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State legislative updates

The 2008 legislative session was a thirty day session this year, and it ended February 14, 2008. There was not a lot of action on matters specific to motorcyclists. The NMMRO was watching the bills that would increase penalties for crimes committed by gang members. Our concern was that the definition of a gang in the legislation was too vague, and if passed into law, would unfairly incriminate innocent motorcycle club members. This legislation was quickly defeated in the first house committee that considered the bill. Legislators commented that there was just not enough time to work on this bill in a thirty day session because they already had a full plate with financial and health care bills.

A couple of bills were introduced proposing new specialty license plates. While these plates would have been made available to motorcyclists, these bills never made it out of committee. The state legislative webpage points out that the Department of Motor Vehicles does not have the capacity to account for anymore specialty license plates at this time and any new specialty plates can't be produced until at least mid 2009 anyway.

Please check out this webpage to learn more about the 2008 New Mexico legislative session:

click here to read more about the 2008 Legislative session

The next New Mexico legislative session is a sixty day session starting in January 2009. Stay tuned for more information.

Federal legislative updates

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation continues to fight for motorcyclists rights in Washington DC. Keep abreast of their activities at their website: MRF.org - Motorcycle Riders Foundation - Ride with the Leaders

The NMMRO encourages membership in the MRF. Please contact us at the email or phone number listed below to learn more.

To contact us please send an email to barb@nmmro.org or phone us at 505-792-3207.