New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB312: CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR SEX OFFENDERS
Status: Failed, February 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to criminal sentencing; providing for chemical castration treatment as a condition of parole for sex offenders; providing that refusal to undergo chemical castration treatment is a parole violation.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL SENTENCING; PROVIDING FOR CHEMICAL CASTRATION TREATMENT AS A CONDITION OF PAROLE FOR SEX OFFENDERS; PROVIDING THAT REFUSAL TO UNDERGO CHEMICAL CASTRATION TREATMENT IS A PAROLE VIOLATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 31-21-10.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003 (1st S.S.), Chapter 1, Section 9, as amended by Laws 2007, Chapter 68, Section 4 and by Laws 2007, Chapter 69, Section 4) is amended to read: "31-21-10.1. SEX OFFENDERS--PERIOD OF PAROLE--TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAROLE.-- A. If the district court sentences a sex offender to a term of incarceration in a facility designated by the corrections department, the district court shall include a .233559.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ provision in the judgment and sentence that specifically requires: (1) the sex offender to serve an indeterminate period of supervised parole for a period of: [(1)] (a) not less than five years and not in excess of twenty years for the offense of kidnapping when committed with intent to inflict a sexual offense upon the victim, criminal sexual penetration in the third degree, criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree or sexual exploitation of children in the second degree; or [(2)] (b) not less than five years and up to the natural …
Sponsors
- Stefani Lord (R, HD-022) · primary sponsor
- John Block (R, HD-051)
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: CRIMES & PENALTIES
Common questions
- What is HB312?
- HB312 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR SEX OFFENDERS.
- What does HB312 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to criminal sentencing; providing for chemical castration treatment as a condition of parole for sex offenders; providing that refusal to undergo chemical castration treatment is a parole violation.
- What is the status of HB312?
- Failed as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB312?
- Stefani Lord (R, HD-022), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB312?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=312&year=26
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