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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR McSorley
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/26/07
HB
SHORT TITLE Inclusion in Governmental Conduct Act
SB 1051
ANALYST Wilson
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY07
FY08
FY09 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total
$0.1
$0.1
$0.1 Recurring General
Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to several other bills addressing ethics in government.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
Public Education Department (PED)
Secretary of State (SOS)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 1051 amends Section 10-16-2 NMSA 1978 to include all elected and appointed
officials and employees of the state or of a political subdivision of the state within the meaning
of “public officer or employee" as used in the Governmental Conduct Act. The current statute
specifically excludes legislators and judges from the definition.
The effective date of the act is July 1, 2007.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There will be a minimal administrative cost for statewide update, distribution and documentation
of statutory changes. Any additional fiscal impact on the judiciary will 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.