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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico appropriates $1,000,000 to the Attorney General for missing and murdered indigenous peoples task force
Last action · February 11, 2026: SIRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendationSponsor: Shannon Pinto
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What This Bill Proposed
New Mexico appropriates $1,000,000 from the general fund to the attorney general for 2027 to continue the work of the missing and murdered indigenous peoples task force.
Provides dedicated state funding for investigative and support efforts directed at missing and murdered indigenous persons throughout New Mexico.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Attorney General
Receives $1,000,000 in state funding to continue and further the work of the missing and murdered indigenous peoples task force.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force
Receives financial support for its continued operations and investigative work during fiscal year 2027.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 11, 2026SenateSIRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSCC: Reported by committee to fall within the purview of a 30 day session
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SIRC/SFC
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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