New Mexico Legislature

New Mexico Legislature 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.