Bill > HB226

This bill amends existing law to require state criminal history checks and national criminal history background checks as a condition of eligibility for licensure related to commercial cannabis activity in New Mexico. The bill specifies the fingerprint submission and information sharing process between the state's Cannabis Regulation Division and the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The bill also clarifies that criminal history record information obtained is confidential and can only be used by the division for evaluating an applicant's eligibility or disqualification for licensure.