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State Senate dispenses with journal, refers SB 6,070 to Law and Justice, schedules joint session for governor's address
Summary
The Senate met Jan. 13, 2026, approved the previous day's journal by unanimous consent, advanced routine business, referred Senate Bill 6,070 to the Committee on Law and Justice, accepted House messages about concurrent resolutions, agreed to convene a joint session for the governor's state of the state address, and adjourned to Jan. 14 at 12:30 p.m.
The State Senate convened Jan. 13, 2026, and by unanimous consent dispensed with the reading of the journal and approved the previous day's minutes after Senator Rucelli moved "that the reading of the journal be dispensed with and the journal of the previous day's business be approved." The president announced, "Hearing no objection, so ordered."
Senator Richeli moved the Senate advance through routine orders of business, including first reading of bills, introductions and referrals; that motion also passed without objection. The secretary read the first-reading entry for "Senate bill 6,070" and announced the measure was "Referred to the Committee on Law and Justice." Senator Bannister served in the secretary's role during the reading.
The Senate received messages from the House, including that "the Speaker has signed House concurrent resolution 4,406," which the Senate recorded as received. The president also announced in open session that he had signed multiple concurrent resolutions, including Senate Concurrent Resolution 8,407 and House Concurrent Resolution 4,406. The transcript contains a duplicated rendering of one House resolution number; the article uses the resolution numbers as read in session.
Separately, Senator Richeli notified members that the rules committee would meet and moved that the Senate "be at ease subject to the call of the president for the purpose of convening a joint session with the House of Representatives to receive the governor's state of the state address." The motion was agreed to by unanimous consent.
Before adjournment, Senator Richeli moved that the Senate stand adjourned until Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 12:30 p.m., "the third legislative day." The motion carried on unanimous consent and the Senate adjourned.
Actions recorded in the transcript were procedural and adopted by unanimous consent; no roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript. The next listed meeting day in the journal is Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 12:30 p.m.
