If Republicans hold on to those two seats in the recounts, they will have a 52-48 majority over Democrats in the House. It is unclear how long the process will take, but in 2017, when partisan control of the House came down to a pivotal Hampton Roads seat, the recount was not held until late December. Recounts in Virginia are overseen by three-judge panels. Gilbert was elected by House Republican leaders Sunday as the incoming speaker. 'Based on past experience and our experience with observers on the ground, we are confident we will have 52 seats when the new General Assembly convenes in January,' Shipley said. Garren Shipley, a spokesman for House Republican Leader-designate Todd Gilbert, said GOP leaders believe the recounts will reconfirm the party's leads in both races. 'I trust the process and will rely on the methods put in place to uphold fair elections in the Commonwealth, including a recount,' she said.Д«oth Mugler and Askew are incumbent freshmen who were first elected in 2019, when Democrats flipped both the House and Senate. 'My constituents in Hampton, Poquoson, and York should be able to feel confident that we've taken every step to make sure their votes are counted accurately,' Mugler said in a news release. On Tuesday, she said she decided to seek a recount 'in order to exercise all possible due diligence.' The House has a Republican majority of 83 members of the overall 150-member body.ДЄfter Thursday, the House will only take up Senate bills for consideration until a similar deadline on May 22.Several days after the election, Mugler conceded the race to her Republican challenger, but later tempered that concession, saying that she had been made aware of an error that occurred while reporting vote counts in her district. Last night, I objected to this motion to adjourn, but unfortunately lacked the votes from my fellow colleagues to continue working.вЂќ Slaton took to Facebook to say, вЂњHouse District 2 sent me to Austin to work, and my constituents were very clear in their mandate: pass the Republican Party of Texas Priorities. This session, the House has convened 61 times, but for only about 181 hours total. On this growing list are legislative priorities for the Republican Party of Texas, including bills related to their priorities of religious freedom, election integrity, and gender modification.ДЇor comparison, on the same legislative day in the 2019 legislative session, the House had already convened for almost 250 total hours (60 times). When the House convened on Wednesday, they had almost 300 bills on the calendar, which does not include the calendar posted for Thursday. No record was taken of those who voted in favor and those who were opposed.Д«ecause of this Thursday deadline, the calendar list for bills that can be considered is growing increasingly long. Bryan Slaton (RвЂ“Royse City) objected to the motion to adjourn, which prompted the speaker to call for a division vote, or a simple tally of those in favor of adjourning and those opposed. Meanwhile, a self-imposed deadline of Thursday at midnight is quickly approaching, which would preclude the House from considering any additional House bills or House joint resolutions. This came after the House had only considered seven new bills they had not taken up previously on the calendar that continues to grow. Tuesday and it was his intent that the House would adjourn until 10 a.m. To the surprise of many onlookers, House Speaker Dade Phelan abruptly announced that his desk was clear shortly after 7 p.m. that same morning due to a lengthy debate over a bill seeking to ban critical race theory. The Texas House of Representatives convened at 10 a.m.

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