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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Reader View: Gov. should listen to immigrants’ pleas, protect families (SF New Mex)

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Reader View: Gov. should listen to immigrants’ pleas, protect families

    Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2015 7:00 pm

    By Antonio Aja | 0 comments

    I am an immigrant. Many of us here in New Mexico are either immigrants or descendants of immigrants. We are grateful that our Native American sisters and brothers, in spite of the fact that their land was taken away from them, now join us in this struggle for justice and equality.

    I am a new New Mexican. One of the reasons why I came here is because New Mexico has had a reputation for being a progressive and inclusive state. Our state was the first one in the nation to issue driver’s licenses to unauthorized immigrants. It served as a model for the rest of the country.

    Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/reader-view-gov-should-listen-to-immigrants-pleas-protect-families/article_c669e7d1-138c-57e8-b2f3-16e021dfd81e.html?_dc=898666216526.1805