Bill > HJR6

This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the New Mexico Constitution to limit the duration of a state of emergency declared by the Governor. Under the proposed amendment, any state of emergency would automatically end after ninety days unless the Governor convenes a special session of the Legislature to address the emergency. Furthermore, the Legislature would need a supermajority vote, specifically three-fifths of its members in both chambers, to restrict, suspend, or terminate an emergency declaration. If the Legislature does not act during the special session, the Governor could extend the emergency for up to sixty days, but would need to call another special session before that extension expires to consider further extensions, with each extension also limited to sixty days. The amendment also states that the Governor can only declare one state of emergency for a single event without legislative consent for any subsequent declarations for the same event. This proposal aims to give the Legislature more oversight over extended states of emergency.