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
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Senate honors former Aggies coach, hall-of-famer Henson (SF New Mex)

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Senate honors former Aggies coach, hall-of-famer Henson

    Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 7:00 pm | Updated: 11:57 pm, Wed Mar 4, 2015.

    By Milan Simonich
    The New Mexican     | 1 comment

    It took legendary basketball coach Lou Henson to show how bipartisan the New Mexico Legislature can be.

    State senators honored Henson, 83, on their floor Wednesday for his long service to New Mexico and his recent selection to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City. He will be inducted in November.

    Henson, dressed in a trademark maroon blazer, the color of his New Mexico State University Aggies, was in town to coach the House of Representatives team in its annual charity game against the Senate. Nonetheless, senators of both major political parties said Henson, as much as anyone, is the state’s shining symbol of success.

    Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/senate-honors-former-aggies-coach-hall-of-famer-henson/article_1b521e63-ec74-57b2-a95d-10cb911b75d9.html?_dc=729048574576.1543