New Mexico § 2-15-7 Interim legislative ethics committee; creation; appointment

New Mexico Statutes

§ 2-15-7 — Interim legislative ethics committee; creation; appointment

New Mexico § 2-15-7

Ch. 2Legislative Branch

Art. 15Legislative Ethics

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 2-15-7 (2026).

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A.An interim legislative ethics committee, appointed by the legislative council, is created. Members of the legislative council shall be allowed to serve on the interim legislative ethics committee.

B.All matters arising in the interim pertaining to legislative ethics shall be referred to this special interim legislative ethics committee.

C.The committee shall be appointed by the New Mexico legislative council so as to give the two major political parties in each house equal representation on the committee. In appointing the members to the committee, the legislative council shall adopt the recommendations of the respective floor leaders of each house.

D.The New Mexico legislative council shall name the interim ethics committee at the beginning of each interim, but shall convene the com

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A. An interim legislative ethics committee, appointed by the legislative council, is created. Members of the legislative council shall be allowed to serve on the interim legislative ethics committee. B. All matters arising in the interim pertaining to legislative ethics shall be referred to this special interim legislative ethics committee. C. The committee shall be appointed by the New Mexico legislative council so as to give the two major political parties in each house equal representation on the committee. In appointing the members to the committee, the legislative council shall adopt the recommendations of the respective floor leaders of each house. D. The New Mexico legislative council shall name the interim ethics committee at the beginning of each interim, but shall convene the committee only upon the receipt of a complaint, a request for an advisory opinion or a referral.