Legislation

New Mexico

State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez

New Mexico Lieutenant Governor John Sanchez

 

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas

 

U.S. Senators representing New Mexico should not be confused with New Mexico State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

New Mexico         US Senator    Martin Heinrich

New Mexico         US Senator    Tom Udall

 

New Mexico U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with New Mexico State House Representatives. New Mexico has 3 U.S. House Representatives.

 

New Mexico Senate

New Mexico State Senators should not be confused with New Mexico US Senators. New Mexico has 42 State Senators.

New Mexico House

New Mexico State House Representatives should not be confused with New Mexico US House Representatives. New Mexico has 70 State House Representatives.