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City clerk details 2026 legislative outcomes and capital outlay awards for Las Cruces
Summary
City Clerk Christine Rivera briefed the council on 2026 legislation and funding: multiple bills affecting public safety, malpractice and child-care zoning passed, and the city received a range of capital outlay awards and grants including $3 million for Apodaca Park and an Amador Hotel grant of $4.84 million.
City Clerk Christine Rivera presented a summary of the 2026 legislative session and the capital outlay and grant awards Las Cruces secured.
Rivera highlighted several bills the city tracked during the short session: HB 61 (aggravated battery on a police officer, increasing penalties), HB 99 (medical-malpractice reforms and damage-cap structuring), HB 128 (firefighter occupational-disease presumptions), SB 40 (Driver Privacy and Safety Act limiting access to driver personal information with law-enforcement and emergency exceptions), SB 41 (changes to statute of limitations for certain crimes) and SB 58 (extension of certain property-tax exemptions…
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