2026 Legislative Session

New Mexico Legislature Website

Session Dates

January 2 - January 16

Legislation may be prefiled

January 20

Opening Day (noon)

February 4

Deadline for Introduction

February 19

Session Ends (noon)

March 11

Legislation not acted on by Governor is pocket vetoed

May 20

Effective Date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date

Capital Outlay Form - due 3:00pm on Friday, December 12th

Reauthorization Requests - due 3:00pm Thursday, February 1st

How to submit a Reauthorization Request 2026
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The Governor issued a Letter on Capital Outlay which lists the following requirements of proposals submitted to her for funding:

The request project is included as a top three priority on the entity's ICIP
Entities requesting funding should demonstrate that they have exhausted all other possible sources of funding for the project. This includes other State funds for which the project is eligible for, as well as any applicable funding sources.
The Entity requesting the capital outlay should demonstrate commitment to the project by contributing the entity's own funding to the project where possible.
Funding requests should be $100,000 or more.

Capital Outlay request to the Governor can be submitted using this form.