NM Legislature day 30 recap: Governor says ‘a little early’ to decide on a special session

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop, Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 1,091

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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As priority crime and public safety bills wither on the vine in the legislative session’s final hours, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told Source NM Wednesday that it’s still too early to say if she’ll call lawmakers back to Santa Fe for a special session.

Senate Bill 17, known as the “Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act,” would have further regulated gun dealers and banned the sale of certain …

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