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Texas House establishes quorum, excuses absences for inclement weather and adjourns until 2 p.m.; members reminded of agency sessions
Summary
In a brief floor session the Texas House of Representatives confirmed a quorum, the chair excused members absent because of inclement weather, Representative Belv Kauffman reminded members of agency information sessions this week, and Representative Gio Capriglione moved to adjourn until 2 p.m. tomorrow; the chair recorded no objections.
The Texas House of Representatives established a quorum, excused members absent because of inclement weather and adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow during a brief floor session that included an announcement about agency information sessions.
Quorum was declared present on the roll call. The chair moved to excuse “all members absent on the roll call today due to the inclement weather,” and, after the chair said there was no objection, the motion was ordered.
Belv Kauffman, a member, reminded colleagues that agency information sessions are scheduled this week. “Members, a friendly reminder that agency information sessions are occurring this week and would be a good opportunity for you and your staff to attend and meet agency leadership or address any constituent issues,” Kauffman said, adding that a reminder was emailed to members the previous day.
Representative Gio Capriglione moved that the House stand adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow. The chair asked for objection, heard none, and the motion carried.
The invocation and pledges were offered at the start of the session; those ceremonial items were followed by the procedural actions summarized above. No policy debates or votes on bills were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
The House is scheduled to reconvene at 2 p.m. tomorrow as ordered by the chamber.
