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Rules and Order of Business Committee, New Mexico House of Representatives
The Rules and Order of Business Committee is a standing committee of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Per Section 9.1 of the House Rules, committees of the New Mexico House of Representatives are appointed by the Speaker of the House, except those where the members are designated in the motion creating them.[1] The rules do not specify when or how often committees are assigned. The Speaker shall appoint a chairman of each committee after committees are assigned.[2]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | The house rules and order of business committee is designated as the house committee to which the speaker shall refer all matters relating to the ethical conduct of house members which arise during a regular or special session of the legislature, including matters which may give rise to constitutional discipline under Article 4, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Rules and Order of Business Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Rules and Order of Business Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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T. Ryan Lane (R) left this committee on March 14, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Rules and Order of Business Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D) left this committee on July 30, 2021. [Source]
Antonio Maestas (D) left this committee on November 16, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Rules and Order of Business Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Rules and Order of Business Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Antonio Maestas, Chair | • Paul Bandy | |||
| • Deborah Armstrong, Vice chair | • Zachary Cook | |||
| • Gail Chasey | • Jim Dines | |||
| • Brian Egolf, Jr. | • Kelly K. Fajardo | |||
| • Doreen Y. Gallegos | • Nathaniel Gentry | |||
| • D. Wonda Johnson | • Sarah Maestas Barnes | |||
| • Bill McCamley | • Rodney Montoya | |||
| • Debbie Rodella | • Dennis Roch | |||
| • Nick Salazar | ||||
| • Sheryl Williams Stapleton | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Rules and Order of Business Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Gail Chasey | • Paul Bandy, Chair | |||
| • George Dodge Jr. | • Cathrynn Brown, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Brian Egolf, Jr. | • Alonzo Baldonado | |||
| • Antonio Maestas | • Zachary Cook | |||
| • W. Ken Martinez | • Kelly K. Fajardo | |||
| • Patricia A. Roybal Caballero | • Lorenzo Larranaga | |||
| • Nick Salazar | • Sarah Maestas Barnes | |||
| • Sheryl Williams Stapleton | • Dennis Roch | |||
| • Don Tripp | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Rules and Order of Business Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Nick Salazar, Chair | • Donald Bratton | |||
| • Rodolpho Martinez, Vice chair | • Zachary Cook | |||
| • Eliseo Alcon | • Anna Crook | |||
| • Gail Chasey | • Larry Larranaga | |||
| • George Dodge Jr. | • Jane Powdrell-Culbert | |||
| • Antonio Maestas | • Dennis J. Roch | |||
| • W. Ken Martinez | • Thomas Taylor | |||
| • Rick Miera | • Don Tripp | |||
| • Debbie Rodella | ||||
| • Sheryl Williams Stapleton | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Rules and Order of Business Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Nick Salazar, Chair | • Donald Bratton | |||
| • Eliseo Alcon, Vice chair | • Thomas Taylor | |||
| • Sheryl Williams Stapleton | • Anna Crook | |||
| • W. Ken Martinez | • Zachary Cook | |||
| • Danice Picraux | • William Gray | |||
| • Al Park | • Dennis Roch | |||
| • Gail Chasey | • Jane Powdrell-Culbert | |||
| • Joseph Cervantes | • Lorenzo Larranaga | |||
| • Ben Lujan, Sr. | • Don Tripp | |||
| • Debbie Rodella | ||||
| • Ray Begaye | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Rules and Order of Business Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Ray Begaye | • Thomas Taylor | |||
| • Elias Barela | • Kathy McCoy | |||
| • Gail Chasey | • Lorenzo Larranaga | |||
| • Sheryl Williams Stapleton | • Nick Salazar | |||
| • Mimi Stewart | • Don Tripp | |||
| • Danice Picraux | • Anna Crook | |||
| • Al Park | • Keith Gardner | |||
| • Debbie Rodella | ||||
| • Ben Lujan, Sr. | ||||
| • Joseph Cervantes | ||||
| • John Heaton | ||||
| • W. Ken Martinez | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "House Rules (2021)," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 9.1)
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "House Rules (2021)," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 9.1.2)
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "House Rules (2021)," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 9.2.1)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
