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SB 68 - Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties - Key Vote

New Mexico Key Votes

Lynda Lovejoy voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.

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Stages

Family

Issues

Stage Details

Legislation - Signed (Executive) -

Title: Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties

Signed by Governor Bill Richardson
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (40-1) -
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (32-5) - (Key vote)

Title: Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases the penalties for perpetrators of domestic violence.

Highlights:
- Finds that anyone who commits three offenses of battery against a household member is guilty of a fourth degree felony [sec. 4 (a)]. - Finds that anyone who commits four or more offenses of battery against a household member is guilty of a third degree felony [sec. 4 (b)].
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Legislation - Introduced (Senate) -

Title: Increasing Domestic Violence Penalties

Sponsors

  • Rod Adair (NM - R) (Out Of Office)

Co-sponsors

  • Helen Diane Snyder (NM - R) (Out Of Office)

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