SESSION LENGTH & BILL CONSIDERATION, CA
SJR 4 is a constitutional amendment proposal that would change New Mexico's legislative session rules. It would extend regular sessions in even-numbered years from 30 to 60 days and remove current restrictions that limit even-year sessions to only budget, appropriations, and revenue bills. The amendment also adds provisions allowing the legislature to consider veto overrides for bills from any session (regular, special, or extraordinary) within the same biennium. If passed, this would require voter approval at the next general election. This is a procedural change affecting how the legislature organizes its work, not a policy on specific issues.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Last action Mar 24, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Sent to Senate Rules Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
DDemocratic
P
LL
Linda López
DDemocratic
P
Shannon Pinto
DDemocratic
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