New MexicoBill would direct $1 million to missing and murdered Indigenous peoples task force
New Mexico's Attorney General would receive $1 million in fiscal year 2027 for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force's work.
What it does
The Attorney General would receive $1 million from the state general fund to continue and further the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force's work.
Argument forThe $1 million could help the task force continue its work during fiscal year 2027.
Argument againstDirecting $1 million to this task force could leave less general-fund money available for other state priorities.
More detail
The bill would direct $1 million from the state general fund to the Attorney General for the task force's work. The appropriation would go to the New Mexico Attorney General for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force. The money is for continuing and furthering the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force's work. The money would be available to spend in fiscal year 2027. Any amount left at the end of that year would return to the general fund.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 24action postponed indefinitelyLatest
- Feb 11DO PASS committee report adoptedMinor
- Feb 4germane
- Feb 3Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee & Senate Finance CommitteeIntroduced
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