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HB234 • 2026

DEFINITION OF FENTANYL

DEFINITION OF FENTANYL

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Mark B. Murphy, Representative Andrea Reeb
Last action
Official status
[3] not prntd-HRC [6] w/drn-prntd-ref- HJC-HJC [9] DP/a [10] PASSED/H (65-0) [14] SJC-SJC API.
Effective date
Not listed

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DEFINITION OF FENTANYL

DEFINITION OF FENTANYL

What This Bill Does

  • DEFINITION OF FENTANYL

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to SJC - Referrals: SJC

  2. 2026-02-16 New Mexico Legislature

    Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:65 N:0

  3. 2026-02-14 New Mexico Legislature

    HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s)

  4. 2026-02-09 New Mexico Legislature

    Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar, ordered printed and referred to

  5. 2026-02-09 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to HJC - Referrals: HJC

  6. 2026-01-29 New Mexico Legislature

    Not Printed

  7. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

DEFINITION OF FENTANYL

Current Bill Text

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HB0234

HOUSE BILL 234

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Andrea Reeb
and
Mark B. Murphy

AN ACT

RELATING TO CRIMINAL SENTENCING; PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR
FENTANYL.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTION 1.
Section 31-18-27 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2025,
Chapter 4, Section 17) is amended to read:

"31-18-27. TRAFFICKING OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF FENTANYL--ALTERATION OF BASIC SENTENCE--
DEFINITION
.--

A.
When a separate finding of fact by a court or
jury shows that a person is in possession of fentanyl in
relation to a crime of trafficking a controlled substance
pursuant to Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978, the basic sentence of
imprisonment prescribed for the offense in Section 31-18-15
NMSA 1978 shall be enhanced by up to:

[
A.
]
(1)
three years, if the person is in
possession of between one hundred and five hundred pills,
capsules or tablets containing a detectable amount of fentanyl,
regardless of its concentration, or between ten and fifty grams
of fentanyl powder;

[
B.
]
(2)
five years, if the person is in
possession of more than five hundred pills, capsules or tablets
containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, regardless of its
concentration, or more than fifty grams of fentanyl powder; or

[
C.
]
(3)
five years, if the person has
recruited, coordinated, organized, supervised, directed,
managed or financed another to commit trafficking fentanyl
pursuant to Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978. The enhancement shall
be in addition to, not a replacement of, charging conspiracy to
commit trafficking pursuant to Section 30-28-2 NMSA 1978.

B. For the purpose of this section, "fentanyl"
means fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances, including
analogs and chemically similar substances that are produced
illegally, and including para-bromofentanyl, para-fluoroacetyl
fentanyl and para-methyl acetyl fentanyl.
"

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