HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 5

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2024

INTRODUCED BY

Natalie Figueroa and Joy Garratt and Cristina Parajón

 

 

 

 

 

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO BY CHANGING THE LENGTH OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS TO SIXTY DAYS; ALLOWING THE CONSIDERATION OF ALL SUBJECTS DURING EACH REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION; PROVIDING 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 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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