SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lawmakers are working late into the night Wednesday with only hours left in the legislative session. So far just a handful of the hundreds of bills introduced in this 30-day session have passed. After three hours of intense debate, the highly anticipated SB 3, the paid family and medical leave act, failed […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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According to the advocacy group the Fines and Fees Justice Center, over 300,000 New Mexicans cannot legally drive because of license suspension, and between 2019 and 2021, the state suspended over 183,000 licenses because of court debts and missed court dates.
A bill would amend existing legislation to end the suspension of licenses for nonappearance in court or for nonpayment of fines and fees owed in traffic and criminal cases.