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They aren’t passing legislation and the Governor has no role in what the Republicans do as it relates to the selection of Electors

Well... I'd disagree. You see the legislature previously assigned the selection of electors via a law they passed (back in 1937 I believe). So to change that, they'd have to pass a new law to counteract the old one. And that would require a governor's signature (or veto override). And SCOTUS has repeatedly ruled that "state legislature" in the Constitution refers to the legislative process originally created by the state legislature back at the beginning of the country/state.

But even IF I'm wrong about needing a law (although I'm probably not), the legislature still isn't in session. By their own rules, they can't hold committees, can't have quorum, can't have a floor vote, can't pass anything - even a resolution. By the legislature's own rules they can't/won't meet again until January (or unless the Dem governor calls a special session - which they won't).

This isn't about the power of the legislature to appoint electors. This is about the legislature not being in session until after the electoral college votes. They had until yesterday at 11:59pm to do something. They didn't.