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Legislature adopts special-session agenda, gives Bill 19‑S first reading and recesses until Friday
Summary
At the legislature's 9th special session on July 15, leaders adopted the day's agenda, waived multiple agenda items, appended messages from Imago Hagan to the journal, deemed Bill 19‑S to have received its first reading and recessed until Friday at 9 a.m.
The legislature convened its 9th special session on July 15, 2026. The presiding officer called the session to order and, after the majority leader moved to adopt the day's agenda dated 07/15/2026, declared the motion carried after hearing no objections.
The majority leader moved to waive several agenda items in successive motions. The presiding officer announced that waivers of items 2 through 6, items 8 and 9, and items 11 and 12 carried by unanimous consent or without objection. "Motion carries," the presiding officer said after each noncontroversial vote.
The majority leader also moved that messages from Imago Hagan related to the special-session call be appended to the special session journal; the presiding officer called for objections and announced that motion carried.
On a separate motion, the majority leader moved that introduced Bill 19‑S be deemed to have been given its first reading. The presiding officer asked for objections and, hearing none, announced the motion carried. The text of Bill 19‑S was not discussed on the record during this session and no committee referral or schedule for further consideration was stated.
Finally, the majority leader moved to recess the special session until Friday at 9:00 a.m. The presiding officer recorded an objection, then called for members to indicate approval by raising their hands; the presiding officer announced the motion carried and recessed the session. Members were reminded that the separate budget session reconvenes tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
No roll-call vote tallies were provided in the transcript for the motions recorded; outcomes were announced by the presiding officer as carried or by unanimous consent where noted. The special session journal is to include appended messages from Imago Hagan, per the majority leader's motion.
