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SB259 • 2026

CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT

CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senator Crystal Brantley, Senator William E. Sharer
Last action
Official status
[7] SCC/SJC/SFC-SCC API.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT

CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT

What This Bill Does

  • CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SJC/SFC

  2. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT

Current Bill Text

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SB0259

SENATE BILL 259

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

INTRODUCED BY

William E. Sharer
and
Crystal Brantley

AN ACT

RELATING TO CRIME; CREATING THE CRIME OF THREATENING A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; CREATING THE CRIME OF MALICIOUS SHARING OF
PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; IMPOSING
PENALTIES.

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

SECTION 1.
A new section of Chapter 30 NMSA 1978 is
enacted to read:

"[
NEW MATERIAL
] THREATENING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR
AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER--PENALTY.--

A. Threatening a law enforcement officer or an
immediate family member of a law enforcement officer consists
of a person making a threat, with the intent to:

(1) place the law enforcement officer or the
immediate family member of a law enforcement officer in fear of
great bodily harm to the law enforcement officer or to an
immediate family member of the law enforcement officer;

(2) prevent or interrupt the law enforcement
officer's ability to carry out the law enforcement officer's
job duties; or

(3) retaliate against a law enforcement
officer on account of the performance of the law enforcement
officer's official duties during the law enforcement officer's
term of service.

B. A person who commits threatening a law
enforcement officer or an immediate family member of a law
enforcement officer is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

C. As used in this section:

(1) "immediate family member" means a spouse,
child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and
"immediate family member" includes a stepparent, a stepchild, a
stepsibling and an adoptive relationship; and

(2) "law enforcement officer" means a local,
state, federal or tribal law enforcement officer."

SECTION 2
. A new section of Chapter 30 NMSA 1978 is
enacted to read:

"[
NEW MATERIAL
] MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER--PENALTY.--

A. Malicious sharing of personal information of a
law enforcement officer or an immediate family member of a law
enforcement officer consists of a person sharing personal
information, with the intent to:

(1) cause harm to the law enforcement officer
or the immediate family member of a law enforcement officer;

(2) place the law enforcement officer or the
immediate family member of a law enforcement officer in fear of
great bodily harm to the law enforcement officer or to an
immediate family member of the law enforcement officer; or

(3) prevent or interrupt the law enforcement
officer's ability to carry out the law enforcement officer's
job duties.

B. A person who commits malicious sharing of
personal information of a law enforcement officer or an
immediate family member of a law enforcement officer is guilty
of a misdemeanor.

C. As used in this section:

(1) "immediate family member" means a spouse,
child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and
"immediate family member" includes a stepparent, a stepchild, a
stepsibling and an adoptive relationship;

(2) "law enforcement officer" means a local,
state, federal or tribal law enforcement officer; and

(3) "personal information" means a person's
physical address, phone number, email or physical location."

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