NM Legislature day 16 recap: Last-minute bills and long-running debate over $11B budget

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop, Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 774

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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In the immortal words of Big Time Rush, “We’re halfway there,” folks. For readers 40 and older, take Swedish band Europe’s admonition: “It’s the final countdown.” The session is set to end at noon on Feb. 19, and Wednesday evening marks the deadline for lawmakers to introduce any new legislation for the remainder of the 30-day session.

For the 2026 session, as of publication Wednesday, lawmakers had introduced 553 bills – which do not include …

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