New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico SB255: FENTANYL TRAFFICKING AS MURDER
Status: In committee, February 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to controlled substances; providing that a person who trafficks fentanyl resulting in death is guilty of first degree murder and shall serve a mandatory thirty-year sentence.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON WHO TRAFFICKS FENTANYL RESULTING IN DEATH IS GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND SHALL SERVE A MANDATORY THIRTY-YEAR SENTENCE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. A new section of the Controlled Substances Act is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL RESULTING IN DEATH.-- A. Trafficking of fentanyl resulting in death consists of the intentional and unlawful trafficking or distribution of any amount of fentanyl to another person that results in the death of that person by cause of injecting, inhaling, absorbing or ingesting the fentanyl. Whoever commits trafficking of fentanyl resulting in death is guilty of first .232817.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ degree murder and shall serve a mandatory thirty-year sentence. B. In any prosecution for trafficking of fentanyl resulting in death, it is no defense that the deceased purposefully, knowingly, recklessly or negligently injected, inhaled, absorbed or ingested any amount of fentanyl." - 2 - .232817.1
Sponsors
- Jay C. Block (R, SD-012) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SJC/SFC
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: ALCOHOL & DRUGS, CRIMES & PENALTIES
Common questions
- What is SB255?
- SB255 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): FENTANYL TRAFFICKING AS MURDER.
- What does SB255 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to controlled substances; providing that a person who trafficks fentanyl resulting in death is guilty of first degree murder and shall serve a mandatory thirty-year sentence.
- What is the status of SB255?
- In committee as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SJC/SFC (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB255?
- Jay C. Block (R, SD-012).
- Where is the official record for SB255?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=B&legNo=255&year=26
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