N.M. Stat. § 2-17-4
Subcommittees.
Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of all members appointed to
the welfare reform oversight committee and with the prior approval of the New Mexico
legislative council. A subcommittee shall be composed of at least one member from the
senate and one member from the house of representatives, and at least one member of
the minority party shall be a member of the subcommittee. Any meeting or expenditure
of a subcommittee shall be approved by the full committee in advance of that meeting or
expenditure, and the approval shall be shown in the minutes of the committee.