New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico SM8: HONORING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Status: In committee, January 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ SENATE MEMORIAL 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Jay C. Block A MEMORIAL HONORING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN NEW MEXICO. WHEREAS, more than eight hundred thousand law enforcement officers in the United States risk their lives daily to serve and protect their communities, including approximately four thousand six hundred law enforcement officers in New Mexico; and WHEREAS, there are now more than twenty-four thousand names on the walls of the national law enforcement officers memorial, reflecting the names of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty in the United States since 1786, including one hundred sixty-two from New Mexico; and WHEREAS, law enforcement officers perform their dangerous and difficult jobs honorably and professionally, with an overwhelming majority of Americans reporting positive .232761.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ interactions with law enforcement officers; and WHEREAS, innovative and dedicated efforts by law enforcement officers have been successful in reducing crime rates over the past thirty years from historic highs in the nineteen-nineties; and WHEREAS, in recent years, law enforcement officers have faced increasingly hostile environments and threats to their safety, with over seventy-nine thousand officers assaulted in 2023, the highest rate of assaults against officers in years, and one thousand …
Sponsors
- Jay C. Block (R, SD-012) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Sent to SRC - Referrals: SRC/SJC
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: LAW ENFORCEMENT (sheriffs, police), MEMORIALS, OTHER
Common questions
- What is SM8?
- SM8 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HONORING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
- What is the status of SM8?
- In committee as of January 26, 2026. Latest action: Sent to SRC - Referrals: SRC/SJC (January 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SM8?
- Jay C. Block (R, SD-012).
- Where is the official record for SM8?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=M&legNo=8&year=26
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