NM Legislature day 14 recap: Lawmakers advance the budget and ponder longer sessions

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop, Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 1,225

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Bedecked in blue “Agua es Vida” ribbons and carrying shovels and signs, members of acequias from across northern New Mexico rallied outside of the Roundhouse Monday morning following a blow to legislation backed by local irrigators.

Earlier in the day, members of House Taxation and Revenue tabled House Bill 21, which would have given the state’s acequias a dedicated funding stream in the face of recent natural disasters and the issues the historic …

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