HOUSE BILL 201

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Cathrynn N. Brown and Natalie Figueroa

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HIRE STAFF TO ASSIST A TASK FORCE CONVENED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO STUDY THE INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the attorney general for expenditure in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to hire staff to assist a task force convened by the attorney general to study the Inspection of Public Records Act. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2027 shall revert to the general fund.

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