Mexican state legislatures call extraordinary sessions on reforms and municipal boundaries

On 3 June the Congress of Sonora convened an extraordinary plenary at the Creson training centre to debate a suite of reforms, including changes to the state electoral law, the Health Law and the creation of a circular‑economy statute, as well as the resignation and replacement of a penal judge.

The Tabasco legislature scheduled a second extraordinary session for 5 June, where it will consider granting the state housing agency INVITAB direct authority to register private documents and land transfers, a move the presenter described as “to speed up the legalization of lands that otherwise get stalled”.

Indigenous groups in the State of Mexico presented petitions before the Legislative Commission on Territorial Limits demanding the creation of new municipalities. Representatives from San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan, Atzingo and San Pablo de las Salinas argued that historical precedent and fiscal contributions justify municipal status, stating, “Las comunidades indígenas nunca son prioridad. Sabemos que se está peleando dinero”, and, “Ya no queremos estar con Ocuilan; somos un pueblo que se puede regir con usos y costumbres”.

The federal Commission Permanente of the Chamber of Deputies approved a 91‑article rulebook governing plenary sessions, debates and voting procedures for the LXVI Legislature.

Legislative hearings also addressed municipal‑creation requests and boundary disputes, noting that the proposed new municipalities would manage budgets of roughly 102 million pesos and serve populations ranging from 12 000 to 158 000 residents.