Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham listens during a town hall she hosted in Las Cruces about public safety. (Photo by Danielle Prokop / Source NM)
More than a week after a contentious special legislative session, New Mexico’s governor still has not signed the single piece of legislation lawmakers sent to her desk.
As part of a wide ranging five-hour-long town hall meeting in Las Cruces on Thursday night, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talked about House Bill 1 , the only proposal lawmakers voted to pass on July 18.
Jodi McGinnis Porter, a spokesperson for the governor, said Friday that Lujan Grisham and her staff are “still reviewing the bill.”
The legislation, called the “feed bill,” asks the governor to spend $211,900 for the special session itself, along with $100 million in relief for survivors of the South Fork and Salt fires in southeastern New Mexico.
If signed, it would also give $3 million to the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts to pay for assisted outpatient treatment and competency diversion pilot programs.