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Priorities for the Safer New Mexico Action Plan:

Keep Dangerous Criminals off the street

Give Judges & DAs the tools they need to keep repeat offenders behind bars or in treatment

New Mexico’s criminal justice system has become a revolving door for dangerous criminals, with suspects in violent crimes released back into our communities, sometimes within hours of their arrest. The Safer New Mexico Action Plan would give judges, DAs and mental health professionals more options to detain – and when necessary, treat for addiction and mental health – potentially dangerous suspects.

It’s time for commonsense, bipartisan proposals like these to actually start solving New Mexico’s crime problem.

More about the bills:

House Bill 4 Criminal Competency & Treatment – Currently, the law allows dangerous criminals who are deemed “incompetent to stand trial” to be released from corrections or mental health custody without so much as a slap on the wrist. HB 4 gives judges, district attorneys and mental health professionals far greater options to keep dangerous individuals behind bars or in treatment, instead of sending them back into our communities.

Senate Bill 196 Rebuttable Presumption Against Release – SB 196 reforms New Mexico laws so that suspects accused of first degree murder, the human trafficking of children, and other serious, violent felonies would be far less likely to go free on bail, or supervised release prior to their trials.

Senate Bill 166 Harm to Self & Others Definition – SB 166 would clarify how the mental health professionals in New Mexico decide if a person is a possible harm to themselves or to others. If a person is a danger to themselves or others, they may be subjected to involuntary commitment or outpatient treatment.

Increase penalties for illegal guns

It’s time to to toughen penalties for felons who illegally possess firearms that often end up in the hands of kids and teens

We can respect civil rights and protect the right of every  family to live safely, the right of small businesses to conduct commerce securely and the right of our children to grow up in communities free from danger.

It’s time for commonsense proposals that will help keep our kids and teens safe.

More about the bills:

HB 166 Felon in Possession of Firearm Penalties – House Bill 166 (HB 166) increases the penalty for a felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device to five years imprisonment, creates the second-degree felony for a felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device for a second or subsequent offense, and increases the penalty for a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device to a second-degree felony.

SB 253 Felons in Possession of a Firearm – This legislation increases penalties for felons and serious violent felons found in possession of a firearm, making them guilty of a second-degree felony with longer prison sentences. It also ensures that individuals convicted of firearm or destructive device possession under this law are ineligible for earned meritorious deductions from their sentences.

Cracking down on human trafficking and dangerous gangs

Human trafficking - especially the exploitation of minors - is a serious crime and it deserves to be treated as such under New Mexico law.

The Safer New Mexico Action Plan would reform our laws to protect and offer justice to victims of human trafficking, and make it easier for prosecutors to go after the dangerous gangs that are profiting from crime and exploitation.

It’s time to pass these commonsense reforms on behalf of the victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

More about the bills:

House Bill 86 Human Trafficking Changes – HB 86 strengthens New Mexico’s existing human trafficking laws to provide tougher penalties for traffickers, as well as new protections for victims. It would allow victims to seek justice no matter how much time as passed, and it would make it harder for convicted traffickers to get out of prison for “good behavior”.

Senate Bill 70 Add Racketeering Crimes – SB 70 makes it easier to go after dangerous gangs and their leadership by changing current law to include sex crimes against children, dog fighting and other heinous crimes in the state Racketeering law.