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House moves dozens of first‑reading bills, shifts committee schedules and opens weekend testimony ahead of storm
Summary
The House read dozens of bills for the first time and referred them to committees, announced virtual committee scheduling because of an expected snowstorm, and clarified when citizens may sign up to submit testimony; the chamber adjourned until Monday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m.
The presiding officer opened the House session with routine business Friday, during which several introductory bills were read and referred and multiple committees adjusted schedules because of an incoming snowstorm.
Madam Speaker announced that introductory House bills 445 through 488 were read for the first time and were referred to the appropriate committees. The clerk also read introductory bond initiatives 3–6 (dated 01/23/2026) and recorded that those measures were referred to the Appropriations Committee.
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