The Second Session of the 57th Legislature

January 2-16, 2026: Legislation may be prefiled
January 20: Opening day (noon)
February 4: Deadline for introduction
February 19: Session ends (noon)
March 11: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed
May 20: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date

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Gov.’s veto pen may fix error delaying scholarships from lottery fund (SF New Mex.)

Gov.’s veto pen may fix error delaying scholarships from lottery fund

By Robert Nott The New Mexican
SantaFeNewMexican.com

Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:00 pm

A bill passed by the Legislature last month to shore up the lottery scholarship fund contained an error in wording that would have delayed when eligible students could start receiving the tuition assistance.

Analysts in the office of bill sponsor Sen. Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, discovered the drafting mistake last week.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/gov-s-veto-pen-may-fix-error-delaying-scholarships-from/article_25944992-eacc-56a2-83cb-c383626c1715.html