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NM 292

Lcda. Yolanda Pitino Acevedo como Fiscal Auxiliar III del Departamento de Justicia.

2025-2028 Session

Confirms Yolanda Pitino Acevedo as Fiscal Auxiliar III, enabling her to assume duties and bolster prosecutorial capacity in the Puerto Rico Department of Justice.

Notificado a la Gobernadora
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Bill Summary · NM 292

Summary: NM 292 — Appointment of Lcda. Yolanda Pitino Acevedo as Fiscal Auxiliar III, Department of Justice

Purpose

NM 292 is an appointment measure to confirm Lcda. (Licenciada) Yolanda Pitino Acevedo to the position of Fiscal Auxiliar III (an assistant prosecutor/prosecutorial staff position) within the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. The measure’s sole purpose is to approve and formalize this personnel appointment through the legislative confirmation process.

Key provisions / What the measure does

  • Confirms the nomination of Lcda. Yolanda Pitino Acevedo to the rank/position of Fiscal Auxiliar III in the Department of Justice.
  • The measure is an executive appointment confirmation rather than a statutory or budgetary change; it does not amend existing law or create new appropriations.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Lcda. Yolanda Pitino Acevedo (the nominee), Department of Justice personnel and supervisors who will interact with or oversee the appointee.
  • Secondary: The justice system and parties in cases where the appointee will have prosecutorial or representational responsibilities. The confirmation may affect workload distribution and capacity at the Department of Justice.

Procedural history / Timeline

  • 2025-09-03 — Nomination submitted and the measure referred to committee(s).
  • 2025-09-22 — First committee report issued recommending confirmation ("1er Informe Comisión proponiendo la confirmación").
  • 2025-09-22 — Referred to the Senate Rules and Calendar Committee and placed on the Senate Special Orders Calendar.
  • 2025-09-22 — Confirmed by the Senate.
  • 2025-09-22 — Notification sent to the Governor ("Notificado a la Gobernadora").

Impact and next steps

  • The measure provides legislative confirmation required by the appointment process. It does not contain policy changes or funding implications.
  • Following Senate confirmation and notification to the Governor, final administrative steps (such as formal commissioning, oath, and assumption of duties) will follow according to Department of Justice and executive-branch procedures.
  • The appointment may modestly affect prosecutorial capacity or case assignments depending on the specific duties assigned to the Fiscal Auxiliar III position.

If you would like, I can: (a) translate this summary into Spanish, (b) locate the statutory authority governing the Fiscal Auxiliar III position, or (c) track subsequent administrative steps after the gubernatorial notification.

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