NM Food & Ag Policy Council
NM Legislative Process and Calendar
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NM Legislature’s schedule – blue
NM Food and Ag Policy Council’s legislative work schedule – black Food and Ag Policy Council’s legislative work schedule – black
See official NM Legislature Session Dates, NM Legislature Session Calendar and Interim Committee Hearing Dates
2023
January
NMLegis January 3, 2023 – January 13 Legislation may be pre-filed
NMFAPC January 12, 2023 Civic Engagement Training (register here)
NMFAPC Weekly Action Team meetings
NMLegis January 17, 2023 Legislative Session Opening day (noon)
NMFAPC Weekly Action Team meetings
NMFAPC Mid month budget review after HA Committee passes HB2 to senate
NMFAPC January 26, 2023 NM Food & Farms Day
February
NMFAPC Weekly Action Team meetings
NMLegis February 16 Deadline for introduction
NMFAPC Monitor progress of bills
NMLegis Final review of budget (after House and Senate concur)
NMFAPC Letter to governor asking for support of our initiatives
March
NMLegis March 9 Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed
NMLegis March 10 Review final budget and supplemental budgets
NMLegis March 18 2023 Legislative Session ends (noon)
NMFAPC Start administrative advocacy for all legislative outcomes (begin working with agencies to implement funding/programs into their work)
April
NMFAPC Administrative advocacy for all legislative outcomes (begin working with agencies to implement funding/programs into their work)
NMLegis April 7 2022 Legislation not acted on by the governor is pocket vetoed
May
NMFAPC Continue administrative advocacy for all legislative outcomes (begin working with agencies to implement funding/programs into their work)
NMFAPC Determine initial priorities, reporting topics to present to committees
June
NMLegis June 16 Effective date of legislation which is not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date
NMLegis Interim committees develop work plans
NMLegis Agencies begin budget process
NMFAPC Call legislative committees to get priorities into their work plans (Health and Human Services, Economic and Rural Development, Legislative Finance Committee) NM Grown, Healthy Food Financing, Healthy Soil, other
priorities
NMFAPC Ask agencies to include funding opportunities in 2023 budgets
NMFAPC Ask for bill sponsors
July
NMFAPC Request interim committee hearing opportunities
NMFAPC Ask agencies to include funding opportunities in 2023 budgets
NMFAPC Continue working with committees to get on their calendars and in their work plans
NMFAPC Continue working with agencies on budget requests
NMFAPC Meet with LFC Staff to layout request process & understand their recommendations
NMFAPC Ask for bill sponsors if appropriate
NMFAPC Plan for 2024 NM Food & Farms Day
August
NMLegis Agencies present 2024 budget requests to LFC & interim committees
NMFAPC Plan/prepare for Interim Committee hearings/presentations
NMFAPC Ask for bill sponsors if appropriate
NMFAPC Plan for 2024 NM Food & Farms Day
September
NMFAPC September 5 Submit request to NM Legislature to hold Food & Farms Day at the Capitol
NMFAPC Plan/prepare for Interim Committee hearings/presentations
NMFAPC Interim Committee requests presentations & field trips (dependent on meeting location & Covid)
NMLegis Bills and Appropriations drafted
NMFAPC Ask for bill sponsors
NMFAPC Plan for 2024 NM Food & Farms Day
October
NMFAPC Plan/prepare for Interim Committee hearings/presentations
NMFAPC Interim Committee Requests for Bill Endorsement
NMFAPC Ask for bill sponsors if appropriate
NMFAPC Plan for 2024 NM Food & Farms Day
November
NMFAPC Plan/prepare for Interim Committee hearings/presentations
NMFAPC Interim Committee Requests for Bill Endorsement
NMFAPC Request pre-files from legislative sponsors
NMFAPC Ask for bill sponsors
NMFAPC Work with agencies on Fiscal Impact Reports (FIR)
NMFAPC Food, Hunger and Farm Initiative Plan – Presentation to Health & Human Service Interim Committee
NMFAPC Plan for 2024 NM Food & Farms Day
December
NMFAPC Plan/prepare for Interim Committee hearings/presentations
NMFAPC Interim Committee Requests for Bill Endorsement
NMFAPC Request pre-files from legislative sponsors
NMFAPC Ask for bill sponsors if appropriate
NMFAPC Work with agencies on Fiscal Impact Reports (FIR)
NMFAPC Plan for 2024 NM Food & Farms Day