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House of Representatives agrees to multiple committee-reported bills, schedules committee and caucus meetings
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Summary
On Feb. 4, 2026, the House of Representatives confirmed committee reports on a slate of bills (each "Agreed to" on the floor), read new referrals to committee, announced committee and caucus meetings and recessed until 1:15 p.m.
Harrisburg — The House of Representatives convened Feb. 4, 2026, took a roll vote confirming that 198 members had voted and a quorum was present, accepted several committee reports on bills and referred other measures to committee before adjourning for a noon recess until 1:15 p.m.
The chair read referrals dated 02/04/2026 that included House Bill 2194 (appropriations) and several Senate bills identified for education. The chair also announced referrals of additional House bills and House Resolution 414 to the committees named by the clerk.
Several committee chairs reported bills to the floor. Representative Briggs, chair of the Judiciary Committee, reported five bills (House Bill 603; House Bill 713, reported as amended; House Bill 1541, reported as amended; House Bill 2118; and House Bill 2124). For each Briggs asked, "Will the House agree to the bill?" and the House response on each was recorded as "Agreed to."
Representative Samuelson, chair of the Finance Committee, reported House Bill 788 (reported as amended) and House Bill 2090 (reported as committed); the House answered "Agreed to" on both. Representative Burns, chair of the Committee on Professional Licensure, reported House Bill 2163 (reported as committed) and the House agreed. Burns also requested re-referral of House Bill 2123 to the Committee on Children and Youth; the request was agreed to.
Representative Cerisi, chair of Communications and Technology, reported House Bill 2047 and House Bill 2048 (both reported as amended); both were agreed to on the floor.
The majority chair for environmental and natural resources protection, Representative Vitale, announced a House Environmental Committee meeting in Room G50 during the break to consider House Bill 1759 and any other business. The majority whip announced a Rules Committee meeting at 12:15 p.m., followed by a House Democrats caucus at 12:30 p.m., with the floor expected to resume at 1:15 p.m. Representative Mullins said the Appropriations Committee would meet immediately after the Rules Committee meeting. Minority Caucus Chair Representative White announced Republican members would caucus at 12:15 p.m. and planned to return to the floor at 1:15 p.m.
Clerk actions and floor practice: the clerk recorded a roll vote during the session; the clerk’s tally was read as "198 members having voted on the master roll," and the chair declared a quorum present.
What happened next: the chair recessed the House until 1:15 p.m. unless earlier recalled by the speaker. No substantive floor debate on the bills was recorded in the available transcript; each committee-reported bill was presented and the House voice response was "Agreed to."
