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N.M. Stat. § 2-3-13.1 (2026)

Legislative documents; gender-neutral language;

✓ current as of May 2026
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   A. As used in this section:

        (1)     "gender-neutral" means language that does not expressly or implicitly
refer to one gender to the real or apparent exclusion of the other and expressly or
implicitly refers to both genders without distinguishing between them; and
      (2)    "gender-specific" means language that expressly or implicitly refers to one
gender to the real or apparent exclusion of the other or expressly or implicitly refers to
both genders and distinguishes between them.

   B. Except as limited in Subsection C of this section, the legislative council service
shall use gender-neutral language in drafting bills to enact, amend or revise laws and in
drafting memorials, resolutions and other legislative documents; provided that gender-
neutral language shall not be used if language is intended or required to be gender-
specific or the intended meaning of language would otherwise be altered.

    C. Whenever current laws and other published legislative documents are the subject
of a legislative request to the legislative council service for amendment or revision, the
legislative council service as part of its work shall replace gender-specific language with
gender-neutral language where appropriate and reasonable.

History: Laws 2013, ch. 141, § 1.

                                      ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 141 contained no effective date provision, but,
pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the
adjournment of the legislature.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: State ex rel. League of Women Voters v. Advisory Comm. to the N.M. Compilation Comm'n, 2017 NMSC 25 (N.M. 2017).
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State ex rel. League of Women Voters v. Advisory Comm. to the N.M. Compilation Comm'n, 2017 NMSC 25 (N.M. 2017). · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, § 2-3-13.1(C) (2013) (“Whenever current laws and other published legislative documents are the subject of a legislative request to the legislative council service for amendment or revision, the legislative council service as part of its work shall replace…”
State ex rel. League of Women Voters v. Advisory Comm. to the N.M. Compilation Comm'n (N.M. 2017). · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, § 2-3-13.1(C) (2013) 15 (“Whenever current laws and other published legislative documents are the subject 16 of a legislative request to the legislative council service for amendment or revision, 17 the legislative council service as part of its work shall replace…”
N.M. Stat. § 2-3-13.1(C): 2 cases
State ex rel. League of Women Voters v. Advisory Comm. to the N.M. Compilation Comm'n, 2017 NMSC 25 (N.M. 2017). “See NMSA 1978, § 2-3-13.1(C) (2013) (“Whenever current laws and other published legislative documents are the subject of a legislative request to the legislative council service for amendment or revision, the legislative council service as part of its work shall replace…”
State ex rel. League of Women Voters v. Advisory Comm. to the N.M. Compilation Comm'n (N.M. 2017). “See NMSA 1978, § 2-3-13.1(C) (2013) 15 (“Whenever current laws and other published legislative documents are the subject 16 of a legislative request to the legislative council service for amendment or revision, 17 the legislative council service as part of its work shall replace…”
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