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Committee clears technical cleanup to competency statutes
New Mexico House of Representatives — Committee Hearing · February 5, 2026
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Summary
HB52, a technical bill to correct cross-references and numbering in criminal competency statutes, received broad support from prosecutors and law enforcement and passed committee 6–0; a law-school commenter raised constitutional concerns about related juvenile provisions in other bills.
The sponsor described House Bill 52 as a technical cleanup to fix renumbering and cross-reference issues that followed earlier statutory amendments to competency law. The committee heard supportive testimony…
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