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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR
Lujan, A.
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/31/07
2/06/07 HB 679
SHORT TITLE
Delivery of Alcohol on 21
st
Birthday
SB
ANALYST
C.Sanchez
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates,
SB608 and SB622
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
Corrections Department (CD)
Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 679 would add a new section to Chapter 60, Article 7A NMSA 1978 making it a
fourth degree felony to deliver alcoholic beverages to another person on that person’s 21
st
birthday before: (1) 7:00 a.m. if the person’s birthday falls on a day other than Sunday; or (2)
12:00 noon if the person’s birthday falls on a Sunday.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The addition of a new felony offense could increase the Corrections Department’s costs by the
minimal addition to the inmate population and probation/parole caseloads.
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However, the financial impact would be minimal to slight based upon the anticipated low
number of convictions for this offense. This may be offset some by a minimal amount of
revenue generated by the probation/parolee supervision fees paid during the probation/parole
period.
There will be a minimal administrative cost for statewide update, distribution and documentation
of statutory changes. Any additional fiscal impact on the judiciary would be proportional to the
enforcement of this law and commenced prosecutions. New laws, amendments to existing laws
and new hearings have the potential to increase caseloads in the courts, thus requiring additional
resources to handle the increase.
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
The courts are participating in performance-based budgeting. It is unknown if enactment of this
bill would impact performance measures as they relate to judicial budgeting.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
There may be an administrative impact on the courts as the result of an increase in caseload
and/or in the amount of time necessary to dispose of cases.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
Duplicate of SB 608 and SB 622
WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
Status Quo
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