New Mexico Constitution

Article IV. Legislative Department

Vesting of legislative power; location of sessions; referendum on legislation

Powers generally; disaster emergency procedure

Number and qualifications of members; single-member districts; reapportionment

Terms of office of members; time of election; filling of vacancies

Time and length of sessions; items considered in even-numbered years

Special session; extraordinary session

Judge of election and qualification of members; quorum

Call to order; presiding officers

Selection and compensation of officers and employees

Compensation of members

Rules of procedure; contempt or disorderly conduct; expulsion of members

Public sessions; journals

Privileges and immunities

Adjournment

Laws to be passed by bill; alteration of bill; enacting clause; printing and reading of bill

Subject of bill in title; appropriation bills

Passage of bills

Amendment of statutes

Introduction of bills

Enrollment, engrossment and signing of bills

Alteration or theft of bill

Governor's approval or veto of bills

Effective date of law; emergency acts

Local or special laws

Validating unauthorized official acts; fines against officers, etc

Grant of franchise or privilege

Extra or increased compensation for officers, contractors, etc

Appointment of present and former legislators to office; interest of legislators in contracts

Laws creating debts

Payments from treasury to be upon appropriations and warrant