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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Harden

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/26/2006

1/27/06 HB

SHORT TITLE

Prison Time for Methamphetamine Manufacture

SB 195

ANALYST McOlash

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Conflicts with HB 179 (relating to methamphetamine trafficking penalties).

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 195 amends Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978 to prohibit the suspension, deferral or

advisement of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for the unlawful manufacture of metham-

phetamine. The effective date of the Act is July 1, 2006

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There may be minimal administrative cost for statewide update, distribution, and documentation

of statutory changes and the enforcement of this law. New laws, amendments to existing laws,

and new hearings have the potential to increase caseloads in the courts, thus requiring additional

resources to handle the increase.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Potential conflict with HB 179 - Methamphetamine Trafficking Penalties

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