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Oklahoma House opens, hears invocation, honors Long Grove softball team and adjourns to Feb. 16

Oklahoma House of Representatives · February 12, 2026

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Summary

The Oklahoma House convened for a brief session featuring an invocation by Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, a special recognition of Long Grove’s state champion fast-pitch softball team, several routine announcements and committee schedule updates, and a motion to adjourn to Feb. 16, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

The Oklahoma House convened in formal session, heard an invocation from Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, recognized the Long Grove state champion fast-pitch softball team and took routine announcements before adjourning to Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. The transcript for this sitting did not specify the calendar date of the meeting itself.

Chaplain Ronnie Wilson delivered the invocation, opening with a personal anecdote about climbing the Manitou Incline and reading from Mark 12:32–34. He urged members to move beyond knowledge to "loving with all of himself and loving his neighbor as himself," and invited Oklahomans to pray. "I invite all of Oklahoma to pray," Wilson said.

Representative Cantrell introduced members of the Long Grove fast-pitch softball team for a special floor recognition, praising the program’s sustained success. "This year, they did not allow 1 run in the state tournament against them," Cantrell said, noting consecutive tournament appearances and the team’s record in recent state competition. Assistant coach Steve Bapas and head coach Chance Griffin were introduced, and players in the gallery were asked to stand and be acknowledged by the House.

Members made a series of routine announcements. Representative Culver said the Civil Judiciary Committee would meet at 10:30 a.m. in Room 450; Representative Newton announced that the Oversight of Health and Human Services committee was moved to 11:15 a.m. Representative Pfeiffer promoted the Farm City Festival on the second floor and said lunch would be served starting at 11 a.m. Representative West introduced a visitor from Spavinaw, Rusty Henson, in the South gallery. Representative Cornwell briefly noted the presiding officer’s upcoming birthday.

An unidentified floor leader moved that the House "stand adjourned until Monday, 16 February 2026 at 01:30PM." The motion was carried "without objection," and the Speaker declared the House adjourned to the date and time specified. No roll-call vote on the adjournment was recorded in the transcript.

Votes at a glance

- Motion to adjourn to Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.: adopted without objection (no roll-call vote recorded).

The transcript does not record any substantive policy debate, committee votes on bills, or legislative amendments during this sitting.