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SB249 • 2026

MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senator Shannon D. Pinto
Last action
Official status
[7] SCC/SIRC/SFC-SCC-germane-SIRC [10] DP-SFC API.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

What This Bill Does

  • MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 New Mexico Legislature

    SIRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  2. 2026-02-04 New Mexico Legislature

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

  3. 2026-02-03 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SIRC/SFC

  4. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Current Bill Text

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SB0249

SENATE BILL 249

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

INTRODUCED BY

Shannon D. Pinto

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONTINUE AND
FURTHER THE WORK OF THE MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
TASK FORCE.

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

SECTION 1.
APPROPRIATION.--One million dollars
($1,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
attorney general for expenditure in fiscal year 2027 to
continue and further the work of the missing and murdered
indigenous peoples task force. Any unexpended balance
remaining at the end of fiscal year 2027 shall revert to the
general fund.

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