HB 201

                                1  HOUSE BILL 201
                                2      57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026
                                3  INTRODUCED BY
                                4  Cathrynn N. Brown and Natalie Figueroa
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                                10  AN ACT
                                11   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HIRE STAFF
                                12   TO ASSIST A TASK FORCE CONVENED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO
                                13   STUDY THE INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.
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                                15   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
                                16        SECTION 1.   APPROPRIATION.--Five hundred thousand dollars
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                                17   ($500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
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                                18   attorney general for expenditure in fiscal years 2026 and 2027
                                19   to hire staff to assist a task force convened by the attorney
                                20   general to study the Inspection of Public Records Act.    Any
                                21   unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2027
                                22   shall revert to the general fund.
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