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SB167 • 2026

CRIME OF DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES

CRIME OF DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES

Crime Education Firearms
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senator Antonio Maestas
Last action
Official status
[3] SCC/SJC/SFC-SCC [5]germane-SJC API.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CRIME OF DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES

CRIME OF DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES

What This Bill Does

  • CRIME OF DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 New Mexico Legislature

    SCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session

  2. 2026-01-27 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SJC/SFC

  3. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

CRIME OF DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES

Current Bill Text

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SB0167

SENATE BILL 167

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

INTRODUCED BY

Antonio Maestas

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY; CHANGING THE PENALTY FOR THE CRIME
OF UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES FROM
A FOURTH DEGREE FELONY TO A THIRD DEGREE FELONY; CLARIFYING THE
DEFINITION OF "SCHOOL PREMISES".

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

SECTION 1.
Section 30-7-2.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987,
Chapter 232, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

"30-7-2.1. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL
PREMISES.--

A. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school
premises consists of carrying a deadly weapon on school
premises except by:

(1) a peace officer;

(2) school security personnel;

(3) a student, instructor or other
school-authorized personnel engaged in army, navy, marine corps
or air force reserve officer training corps programs or
state-authorized hunter safety training instruction;

(4) a person conducting or participating in a
school-approved program, class or other activity involving the
carrying of a deadly weapon; or

(5) a person older than nineteen years of age
on school premises in a private automobile or other private
means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or
another's person or property.

B. As used in this section, "school premises"
means:

(1) the buildings and grounds, including
playgrounds, playing fields and parking areas and any school
bus, of any public [
elementary, secondary, junior high or high
]
school in or on which school or school-related activities are
being operated under the [
supervision
]
authority
of a local
school board
or governing body of a charter school
; or

(2) any other public buildings or grounds,
including playing fields and parking areas, that are not public
school property
and
in or on which public school-related and
sanctioned activities are being performed.

C. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly
weapon on school premises is guilty of a [
fourth
]
third
degree
felony."

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