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

BlueSky Profile

Senate Democrats are happy to join Senator Sander Rue in his effort to rein in governor’s discretionary fund

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Senator Sander Rue

Senate Democrats are happy to join Senator Sander Rue (R, District 23, Bernalillo) in his effort to pass SB 52, Create Governor’s Contingency Fund. The bill would shine light on how the governor uses the taxpayer funded account on mostly entertainment expenses, which currently is exempted from public view. Read about it here … 2018-1-18 SB 52 Guv’s entertainfund

Senator Rue will present his bill before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday afternoon, about a half-hour after the Senate Floor Session ends.