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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Legislative roundup, Jan. 27, 2015 (SF New Mex)

Legislative roundup, Jan. 27, 2015

Posted: Monday, January 26, 2015 7:00 pm

Days remaining in session: 53

Kiss of death: Usually it’s considered the kiss of death for a bill to receive three committee referrals. Rep. Bill McCamley’s bill to legalize marijuana in New Mexico, (House Bill 160, which was introduced Monday) didn’t get three referrals.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/legislative-roundup-jan/article_db8804da-58b1-532b-983c-042f736cdca7.html