The First Session of the 58th Legislature

January 4-15, 2027: Legislation may be prefiled
January 19: Opening day (noon)
February 18: Deadline for introduction
March 20: Session ends (noon)
April 9: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed*
June 18: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date
*Dependent on 2026 Constitutional Amendment outcome

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Much work remains as 30-day session nears end (Abq. Jour.)

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Much work remains as 30-day session nears end

Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, listens during a committee hearing this week. Many legislators are frustrated by the slow pace of the 30-day session. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, listens during a committee hearing this week. Many legislators are frustrated by the slow pace of the 30-day session. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

SANTA FE – With six days remaining in the New Mexico Legislature’s 30-day session, much remains up in the Roundhouse air.

The fates of many high-profile bills were unclear Friday, a list that includes a $6.2 billion budget that stalled last week in the House over disagreement on how public school funding should be administered.

Senate Democratic Leader Michael Sanchez of Belen said the budget predicament has affected other bills, because some of them are dependent on budget dollars being approved.

Read more here: http://www.abqjournal.com/353443/news/much-work-remains-as-30day-session-nears-end.html