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House recesses to join Senate for Gov. Lee's State of the State address
Summary
Members agreed without objection to recess the House to join the Senate in joint convention to hear Governor Lee's State of the State address; the body will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2026.
The Tennessee House of Representatives voted to take a brief recess and join the Senate in a joint convention to hear Governor Bill Lee's State of the State address. "I move that the house stand in a brief recess to join the senate in joint convention to hear the governor," a member moved, and the motion was ordered without objection.
Clerk and members confirmed the chamber will stand in recess until 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. The motion was made pursuant to HJR 742, and the calendar change to hear four calendars previously set for Jan. 28 was moved to be heard on Wednesday, Feb. 4. No recorded roll-call vote was taken on the recess motion; the Speaker announced the recess following the unanimous 'no objection' ruling.
