New Mexico HB5: JUVENILE JUSTICE CHANGES

What the bill says

An act relating to children; requiring validation of and reporting on a detention risk assessment instrument; providing for the issuance of a warrant and a toll of time of supervised release for a delinquent child who has absconded from the supervised release term; renaming and amending the juvenile community corrections act; providing for grants for programs that provide services for adjudicated delinquents, children or youth; establishing a local panel to determine the next steps of a delinquent child sentenced to a juvenile facility…

From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:

AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN; REQUIRING VALIDATION OF AND REPORTING ON A DETENTION RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A WARRANT AND A TOLL OF TIME OF SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR A DELINQUENT CHILD WHO HAS ABSCONDED FROM THE SUPERVISED RELEASE TERM; RENAMING AND AMENDING THE JUVENILE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ACT; PROVIDING FOR GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ADJUDICATED DELINQUENTS, CHILDREN OR YOUTH; ESTABLISHING A LOCAL PANEL TO DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS OF A DELINQUENT CHILD SENTENCED TO A JUVENILE FACILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AVAILABLE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE DELINQUENT CHILD. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 32A-2-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 77, Section 40, as amended) is amended to read: .233271.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ "32A-2-11. CRITERIA FOR DETENTION OF CHILDREN.-- A. Unless otherwise ordered by [the] a court pursuant to [the provisions of] the Delinquency Act, a child taken into custody for an alleged delinquent act [shall not be placed in detention unless] may be detained only in accordance with Section 32A-2-10 NMSA 1978 and only if a detention risk assessment [instrument] is completed and a determination is made that the child: (1) poses a substantial risk of harm to [himself] the child's self; (2) poses …

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Sponsors

• Janelle Anyanonu (D, HD-019) · primary sponsor
• Sarah Silva (D, HD-053)
• Art De La Cruz (D, HD-012)
• Charlotte Little (D, HD-068)
• Cristina Parajón (D, HD-025)

Latest actions

1. February 4, 2026: Not Printed
2. : Action Postponed Indefinitely

Common questions

What is HB5?

HB5 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): JUVENILE JUSTICE CHANGES.

What does HB5 do?

In its own words: An act relating to children; requiring validation of and reporting on a detention risk assessment instrument; providing for the issuance of a warrant and a toll of time of supervised release for a delinquent child who has absconded from the supervised release term; renaming and amending the juvenile community corrections act; providing for grants for programs that provide services for adjudicated delinquents, children or youth; establishing a local panel to determine the next steps of a delinquent child sentenced to a juvenile facility…

What is the status of HB5?

Failed as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 4, 2026).

Who sponsored HB5?

Janelle Anyanonu (D, HD-019), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB5?

On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=5&year=26