N.M. Const. art. IV, § 11
Each house may determine the rules of its procedure, punish its members or others for contempt or disorderly behavior in its presence and protect its members against violence; and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of its members, expel a member, but not a second time for the same act. Punishment for contempt or disorderly behavior or by expulsion shall not be a bar to criminal prosecution.
Comparable provisions. — Idaho Const., art. III, §§ 9, 11.
Montana Const., art. V, § 10.
Utah Const., art. VI, §§ 10, 12.
Wyoming Const., art. III, § 12.
Senate is ultimate judge of its own rules. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-21.
Rules governing election of speaker. — Secretary of state, while presiding over the house of representatives until the election of the speaker of the house, may accept motions concerning rules under which election should be had. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5633.
Authorizing tie-breaking vote. — The house of representatives has the power to adopt a rule giving secretary of state power to vote to break a deadlock. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5633.
Consideration of vetoed bills. — The legislature may adopt a rule relating to the procedure to be used in considering bills of the last regular session which were vetoed. 1965 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 65-140.
A legislature has power, absent constitutional provisions governing the subject, to decide the procedure to be used in considering a vetoed bill not acted upon before adjournment of the first session. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-147.
A legislature has authority to promulgate rules governing procedure for reconsidering a vote to override chief executive's veto. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-147.
The legislature has authority to determine whether the house of origin must again vote to override the governor's veto at the next even-year session, when during the odd-year session the house of origin voted to override the veto but the other house either failed to override or failed to take any action before adjournment. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-147.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 72 Am. Jur. 2d States, Territories and Dependencies §§ 43 to 45, 48, 49.
Power of legislature or branch thereof as to time of assembly and length of session, 56 A.L.R. 721.
81A C.J.S. States §§ 43, 52, 59, 60.