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Pretrial detention bill for violent crime suspects tabled in legislative session
['Robert Towne']
KOB.com
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham supports a Republican proposal to change New Mexico’s pretrial detention system, but the bill faced a major setback on Thursday.
The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee debated a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow courts to assume suspects charged with certain violent crimes are too dangerous for pretrial release.
The committee approved the new version of the bill, but the governor’s stance on these changes remains unclear.
Meanwhile, a Senate committee approved a controversial proposal to regulate gun sellers, banning certain “military-style” weapons and requiring dealers to keep records and enhance security.
The proposal, known as the “Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act,” now heads to the Senate Judiciary Committee, its biggest hurdle.