Sat Mar 8 5:00PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Rod Montoya | 1 | San Juan |
| Rep. Cathrynn N. Brown | 55 | Eddy & Lea |
| Rep. Art De La Cruz | 12 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Luis M. Terrazas | 39 | Catron, Grant & Hidalgo |
| Rep. John Block | 51 | Otero |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HGEIC ✓ | Passed, Feb 21, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| HJC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC [8] DP-HJC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | referred | HGEIC/HJC | ||
| 2 | sent | HGEIC | ||
| 8 | passed | HGEIC (view committee report) | DP | 5-1; nays: Johnson |
| 8 | sent | HJC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Jan 28 | filed: [Prefiled by Rod Montoya et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HGEIC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Rod Montoya Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Legislative Session Changes, CA' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC' | |
| new sponsor: Rod Montoya | |
| new sponsor: Cathrynn N. Brown | |
| new sponsor: Art De La Cruz | |
| new sponsor: Luis M. Terrazas | |
| new sponsor: John Block | |
| Feb 19 | scheduled for HGEIC on Fri Feb 21, 08:30 |
| Feb 22 | passed HGEIC; sent to HJC |
| actions: '[2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC' -> '[2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC [8] DP-HJC' |
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Rod Montoya and Cathrynn N. Brown and Art De La Cruz
and Luis M. Terrazas
A JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE THAT EACH REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT EXCEED FORTY-FIVE DAYS, REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS ON BILLS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNOR VETO OVERRIDES FOR BILLS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL OR EXTRAORDINARY LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. It is proposed to amend Article 4, Section 5 of the constitution of New Mexico to read:
"A. Each regular session of the legislature shall begin annually at 12:00 noon on the third Tuesday of January. Every regular session of the legislature [convening during an odd-numbered year shall remain in session not to exceed sixty days, and every regular session of the legislature convening during an even-numbered year] shall remain in session not to exceed [thirty] forty-five days. No special session of the legislature shall exceed thirty days.
B. Every regular session of the legislature [convening during an even-numbered year shall consider only the following:
(1) budgets, appropriations and revenue bills;
(2) bills drawn pursuant to special messages of the governor; and
(3)] may consider for veto override bills of [the last] a previous regular, [session vetoed by the governor] special or extraordinary session within the same legislative biennium."
SECTION 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date that may be called for that purpose.
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