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





SPONSOR: Martinez DATE TYPED: 02/10/99 HB 454
SHORT TITLE: Guilty but Mentally Ill SB
ANALYST: O'Connell


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY99 FY2000 FY99 FY2000
NFI NFI



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) analysis



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



House Bill 454 amends section 31-9-4 NMSA 1978 to provide that a capital felony offender found guilty but mentally ill be sentenced to life imprisonment as opposed to death.



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