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Article 1 - Members of Legislature
Section 2-1-1 - [Resignation of members.] - Any member of the legislature of the state of New...
Section 2-1-2 - [Power of officers to administer oaths to witnesses.] - The presiding officer of the senate, the speaker of the...
Section 2-1-3 - Compensation as state officer or employee other than that received as a legislator prohibited. - It is unlawful for any member of the legislature to...
Section 2-1-4 - Payment of other compensation to legislator for acting as officer or employee of state prohibited. - It is unlawful for any officer of the state of...
Section 2-1-5 - [Penalty for violation of 2-1-3 or 2-1-4 NMSA 1978.] - Any person violating the provisions of either of the two...
Section 2-1-6 - [Restraining unlawful payments; jurisdiction; rules and procedure.] - That any citizen of the state of New Mexico may...
Section 2-1-7 - Emoluments; increase prohibited. - No law increasing the emoluments for any civil office in...
Section 2-1-8 - Session per diem and mileage of members. - Each member of the legislature shall receive per diem at...
Section 2-1-9 - Out-of-state travel; in-state travel. - A. Out-of-state travel of members, officers and employees of the...
Section 2-1-10 - Legislative subpoenas; form; issuance; penalty. - A. During any regular or special session of the legislature...
Section 2-1-11 - [Legislative salary review committee; composition; duties.] - There is continued a legislative salary review committee composed of...
Article 2 - Advance Copies of New Acts
Section 2-2-1 - [Advance certified copies of enactments.] - That upon approval by the governor of the state of...
Section 2-2-2 - [Preservation as part of public records.] - The clerk in each county of the state shall provide...
Article 3 - Legislative Council
Section 2-3-1 - New Mexico legislative council created. - There is created a legislative joint committee of the house...
Section 2-3-2 - Legislative council service created. - There hereby is created a legislative council service for the...
Section 2-3-3 - Legislative council; powers; duties. - It shall be the duty of the legislative council: A....
Section 2-3-4 - [Control of building housing legislature, adjacent utility plant and surrounding grounds.] - Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 6, Articles 1 and 2,...
Section 2-3-5 - [Insurance of buildings; contracts for care and management of property; records of transactions; assignment of space in buildings.] - The director of the legislative council service, under the direction...
Section 2-3-6 - [Control of state library building and surrounding grounds.] - Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 6, Article 1, NMSA 1953,...
Section 2-3-7 - [Insurance of building; records of transactions; contracts for care and management of property.] - The director of the legislative council service, under the direction...
Section 2-3-8 - Purpose and duties of legislative council service. - The purpose and duties of the legislative council service shall...
Section 2-3-9 - [Codification of election laws; consultation with election officials.] - The legislative council shall instruct the legislative council service to...
Section 2-3-10 - [Review of election laws; recommendations as to re-registration of voters; improvement of purge laws; information made available to legislature.] - After the codification with its alternative provisions is complete, the...
Section 2-3-11 - [Director of service; qualifications; tenure; compensation.] - The legislative council service shall be in charge of a...
Section 2-3-12 - Duties of director; additional employees. - The director of the legislative council service shall recommend to...
Section 2-3-13 - [Services; confidential nature.] - Neither the director nor any employee of the council service...
Section 2-3-13.1 - Legislative documents; gender-neutral language; legislative council service. - A. As used in this section: (1) "gender-neutral" means language...
Section 2-3-14 - Quarters; files and indexes; cooperation with and by other agencies; cooperation with other states. - The legislative council and legislative council service shall be provided...
Section 2-3-14.1 - State agencies; reports. - A. No state agency shall submit or send to the...
Section 2-3-15 - Reimbursement. - The director of the legislative council service and all technical,...
Section 2-3-16 - [Cooperation of attorney general.] - The attorney general shall advise and consult with the legislative...
Section 2-3-17 - Expenditures of funds; budgets. - Payments from funds appropriated for the use of the legislative...
Section 2-3-18 - Legislative fiscal analyst transferred. - The position of "legislative fiscal analyst" formerly existing as a...
Section 2-3-19 - Capital outlay expenditure allocations; legislators and governor; publication. - The legislative council service shall publish on the legislative website...
Article 4 - Commission for Promotion of Uniform Legislation
Section 2-4-1 - Commission for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States. - A. There is created a "commission for the promotion of...
Section 2-4-2 - [Duties of commissioners.] - It shall be the duty of said commissioners to examine...
Section 2-4-3 - [Report to legislature.] - Said commissioners shall report to the legislature from time to...
Article 5 - Legislative Fiscal Control
Section 2-5-1 - Legislative finance committee created; terms; vacancies. - A. There is created a continuing joint interim committee of...
Section 2-5-2 - Legislative finance committee staff. - The position of "director of the legislative finance committee" is...
Section 2-5-3 - Legislative finance committee; duties. - The committee shall: A. direct the director of the legislative...
Section 2-5-4 - Legislative finance committee; additional duties. - A. The legislative finance committee, in addition to all other...
Section 2-5-4.1 - Legislative systems; coordination with other agencies; fiscal impact information; dynamic forecasting pilot project. - A. The legislative finance committee shall cooperate with the office...
Section 2-5-5 - Legislative finance committee; powers. - The committee shall have the power to conduct hearings and...
Section 2-5-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 64, § 1, repealed 2-5-6...
Section 2-5-7 - Cooperation. - Each agency or institution of the state and its political...
Article 6 - Introduction of Bills
Section 2-6-1 - Limit on the time within which bills may be introduced. - A. Legislation shall not be accepted for filing until after...
Article 7 - Apportionment of House of Representatives (Repealed.)
Section 2-7-1 to 2-7-88 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1982 (2nd S.S.), ch. 1, § 80,...
Article 7A - Apportionment of House of Representatives (Repealed.)
Section 2-7A-1 to 2-7A-79 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1982 (3rd S.S.), ch. 4, § 79,...
Article 7B - Apportionment of House of Representatives (Repealed.)
Section 2-7B-1 to 2-7B-78 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), ch. 2, § 80...
Article 7C - 1991 House Redistricting Act
Section 2-7C-2 - Unconstitutional. - Compiler's notes. — Sections 2-7C-1 to 2-7C-78 NMSA 1978, as...
Section 2-7C-3 - Membership. - The house of representatives is composed of seventy members to...
Section 2-7C-4 - Residence. - At the time of filing his declaration of candidacy for...
Section 2-7C-5 - Elections, vacancies. - A. Members of the house of representatives shall be elected...
Section 2-7C-6 - Precincts. - A. Precinct designations and boundaries used in the 1991 House...
Section 2-7C-7 to 2-7C-78 - Unconstitutional. - Compiler's notes. — Sections 2-7C-1 to 2-7C-78 NMSA 1978, as...
Article 7D - State House of Representatives Redistricting Plan (Unconstitutional.)
Section 2-7D-1 - Unconstitutional. - Compiler's notes. — The New Mexico House of Representatives districts...
Article 7E - State House of Representatives Redistricting Plan
Section 2-7E-1 - [House of representatives redistricting plan.] - Representative district one is composed of San Juan county precincts...
Article 8 - Apportionment of Senate (Repealed.)
Section 2-8-1 to 2-8-53 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1982 (2nd S.S.), ch. 2, § 53,...
Article 8A - Apportionment of Senate (Repealed.)
Section 2-8A-1 to 2-8A-52 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1982 (3rd S.S.), ch. 1, § 52,...
Article 8B - Apportionment of Senate (Repealed.)
Section 2-8B-1 to 2-8B-51 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 50...
Article 8C - 1991 Senate Redistricting Act (Repealed.)
Section 2-8C-1 to 2-8C-49 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2002, ch. 98. § 50 repealed 2-8C-1...
Article 8D - 2002 Senate Redistricting Act
Section 2-8D-1 - Short title. - This act may be cited as the "2002 Senate Redistricting...
Section 2-8D-2 - Membership. - The senate is composed of forty-two members to be elected...
Section 2-8D-3 - Residence. - At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy for...
Section 2-8D-4 - Elections; vacancies. - A. Members of the senate shall be elected for terms...
Section 2-8D-5 - Precincts. - A. Precinct designations and boundaries used in the 2002 Senate...
Section 2-8D-6 to 2-8D-49 - Unconstitutional. - Compiler's notes. — The districts set out in the 2002...
Article 8E - State Senate Redistricting Plan
Section 2-8E-1 - [Senate redistricting plan.] - Senate district one is composed of San Juan county precincts...
Article 9 - Sessions
Section 2-9-1 - Regular sessions; designation. - The regular session of the legislature convening in January, 1966,...
Article 10 - Legislative Education Study Committee
Section 2-10-1 - Creation of committee; members; number; appointment; term of office. - A permanent joint interim committee of the legislature to be...
Section 2-10-2 - Director of the legislative education study committee staff. - The position of "director of the legislative education study committee...
Section 2-10-3 - Duties of the committee. - The committee shall: A. direct the director in his work...
Section 2-10-4 - Compensation of members of the committee; staff travel. - The members of the committee shall receive reimbursement for expenses...
Section 2-10-5 - Expenditure of funds. - Payments from funds appropriated for the use of the legislative...
Article 11 - Lobbyist Regulation
Section 2-11-1 - Short title. - Chapter 2, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...
Section 2-11-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Lobbyist Regulation Act: A. "compensation" means...
Section 2-11-3 - Registration statement to be filed; contents; modification to statement. - A. In the month of January prior to each regular...
Section 2-11-4 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 24 recompiled and...
Section 2-11-5 - Other powers and duties of attorney general not limited or restricted. - The powers and duties of the attorney general pursuant to...
Section 2-11-6 - Expenditure report to be filed; contents; reporting periods. - A. Each lobbyist who receives compensation or lobbyist's employer who...
Section 2-11-7 - Registration and expenditure report; preservation as public record; online reports. - A. Each registration and expenditure report as required by the...
Section 2-11-8 - Contingent fees prohibited in lobbying the legislative branch of state government. - No person shall accept employment as a lobbyist and no...
Section 2-11-8.1 - Restrictions on campaign activities and contributions. - A. No lobbyist may serve as a campaign chair, treasurer...
Section 2-11-8.2 - Compliance with act; enforcement of act; civil penalties. - A. The secretary of state shall advise and seek to...
Section 2-11-8.3 - State ethics commission; jurisdiction. - A. The state ethics commission shall have jurisdiction to investigate...
Section 2-11-9 - Penalties. - In addition to any other penalties that may be assessed,...
Section 2-11-10 - Rulemaking authority. - The secretary of state may promulgate rules to implement the...
Article 12 - Oversight Committees
Section 2-12-1 to 2-12-4 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 223, § 3, effective June...
Section 2-12-5 - Mortgage Finance Authority Act oversight committee; powers and duties. - The Mortgage Finance Authority Act oversight committee created by the...
Section 2-12-6 to 2-12-10 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 223, § 3 repealed 2-12-6...
Article 13 - Legislative Health and Human Services Committee
Section 2-13-1 - Creation of committee; members; appointment; terms. - There is created a permanent joint interim committee of the...
Section 2-13-2 - Duties of the committee. - The committee shall conduct a continuing study of the programs,...
Section 2-13-3 - Subcommittees. - Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of all...
Section 2-13-3.1 - Disabilities concerns subcommittee created; membership; appointment; duties; report. - A. The "disabilities concerns subcommittee" is created as a permanent...
Section 2-13-4 - Report. - The committee shall make a report of its findings and...
Section 2-13-5 - Staff. - The staff for the committee shall be provided by the...
Article 14 - Interim Activities of Chief Clerks of House of Representatives and Senate
Section 2-14-1 - Legislative findings. - The legislature finds that the administration of the legislative branch...
Section 2-14-2 - Chief clerks; interim activities authorized. - A. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and...
Section 2-14-3 - Interim duties of the chief clerks. - During the interim, the chief clerks elected by the house...
Section 2-14-4 - Partisan political activities; prohibition. - The chief clerks and their respective staffs shall not engage...
Article 15 - Legislative Ethics
Section 2-15-1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 46; repealed by Laws...
Section 2-15-2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 47; repealed by Laws...
Section 2-15-3 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 48; repealed by Laws...
Section 2-15-4 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 49; repealed by Laws...
Section 2-15-5 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 50; repealed by Laws...
Section 2-15-6 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 51; repealed by Laws...
Section 2-15-7 - Interim legislative ethics committee; creation; appointment. - A. An interim legislative ethics committee, appointed by the legislative...
Section 2-15-8 - Interim legislative ethics committee; duties. - A. The interim legislative ethics committee is authorized to: (1)...
Section 2-15-9 - Interim legislative ethics committee; procedures; confidentiality. - A. Except as provided in this section, the New Mexico...
Section 2-15-10 - Criminal sanctions. - If the interim legislative ethics committee determines that in addition...
Section 2-15-11 - Staff. - The staff for the interim ethics committee shall be provided...
Section 2-15-12 - New Mexico legislative council; budget. - The New Mexico legislative council shall annually provide an amount...
Article 16 - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee
Section 2-16-1 - Revenue stabilization and tax policy committee created. - There is created a permanent joint interim legislative committee which...
Section 2-16-2 - Membership; appointment; vacancies. - A. The revenue stabilization and tax policy committee shall be...
Section 2-16-3 - Duties. - After its appointment, the committee shall hold one organizational meeting...
Section 2-16-4 - Subcommittees. - Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of all...
Section 2-16-5 - Report. - The committee shall make a report of its findings and...
Section 2-16-6 - Staff. - The staff for the committee shall be provided by the...
Article 17 - Welfare Reform Oversight Committee
Section 2-17-1 - Welfare reform oversight committee created; termination. - The joint interim legislative "welfare reform oversight committee" is created....
Section 2-17-2 - Membership; appointment; vacancies. - A. The welfare reform oversight committee shall be composed of...
Section 2-17-3 - Duties. - A. After its appointment, the welfare reform oversight committee shall...
Section 2-17-4 - Subcommittees. - Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of all...
Section 2-17-5 - Reports. - The committee shall make reports of its findings and recommendations...
Section 2-17-6 - Staff. - The staff for the welfare reform oversight committee shall be...
Article 18 - Corrections Oversight Committee
Section 2-18-1 - Corrections oversight committee created; termination. - There is created a joint interim legislative committee that shall...
Section 2-18-2 - Membership; appointment; vacancies. - A. The corrections oversight committee shall be composed of eight...
Section 2-18-3 - Duties; subpoena power; cooperation. - A. After its appointment, the corrections oversight committee shall hold...
Section 2-18-4 - Subcommittees. - A. Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of...
Section 2-18-5 - Report. - The corrections oversight committee shall make a report of its...
Section 2-18-6 - Staff. - The staff for the corrections oversight committee shall be provided...
Article 19 - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee
Section 2-19-1 - Tobacco settlement revenue oversight committee created; membership; duties. - A. There is created a joint interim legislative committee that...
Article 20 - Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
Section 2-20-1 - Creation of interim military and veterans' affairs committee; members; appointment; terms; voting. - A. There is created a joint interim committee of the...
Section 2-20-2 - Duties of the military and veterans' affairs committee; staff; subcommittees; reporting. - A. The military and veterans' affairs committee shall conduct meetings...
Article 21 - Legislative Caucus Committee
Section 2-21-1 - Legislative caucus committee. - A. No later than thirty days after the effective date...