Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Recess For Weather topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
House concurs with recess plan as lawmakers plan to return Jan. 28 amid weather concerns
Summary
The Tennessee House concurred with SJR 616 to recess because of forecasted inclement weather, setting a House reconvening time of Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at 10 a.m., with a fallback reconvene date of Feb. 2 if conditions prevent return.
The House of Representatives agreed to a motion to consider Senate Joint Resolution 616 immediately and concur in the measure putting the General Assembly into recess because of forecasted inclement weather.
The clerk read the resolution, which directed that "the House of Representatives reconvene on Wednesday, 01/28/2026 at 10AM" and provided a fallback reconvene date of Monday, 02/02/2026 at 5PM if weather conditions prevent the earlier return. Leader Lambeth moved for concurrence; the Speaker called for objections and, seeing none, the House concurred.
Members asked how the change would affect committee schedules. The Speaker said committee meetings for Monday would be canceled and that the membership would be notified by multiple channels — email, caucus text or television — "as long as the cell phone towers and Internet are not down," adding that communication plans would be adjusted if infrastructure failed. The Clerk summarized the procedural effect as a suspension of the rules for immediate consideration of SJR 616.
The resolution applies to both chambers; the clerk recited the text specifying the Senate and House reconvening dates. The House indicated it would make a final determination on committee activities and deadlines after consulting weather reports over the next day or two.
