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Legislative session produced omnibus public-safety bill and new behavioral-health regional framework, consultant summarizes
Summary
A consultant to the Bernalillo County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council summarized key 2025 legislative outcomes including House Bill 8 (omnibus criminal justice package) and Senate Bills that set up behavioral-health regions and a trust fund; local impact depends on regional plans and future appropriations.
Ricky Lee Chavez, a legislative consultant retained by the Bernalillo County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, briefed the Local Government Coordinating Council on bills from the 2025 New Mexico legislative session that affect criminal justice and behavioral health.
Chavez identified House Bill 8 as an omnibus criminal-justice and public-safety package that combined six measures: changes to criminal competency and assisted outpatient treatment provisions, increased penalties for specified fentanyl…
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