SB 273: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE - New Mexico

PP substitute → Final Version · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized and expanded to include additional funding recipients and departments. The final version adds appropriations for the Children, Youth and Families Department, Public Education Department, Aging and Long-Term Services Department, and Department of Transportation, which were not in the earlier draft. Funding amounts and specific purposes were adjusted, with some corrections to county and municipality names and amounts throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional state departments and municipalities beyond the original draft's focus on correctional facility revenue loss protection.

FISCAL

Added new appropriations for the Children, Youth and Families Department ($2.7M and $8M), Public Education Department ($4M), Aging and Long-Term Services Department ($4M), and Department of Transportation ($6M).

Adjusted funding amounts for several municipalities and counties, including corrections to Cibola County's allocations and addition of Grants City funding.

ELIGIBILITY

Added the Village of Milan as a separate recipient in addition to the previously listed municipalities and counties.

TIMELINE

Changed fiscal year references from 2026-2028 to specific fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for different appropriations.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized bill structure with new section numbering and formatting changes to align with final legislative format.

FC substitute → PP substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to remove Torrance County from the list of recipients and reorganize the funding allocations among remaining municipalities and counties. The changes also clarify that no further disbursements will be made once an agreement with a private correctional facility takes effect, and the document is now marked as a discussion draft with updated committee identifiers.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing Torrance County as a recipient of funds and renumbering the funding allocations to reflect the change in eligible entities.

ELIGIBILITY

Torrance County was removed from the list of municipalities and counties eligible to receive funding under this bill.

FISCAL

Funding allocations were renumbered and adjusted to reflect the removal of Torrance County, with Cibola County and the Village of Milan receiving additional line items.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision states that no further disbursements will be made to a municipality or county once an agreement with a private correctional facility goes into effect.

TECHNICAL

The document was updated to reflect a discussion draft status with new committee identifiers and date markings.

introduced version → FC substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended from its original introduced version to a committee substitute version, primarily changing the title to explicitly include new funding details and making substantive changes to the appropriations and their purposes. The original version had minimal text while the substitute version adds specific dollar amounts for multiple municipalities and counties, clarifies the reasons for the funding, and establishes new clawback provisions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a generic act relating to public peace, health, safety and welfare to a specific act that makes appropriations to hold several municipalities and counties harmless from potential revenue losses related to correctional facility agreements that were prohibited by Laws 2026, Chapter 5.

FISCAL

Added specific appropriations totaling approximately $12.64 million across eight municipalities and counties, including $600,000 for Torrance County, $5.94 million for Otero County, $750,000 for Cibola County, $3.2 million for Cibola County prisoner transport, $850,000 for Milan, $1.4 million for Milan, and $1.7 million for Grants.

Added specific purposes for each appropriation, such as Otero County funds being used for principal and interest payments on 2007 revenue bonds for a federal immigration detention facility, and Cibola County funds being used for prisoner transport.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection requiring municipalities and counties to notify the finance department 90 days before using their correctional facilities for revenue-generating purposes, with provisions to reimburse funds if disbursements are received while the facility is being used for that purpose.

SCOPE

Changed the bill title to explicitly describe the purpose of the appropriations, including holding municipalities and counties harmless from potential revenue loss due to prohibited contracts with private entities for correctional facility use.

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