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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico Senate Bill 94 Mandates Domestic Violence Treatment and Modifies Probation Sanctions
Last action · January 22, 2026: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SJCSponsor: Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 94 requires individuals convicted of domestic violence offenses and protective order violations to complete a certified treatment program approved by the Children, Youth and Families Department. The legislation also establishes that probation violations on suspended or s can trigger the original maximum sentence without granting credit for time served on probation. These changes apply to sentences imposed for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2026.
The measure alters sentencing rules and probation enforcement for domestic violence offenders across New Mexico, potentially increasing jail time for probation violations and mandating specific state-approved intervention programs.
- Senate Bill 94 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the New Mexico Legislature and was referred to committee where it ultimately died. context
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.
Individuals convicted of domestic violence offenses
Offenders are mandated to complete a specific state-approved treatment program and face stricter probation revocation penalties without credit for time served.
Children, Youth and Families Department
The department is tasked with promulgating rules and approving domestic violence offender treatment and intervention programs.
Local law enforcement and courts
Judges are granted specific statutory authority to impose original sentences and deny probation credit upon probation violations.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 22, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SJC
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Mandatory Treatment Standardization
The bill transitions domestic violence sentencing across multiple criminal code sections toward a unified requirement for Children, Youth and Families Department-approved treatment programs.
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www.nmlegis.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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