New MexicoGovernor would choose chair of governor’s residence management committee
Under the proposal, the governor would choose the governor’s residence management committee’s chair, and its three appointed members would serve staggered terms.
What it does
A five-member governor’s residence management committee would have three governor-appointed members with staggered terms. The governor would choose its chair.
Argument forStaggered terms could keep experienced members on the residence committee as others leave, helping preserve knowledge about its work.
Argument againstGiving the governor control over three appointments and the chair could limit other voices in decisions about the governor’s residence.
More detail
The governor would choose the chair of the five-member governor’s residence management committee. The other seats would belong to the governor or a designee and the general services secretary or a designee from that department’s facilities management division. The governor would appoint three members. The three initial appointed terms would last two, three, and four years. When each term expires, the next appointee would serve four years.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 24action postponed indefinitelyLatest
- Feb 9DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substituteMinor
- Feb 4germane
- Feb 3Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Rules Committee & Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs CommitteeIntroduced
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