Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham greets her brother Greg Lujan as she enters the House Chambers to give her final State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, right, takes a selfie with Representatives Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, left, and Kristina Ortez, D-Taos, as she leaves the House Chambers after giving her final State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her final State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, in the House Chambers, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her final State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, in the House Chambers, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
House Min. Leader Gail Armstrong, R-Magdalena, second from left, and other Republican legislators, sit quietly as others applaud Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for suggesting an assault weapons ban during her final State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, in the House Chambers, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, hugs Patricia Aguirre, from Las Cruces, as she leaves the House Chambers after giving her final State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
House Min. Leader Gail Armstrong, R-Magdalena, and other Representatives get ready for the start of a special session of the New Mexico Legislature, in Santa Fe, Wednesday, October 1, 2025.Eddie Moore/Journal
From left, Robert Chavez, Kayla Stuhlmann and Leo Gonzales, all work with IT for the Legislative Council Service, work on issues with the web casting in the House Chambers, Friday, January 16, 2026. Dozens of people were busy getting ready for the start of the 2026 legislative session on Tuesday.Eddie Moore/Journal
Jolie hughes, center, and several hundred people representing 25 different groups, marched from the Santa Fe Plaza to the Roundhouse on the first day of the 2026 legislative session, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Sen. Min. Whip John 'Pat" Woods, R-Broadview, and Sen. Min. Leader William Sharer, R-Farmington, listen to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her final State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, center, greets House Maj. Leader Reena Szczepanski as the Senate enters the House Chambers to hear Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her final State of the State address, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Newly appointed Sen. Rex Wilson, R-Ancho, left, talks with Sen Min. Whip John "Pat" Woods, R-Broadview, before the start of the legislative session, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Newly appointed Sen. Rex Wilson, R-Ancho, gets setted in before the start of the legislative session, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Sen. Min. Leader William Sharer, R-Farmington, along with other Senate Republicans gives a responce to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's State of the State address at the start of the legislative session, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Jarelli Ruiz, left, 15, and members of a mariachi band from Artisco Heritage High School, perform on the House Floor during the first day of the 2026 legislative session, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Sen. Harold Pope, D-Albuquerque, left, helps Sen. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, with his collar on the first day of the 2026 legislative session, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal
Rep. Nicole Chavez, R-Albuquerque, holds her grandaughter Adelina Uriate, 9 months, during the first day of the 2026 legislative session, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.Eddie Moore/Journal