SESSION LENGTH, SUBJECTS & OVERRIDES, CA
HJR 1 proposes a constitutional amendment to limit New Mexico's regular legislative sessions to 45 days (down from 60 in odd years) and remove restrictions on bills considered during even-numbered years. It also allows veto overrides for bills from any session type (regular, special, or extraordinary) within the same two-year legislative cycle. The bill directly affects how the state legislature operates by changing session length rules and veto override procedures. If approved by voters, it would require constitutional changes to the state's governing structure. (Note: The bill passed the House in February 2025 but was postponed in the Senate in June 2025.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
56–4
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 67
Feb 27, 2025
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican26
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Sent to Senate Rules Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed House
lower
Feb 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
DO PASS committee report adopted
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Sent to House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee & House Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 2, 2025
Introduced
Sent to House Pre-file
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Cervantes
DDemocratic
P
Matthew McQueen
DDemocratic
P
Pat Woods
RRepublican
P
Reena Szczepanski
DDemocratic
P
Rod Montoya
RRepublican
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