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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Session marked by heated words, little action (SF New Mex)

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Session marked by heated words, little action

MILAN SIMONICH

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Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2015 7:00 pm | Updated: 12:23 am, Mon Mar 9, 2015.

Session marked by heated words, little action Milan Simonich SantaFeNewMexican.com | 1 comment

The mean season is winding down to a fat zero.

Less than two weeks remain in New Mexico’s 60-day legislative session, one that’s been short on accomplishments and long on attacks. More than anything, it’s been a relentless spin cycle on one issue.

Listening to Republican legislators, one would never know that hundreds of thousands of people in New Mexico hold jobs and get paid for doing them. No secret police force handcuffs workers before they head to business parks, construction sites and office buildings to earn their pay. No law prohibits honest labor.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/blogs/politics_and_news/session-marked-by-heated-words-little-action/article_4b2482ca-592f-5c62-8fe0-c87961814519.html