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HJR7 • 2026

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS IN ALL SESSIONS, CA

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS IN ALL SESSIONS, CA

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative D. Wonda Johnson, Representative Matthew McQueen, Representative Rod Montoya
Last action
Official status
[1] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC [4] DP-HJC [6] DP - PASSED/H (59-3) [10] SRC-SRC API.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CONSIDERATION OF BILLS IN ALL SESSIONS, CA

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS IN ALL SESSIONS, CA

What This Bill Does

  • CONSIDERATION OF BILLS IN ALL SESSIONS, CA

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to SRC - Referrals: SRC

  2. 2026-02-10 New Mexico Legislature

    Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:59 N:3

  3. 2026-02-09 New Mexico Legislature

    HJC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  4. 2026-02-02 New Mexico Legislature

    HGEIC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  5. 2026-01-22 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to HGEIC - Referrals: HGEIC/HJC

  6. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS IN ALL SESSIONS, CA

Current Bill Text

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HJR07

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 7

57
th legislature
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
second session
, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Matthew McQueen
and
Rod Montoya

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE THAT ALL BILLS MAY BE
CONSIDERED IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION
OF VETO OVERRIDES FOR BILLS OF A REGULAR, SPECIAL OR
EXTRAORDINARY LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITHIN THE SAME BIENNIUM.

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 days. No special session of the legislature
shall exceed thirty days.

B. Every regular
or extraordinary
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 previous
]
a
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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