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HOUSE BILL 101 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Andrea Reeb and Nicole Chavez and Luis M.
AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS;
Terrazas 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS;
15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1-20-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2024, e t 17 Chapter 50, Section 1) is amended to read:
Section 1-20-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2024, Chapter 50, Section 1) is amended to read:
w l n d 18 "1-20-24.
"1-20-24.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AT A POLLING = = 19 a l PLACE.-- i a e r 20 A.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AT A POLLING PLACE.-- A.
Unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling a t m m 21 place consists of possession of a loaded or unloaded firearm by d r e 22 any person within:
Unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling place consists of possession of a loaded or unloaded firearm by any person within:
c e s k 23 (1) one hundred feet of the door through which e a n b 24 voters may enter to vote at a school building in which a u [ polling place is located while early voting is in progress or .229596.1 on election day;
(1) one hundred feet of the door through which voters may enter to vote at a school building in which a polling place is located while early voting is in progress or on election day;
or (3) fifty feet of a monitored secured container as used in Subsection E of Section 1-6-9 NMSA 1978, beginning twenty-eight days before an election through election day.
or (3) fifty feet of a monitored secured container as used in Subsection E of Section 1-6-9 NMSA 1978, beginning twenty-eight days before an election through HB 101 Page 1 election day.
(2) a law enforcement officer who is certified pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act acting in e t 17 accordance with the policies of the officer's law enforcement w l n d 18 agency;
(2) a law enforcement officer who is certified pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act acting in accordance with the policies of the officer's law enforcement agency;
= = 19 a l (3) a commissioned law enforcement officer i a e r 20 with the power to arrest in performance of the officer's a t m m 21 official duties;
(3) a commissioned law enforcement officer with the power to arrest in performance of the officer's official duties;
d r e 22 (4) a commissioned law enforcement officer c e s k 23 with the power to arrest acting in accordance with the policies e a n b 24 of the officer's law enforcement agency;
(4) a commissioned law enforcement officer with the power to arrest acting in accordance with the policies of the officer's law enforcement agency;
u [ [(3)] (5) a person in a private automobile or .229596.1 - 2 - other private means of conveyance;
(5) a person in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance;
or [(4)] (6) a person carrying a concealed firearm who is in possession of a valid concealed handgun license for that firearm pursuant to the Concealed Handgun Carry Act.
or (6) a person carrying a concealed firearm who is in possession of a valid concealed handgun license for that firearm pursuant to the Concealed Handgun Carry Act.
A person conducting lawful, non-election-related business nearer than one hundred feet from the door through which voters may enter to vote or nearer than fifty feet from a monitored secured container is not guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling place.
A person conducting lawful, non-election- related business nearer than one hundred feet from the door through which voters may enter to vote or nearer than fifty feet from a monitored secured container is not guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling place.
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HB 101 Page 2 D.
For the purposes of this section, "firearm" means a weapon that will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosion, e t 17 or the frame or receiver of any such weapon." w l n d 18 - 3 - = = 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 [ .229596.1
For the purposes of this section, "firearm" means a weapon that will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosion, or the frame or receiver of any such weapon." HB 101 Page 3 9 25
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