9HzLaLlZDy-aKszE~PumKofgE3zOHjEeK0HKQEVgFAOAzHDZpDXKDFQL-He5qLQExd-fcVTqVBRe9R4OWKWkBfklCOMbmUmc2bMLWOSfRsZJj4YZ58kMomka2YTX0-w7JgTIKjvhdD6DbY2UC63asAg21OYUrbdb58t8zzAQPVLcugps8de5IY~MaN-cbGnV9dk6a623Y3ToCTwxjAUpSso-WjHETQcfZwnVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sponsor presented SB496 as a measure to increase government accountability by directing the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) to identify underperforming agencies and consider budget reductions for failing performance measures.

Adrian Avila, chief of staff of Senate Finance (present for technical questions), told the committee LFC already grades agency measures (green/yellow/red) but currently does not have a formal next step to reduce funding for persistently underperforming measures; the bill would ask LFC to consider budget reductions tied to performance metrics. Supporters said the bill would give \"teeth\" to performance reporting; opponents warned that performance measures can be subjective and that some red ratings reflect agency workload changes or prior budget reductions rather than poor management.

Multiple senators raised procedural and substantive concerns about how metrics are created and whether automatic budget reductions are an appropriate tool. Senator Townsend and others argued the proposal gives the legislature a stronger management tool; opponents said the change risks privileging the metrics over substantive program considerations.

A nondebatable motion to table the bill was offered and the committee voted to table SB496. The transcript roll call recorded five votes in favor of tabling the bill.","SB496 would have directed the Legislative Finance Committee to identify underperforming agencies and consider budget reductions; members debated whether the committee already had that authority and how performance measures are set. The committee voted to table the bill.","actionData","errors"]

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