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NM SB50
Bill
Status
2/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Antonio Maestas
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AI Summary
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Eliminates annual in-service training requirements for certified police officers in domestic abuse incidents, child abuse incidents, crisis management, child safety upon arrest, missing persons/AMBER alerts, mental health interaction, and tourniquet/trauma kit use, while retaining these topics in basic law enforcement training curricula
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Removes annual in-service training requirements for public safety telecommunicators in crisis management, mental health issues, de-escalation, and related topics, keeping only the basic telecommunicator training requirements
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Reduces in-service telecommunicator training from requiring "one hour of" crisis management training to simply including crisis management among the 20 hours of council-approved advanced training required every two years
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Eliminates in-service training requirements for high-speed pursuit instruction (previously 4 hours), hate crimes training (previously 2 hours), and sexual crimes victim treatment training for already-commissioned officers
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Effective date of January 1, 2028
Legislative Description
Law Enforcement Training Requirements
Last Action
Sent to HJC - Referrals: HJC
2/11/2026