ATTORNEY GENERAL SERVICES FOR AGENCIES

SB 385 revises how the New Mexico Attorney General charges state agencies for legal services in noncriminal cases. It requires the Attorney General to use fee rates from a current contract between the risk management division and outside legal counsel, rather than setting separate rates. This affects all state agencies, including departments, boards, and commissions, by standardizing their legal service costs to match existing rates used by the state's risk management division. The bill does not create new services but changes the fee calculation method for existing legal support. The bill was referred to committees but postponed indefinitely in June 2025.