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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Carraro
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/13/07
HB
SHORT TITLE Change NM State Defense Force Name
SB 834
ANALYST Peery-Galon
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Response Received From
Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
No Response Received From
Governor’s Office
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 834 amends Section 20-1-4 through 20-12-5 NMSA 1978 to change the name of the
New Mexico State Defense Force to the New Mexico State Guard and to clarify language.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
DMA reports the proposed legislation will have no fiscal impact on the department.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Section 20-5-1 NMSA 1978 established the New Mexico State Defense Force as an element of
the militia in the Department of Military Affairs. The State Defense Force consists of persons
between the ages of 18 and 64 years voluntarily appointed or voluntarily enlisted and additional
member of the unorganized militia as may be appointed, enlisted, enrolled or inducted as
provided by law. The officers of the State Defense Force are appointed by the governor and
serve at his pleasure. Currently there are approximately 100 members in the New Mexico State
Defense Force. The Department of Military Affairs’ strategic plan for fiscal year 2008 states the