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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Robinson
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/29/07
HB
SHORT TITLE Sheriffs' Enforcement of Warrants
SB 460
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$100.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Making an Appropriation to Support Sheriffs’ Enforcement of Arrest and Bench Warrants
Senate Bill 460 makes an appropriation of $100.0 to the Local Government Division of the
Department of Finance and Administration to support county sheriffs’ enforcement of arrest and
bench warrants.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $100.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the
General Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to DFA, Senate Bill 460 is aimed at providing funding to help pay for the overtime
for the Bernalillo County Sheriffs’ Department to enforce 65,000 outstanding bench warrants
throughout the county