New Mexico Even-Numbered Year Legislative Sessions Amendment (2026)
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| Topic State legislative authority and State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Status Proposed |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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The New Mexico Even-Numbered Year Legislative Sessions Amendment (2026) may be on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The constitutional amendment would allow for the state legislature to consider all bills in an even-year legislative session, and provide for veto overrides for bills from a regular, special, or extraordinary legislative session within the same two-year window.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the New Mexico State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 36 votes in the New Mexico House of Representatives and 22 votes in the New Mexico State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
House Joint Resolution 7
The following is a timeline of the amendment:[2]
- January 22, 2026: The measure, House Joint Resolution 7, was introduced by Rep. Matthew McQueen (D) in the House.
- February 10, 2026: The House approved the measure in a vote of 59-3, with three members not voting. Thirty-eight (38) Democrats voted yes, 21 Republicans voted yes; three Republicans voted no; six Democrats and two Republicans did not vote.
| Votes Required to Pass: 36 | |||
| Yes | No | NV | |
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| Total | 59 | 3 | 8 |
| Total % | 84.3 | 4.3 | 11.4 |
| Democratic (D) | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican (R) | 21 | 3 | 2 |
External links
See also
View other measures certified for the 2026 ballot across the U.S. and in New Mexico.
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Footnotes
- ↑ [https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/resolutions/house/HJR07.html New Mexico Legislature, "HJR 7 Text," accessed February 10, 2026]
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "HJR 7," accessed February 10, 2026
