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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Legistlative Committee to Discuss Controversial Racino Deal (SF Reporter)

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Legistlative Committee to Discuss Controversial Racino Deal

Lawmakers want governor’s presence at Rules Committee hearing to discuss racino contract under federal scrutiny.

By Justin Horwath

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The state Senate’s Rules Committee wants Gov. Susana Martinez and her top political advisor to appear at a hearing to discuss a racino deal that’s been subject to scrutiny from state and federal investigators, the committee chairwoman wrote in letters this week.

The  State Fair Commission and the state Board of Finance, both comprised of Martinez appointees, agreed in 2011 to  let the Downs at Albuquerque Racetrack and Casino lease the state fairgrounds for another 25 years. The deal, estimated to bring in an billion in revenue, has drawn attention from state Attorney General Gary King along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.