The First Session of the 57th Legislature

January 2-17, 2025: Legislation may be prefiled
January 21: Opening day (noon)
February 20: Deadline for introduction
March 22: Session ends (noon)
April 11: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed
June 20: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date

BlueSky Profile

Senate gives $6B budget unanimous approval (SF New Mex.)

Subscribe

Senate gives $6B budget unanimous approval

Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 9:00 pm         |       Updated: 12:10 am, Wed Feb 19, 2014.                      

Senate gives $6B budget unanimous approval
By Patrick Malone The New Mexican

After some massaging, the $6.2 billion state budget that had fractured the New Mexico House and threatened to force a special legislative session sailed through the Senate with consensus on Tuesday.
By a vote of 42-0, Senate Bill 313 advanced to the House and earned guarded praise from Gov. Susana Martinez.