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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico bill prohibits state and local public safety funds for joint federal operations involving unidentified agents
Last action · February 4, 2026: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SJCSponsor: Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
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What This Bill Proposed
State law enforcement funds and local agencies receiving state public safety money are barred from participating in joint operations with federal agents who conceal their identity. Violators face civil penalties between $5,000 and $10,000 per violation plus triple damages, and the measure establishes a qui tam right of action allowing private plaintiffs to sue on behalf of the state.
Local governments and police departments risk financial liability and civil penalties if they deploy state-funded resources alongside federal personnel whose identities are concealed during joint law enforcement activities.
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Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Public Safety
State public safety funds managed by the department are restricted from being expended in support of joint operations with unidentified federal agents.
Local governments receiving state public safety funds
Local agencies are prohibited from participating in joint operations with federal law enforcement officers who conceal their identity and face liability for violations.
Federal law enforcement officers
Officers who conceal their identity while exercising law enforcement authority cannot engage in joint operations supported by state funds or local agencies receiving state funds.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SJC
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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