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House approves journal, confirms attaches and adjourns; committees set meeting schedules
Summary
House recorded a quorum (66 present, 4 absent), approved the House Journal of the first legislative day, approved a slate of attaches who were sworn in, announced multiple committee schedules and training, and adjourned to reconvene the next day. One transcript line inconsistently records the adjournment date.
The House convened, and the clerk recorded a quorum of 66 members present and four absent, allowing the chamber to proceed with business. The House considered and approved the House Journal of the first legislative day after a committee report recommending adoption; the motion to adopt the journal was moved by Skog and seconded by Gannon and carried by voice vote.
The clerk read a list of nominees to serve as attaches for the second regular session; members approved the slate and the presiding officer administered the oath, welcoming the attaches to their duties. A message from the Senate returned House Concurrent Resolution 20; the House referred HCR 20 to the Judiciary Rules and Administration Committee for enrolling. Members also heard announcements about mandatory Respectful Workplace training (stated in the record as starting at "01:30" in the Lincoln Auditorium and a separate majority-caucus presentation at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 15) and committee meeting schedules. Among the committee notices: the House Education Committee will meet Wednesday, January 14 at 9 a.m. in Room EW 41 (Hawkins, Chairman); House Revenue and Taxation Committee will meet Wednesday, January 14 at 10 a.m. in Room EW 42; several other committees were announced as not meeting Tuesday, January 13.
A motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. Wednesday was introduced and seconded and passed by voice vote. The mover stated the reconvening date as 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026; the final clerk line in the transcript contains a conflicting date (Feb. 14, 2026), which appears to be a transcription inconsistency rather than a separate motion on the floor.
No substantive legislation was adopted on the floor during this session beyond the procedural referrals and approvals noted above. The House left with committee meetings scheduled for the next day.
