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NM 120

Licenciada Grace Marie Vélez Acevedo como Fiscal Auxiliar I del Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico.

2025-2028 Session

Nomination confirms Grace Marie Vélez Acevedo as Fiscal Auxiliar I in Puerto Rico DOJ, filling a prosecutorial vacancy and shaping caseloads; no new funding specified.

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Bill Summary · NM 120

Summary — NM 120

Title: Licenciada Grace Marie Vélez Acevedo como Fiscal Auxiliar I del Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico
Classification: Appointment (nominación)
Introduced: April 10, 2025
Status: Confirmed by the Senate; Notified to the Governor (June 2, 2025)

Purpose and intent

NM 120 is a legislative nomination to appoint Licenciada Grace Marie Vélez Acevedo to the position of Fiscal Auxiliar I (Assistant Prosecutor I) within the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. The measure’s sole purpose is to approve the executive branch’s candidate for this specific prosecutorial post.

Key provisions / actions

  • Formal nomination of Grace Marie Vélez Acevedo for the position of Fiscal Auxiliar I.
  • Committee consideration with a favorable recommendation: “1er Informe Comisión proponiendo la confirmación.”
  • Placement on the Senate’s Calendar of Special Orders.
  • Confirmation vote in the Senate (confirmed on June 2, 2025).
  • Notification to the Governor following Senate confirmation (June 2, 2025).

Note: NM 120 is an appointment/confirmation resolution rather than a statute that changes law or policy.

Timeline / procedural status

  • 2025-04-10 — Nominated and referred to committee(s).
  • 2025-06-02 — Committee issued a first report recommending confirmation.
  • 2025-06-02 — Referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Calendar and placed on the Special Orders calendar.
  • 2025-06-02 — Confirmed by the Senate.
  • 2025-06-02 — Senate notified the Governor of the confirmation.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Licenciada Grace Marie Vélez Acevedo (the nominee).
  • Department of Justice: staffing and case assignment at the Office of the Fiscal (prosecutor) level.
  • Indirectly: litigants and the public to the extent that prosecutorial resources and assignments are affected.

Potential impact

  • Operational: fills a prosecutorial vacancy or adds capacity at the Fiscal Auxiliar I level, which can affect caseload distribution and continuity of prosecutions in the Department of Justice.
  • Budgetary: no specific salary or appropriation is included in NM 120; compensation would follow existing departmental pay scales and budgetary authorizations.
  • Legal/policy: NM 120 does not alter substantive law or DOJ policy; it provides legislative confirmation of an executive appointment as required under applicable appointment rules.

Next steps / notes

  • With Senate confirmation and notification to the Governor completed, the typical remaining steps are administrative: issuance of the commission or formal swearing-in by the Department of Justice and placement into the assigned office. Any further administrative actions (effective date of employment, payroll actions) follow standard executive-branch procedures.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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