New Mexico Legislature

The State Legislature of New Mexico La Legislatura de Nuevo México
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
Leadership
President of the Senate (Lt. Governor)	Howie Morales (D) since January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
President pro tempore of the Senate	Mimi Stewart (D) since January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
Speaker of the House	Javier Martínez (D) since January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
Structure
Seats	112
Senate political groups	Democratic (27)   Republican (15)
House political groups	Democratic (45)   Republican (25)
Length of term	Senate: 4 years House: 2 years
Salary	$0/year + per diem
State Senators	42
State Representatives	70
Elections
Senate voting system	First-past-the-post
House voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Senate election	November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
Last House election	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
Next House election	November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
Crescit eundo
Meeting place
New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe
Website
nmlegis.gov
Constitution
Constitution of New Mexico

The New Mexico Legislature (Spanish: Legislatura de Nuevo México) is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate.