New Mexico governor signs public safety bills into law

Lujan Grisham signs crime, behavioral health bills into law

The measures include overhauls of the behavioral health system and criminal competency laws and tougher penalties for some crimes.

New Mexico governor signs public safety bills into law

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is set to sign a couple of bills covering two major issues she wanted tackled this session Thursday.

New Mexico governor signs crime and behavioral health bills

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs Senate Bill 3, which seeks to rebuild the state's behavioral health system, during a signing ceremony at the New Mexico Legislature on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed three pieces of legislation on Thursday that she called a “monumental achievement” and a thoughtful effort to address crime, “the most serious issue our state is facing.” A…

Gov. Signs Safety Bills

After the tumult of last summer's abbreviated special session on public safety, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham described the Feb. 27 signing as a triumph of bipartisanship.

Lujan Grisham signs public safety, behavioral health bills

With more than three weeks remaining in the current 60-day legislative session, a public safety package and two bills to build up the state's mental health capacity are officially law.

SANTA FE – The governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, signed on Thursday important legislation to boost public safety and another to expand behavioral health services in New Mexico, thus marking a key milestone in the 60-day legislative session. “These bills represent an important milestone for both behavioral health services and criminal justice reform in New Mexico. By strengthening our criminal justice system and investing in behavio…