New Mexico 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

HB 180 — ELECTRONIC STORAGE OF STATE RECORDS

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on March 30, 2023.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

27 added · 70 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 180 clarifies how public officers can store official records by allowing them to maintain records electronically as well as through traditional means like photography or microfilming. It also specifies that these electronic records will be considered original and can be used as evidence in legal settings. This change is important because it modernizes record-keeping practices, ensuring that electronic records have the same legal standing as physical ones, which can help improve access and efficiency in handling public documents.

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HOUSE BILL 180 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Reena Szczepanski and Cynthia Borrego 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS;
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS;
14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
e t 17 "14-1-5.
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AUTHORIZATION.--Any public officer of the state w l n d 18 may cause any or all records, papers or documents kept by [him] = = 19 a l the officer to be photographed, microfilmed, microphotographed, i a e r 20 maintained as an electronic record or reproduced on film.
AUTHORIZATION.--Any public officer of the state may cause any or all records, papers or documents kept by the officer to be photographed, microfilmed, microphotographed, maintained as an electronic record or reproduced on film.
a t m m 21 [Such] The electronic record, photographic film and the device d r e 22 used to reproduce [such] the records on [such] film shall be c e s k 23 one [which] that accurately reproduces the original [thereof] e a n b 24 in all details." u [ SECTION 2.
The electronic record, photographic film and the device used to reproduce the records on film shall be one that accurately reproduces the original in all details." SECTION 2.
Section 14-1-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1947, .224066.1 Chapter 185, Section 3) is amended to read:
Section 14-1-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1947, Chapter 185, Section 3) is amended to read:
A transcript, exemplification or certified copy [thereof] of the transcript shall, for all purposes recited [herein] in this section, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original." - 2 - 12 14 16 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .224066.1
A transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the transcript shall, for all purposes recited in this section, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original." HB 180 Page 1
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed Senate

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. DO PASS committee report adopted

  5. Sent to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

  6. passed House

  7. DO PASS committee report adopted

  8. DO PASS committee report adopted

  9. Sent to House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee & House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors HB 180?
HB 180 is sponsored by Cynthia Borrego (Democrat) and Reena Szczepanski (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 180?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.
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