The Second Session of the 57th Legislature

January 2-16, 2026: Legislation may be prefiled
January 20: Opening day (noon)
February 4: Deadline for introduction
February 19: Session ends (noon)
March 11: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed
May 20: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date

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Senator Bill Soules Hosts Town Hall (KRWG)

Senator Bill Soules Hosts Town Hall

New Mexico State Senator Bill Soules held a town Hall at Onate High School to find out what people in Las Cruces were most concerned about during the upcoming legislative session.

Much of the conversation at the town hall centered on a single topic, and Senator Bill Soules says it is the concern he hears most often.

“Education is one of the big ones,” Soules said. “There is lots of concern about that right now, both with the funding of schools, with the testing going on in schools, with teacher evaluations that are happening in schools. Lots and lots of concern about those.”

Read more here: http://krwg.org/post/senator-bill-soules-hosts-town-hall