SB 250 New Mexico Senate · 2025 Regular Session

STATE ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW

SB 250 prohibits New Mexico state and local agencies (including police, sheriffs, and jails) from using public funds, personnel, or resources to enforce federal immigration laws or assist federal agents in immigration enforcement activities. This directly affects law enforcement agencies by barring them from detaining individuals solely based on suspected immigration status or aiding federal immigration investigations. The bill also clarifies that jails holding individuals under federal criminal warrants must be paid for by the federal government, replacing a prior law that allowed state cost-sharing. It repeals outdated references to federal immigration enforcement in state statutes.

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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introduced version → JU substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The Judiciary Committee substitute adds a new subsection to Section 1 that preserves existing contracts between counties and the federal government for housing federal detainees, clarifies the definition of 'jail administrator' in the revised Section 33-3-16, and retains the repeal of an obsolete federal reference. These changes ensure that while the bill prohibits state agencies from actively enforcing federal immigration laws, it does not disrupt pre-existing agreements for housing federal prisoners.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding an explicit exception for existing written contracts between county governments and the federal government for housing federal detainees.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection (B) to Section 1 that preserves existing written contracts between county governments and the federal government for housing federal detainees, preventing these agreements from being invalidated by the non-enforcement provisions.

DEFINITION

Modified Section 33-3-16 to include a clear definition of 'jail administrator' as a person hired by a county or municipality who supervises the entire jail operation and reports directly to the administrative head or governing body.

TECHNICAL

Changed formatting and added committee substitute header information, including the Judiciary Committee designation and updated page numbering.

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Committee

Mar 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors