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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Martinez
DATE TYPED 2/8/05
HB
SHORT TITLE Earned Meritorious Deduction Eligibility
SB 601
ANALYST Peery
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD)
Parole Board (PB)
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
Public Defenders Department (PDD)
No Responses
Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA)
New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 601 amends Section 33-2-34 (M) NMSA 1978 that allows offenders, other than sex
offenders, serving a parole term following release from prison to be eligible to earn up to 30 days
of “good time” per month while on parole. Under the law, certain parolees may reduce their pa-
role period by 50 percent. Since the current law became effective on July 1, 2004 it only applies
to those offenders who commit their crimes on or after July 1, 2004 to earn this good time while
on parole. The proposed legislation would make the law applicable to an additional group of of-
fenders, those offenders who are currently serving a parole term as of July 1, 2004 as well as
those who began serving a parole term after July 1, 2004.