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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News & Important Updates

  • LFC Announces Budget Recommendations for Upcoming Session

    Contact:  Erika Martinez (505)986-4819   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2014   LFC Announces Budget Recommendations for Upcoming Session     Santa Fe, NM — Today, the Legislative Finance Committee…

  • Legislator wants NM to legalize marijuana

    Copyright © 2014 Albuquerque Journal        By James Monteleone / Journal Staff Writer | 9 hours ago   Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino. A day after Colorado opened its doors to…

  • State land office could buy BLM land thanks to proposal

    Current-Argus News By Zack Ponce zponce@currentargus.com @zackponce12 on Twitter Posted:   01/01/2014 08:16:13 AM MST CARLSBAD >> Some parcels of land in Southeastern New Mexico may eventually change ownership thanks…

  • A third of New Mexico is federally owned, but the state might buy some of it back

    The Washington Post By Niraj Chokshi – December 30, 2013 at 1:30 pm More than a third of the land in New Mexico is owned by the federal government, but the…

  • New Mexico legislature will take up Navajo gambling agreement

    The Washington Post By Reid Wilson – January 2 at 9:11 am New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) negotiated the compact with the Navajo Nation last year (Jeffrey MacMillan/The Washington…