Under the New Mexico Constitution, governors have a time period of 20 days after a legislative session ends to sign or veto most bills approved by lawmakers. Any bills that are not signed before ...

The governor also line item-vetoed provisions that conflict with the New Mexico Constitution, specifically Article 9, Section 14 which prevents the state from making donations to private ...

Known as a “pocket veto” under the New Mexico Constitution, bills the governor doesn’t act on by the deadline are effectively vetoed and don’t become law. Sponsored by Sen. Benny Shendo Jr ...

The New Mexico Supreme Court said it is reaffirming its commitment to providing access to language services for non-English speakers under New Mexico's State Law and constitution.