Lahiri-Gupta: A Public Plea Against HB-70
(Studying at American University Washington College of Law)
Remember back in July when Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales drew heavy criticism for cooperating with federal agents and allowing them to patrol the streets of Albuquerque in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests? HB-70 would formalize that cooperation statewide.
House Bill 70, titled “Domestic Terrorism Definitions”, appears to be a reactionary Bill written in the aftermath of the Capitol Riots in the beginning of January.
The Bill amends three existing statutes:
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Act;
Antiterrorism Act; and
Computer Crimes Act.