New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico SB273: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE
Status: Signed into law, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the public peace, health, safety and welfare; making appropriations to the town of estancia, the city of grants, the village of milan, cibola county, otero county and torrance county to hold those municipalities and counties harmless from the estimated potential loss of revenue from a contract that could have been agreed to with a private entity to use a municipal or county correctional facility if not for laws 2026, chapter 5; providing limitations…
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE TOWN OF ESTANCIA, THE CITY OF GRANTS, THE VILLAGE OF MILAN, CIBOLA COUNTY, OTERO COUNTY AND TORRANCE COUNTY TO HOLD THOSE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES HARMLESS FROM THE ESTIMATED POTENTIAL LOSS OF REVENUE FROM A CONTRACT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AGREED TO WITH A PRIVATE ENTITY TO USE A MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IF NOT FOR LAWS 2026, CHAPTER 5; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, THE AGING AND LONG-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. APPROPRIATIONS--MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS-- CLAWBACK PROVISION.-- A. Subject to the limitations provided in Subsection B of this section, the following appropriations are made from the general fund to the local government division of the department of finance and administration for expenditure in fiscal year 2027 for the following municipalities and counties to hold the municipalities and counties harmless from the potential loss of the following revenues the municipalities and counties may have collected SFC/SB Page pursuant to and attributable to an agreement that may have been made with a private entity to use a municipal or county correctional facility but for …
Sponsors
- George K. Muñoz (D, SD-004) · primary sponsor