Senate adopts joint resolution setting Jan. 20 joint assembly to receive governor's budget message
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Summary
The Senate adopted JRS 33 by voice vote, scheduling a joint assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. for the governor's budget message; no roll-call tally was recorded.
The Senate adopted a joint resolution Tuesday scheduling a joint assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. to receive the governor's budget message.
The reading clerk read JRS 33 aloud: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives that the 2 houses meet in joint assembly on Tuesday, 01/20/2026 at 01:00 in the afternoon to receive the budget message of the governor." The presiding officer then asked whether the Senate would adopt the resolution "on its part." The resolution passed by voice vote; the record shows members saying "aye" and the presiding officer declaring, "Ayes have it." No roll-call vote or recorded tally appeared in the transcript.
Why it matters: a joint assembly to receive the governor's budget message is the formal step that opens the legislature's statewide budget review process. The scheduled assembly sets a public date and time for the governor's presentation and signals the start of committee and floor-level budget work that follows.
Details and next steps: JRS 33 directs the two chambers to meet in joint assembly on Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. The transcript records a unanimous voice passage by those present; committee and floor procedures and any subsequent budget hearings or votes will follow usual committee referrals and schedules.
The Senate proceeded to take up other business after adopting the resolution and then recessed; the joint assembly is set for Jan. 20, 2026, at 1 p.m.
