House opens session, honors Rev. Jesse Jackson and welcomes several community groups
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Missouri House opened Feb. 16 with prayer and the Pledge, observed a moment of silence for the late Reverend Jesse Jackson, and members introduced visiting groups including the Missouri Association of Manufacturers, Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps, University of Missouri graduates, and education fund leaders.
The Missouri House convened on Feb. 16 with an opening prayer by Monsignor Kerwicki and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber approved the House Journal and heard a series of personal-privilege remarks and introductions.
Members recognized Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated and welcomed sorority leaders in the gallery. The body observed a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Lewis Jackson Sr., who was reported to have died peacefully on Feb. 17, 2026. Legislators introduced visiting groups including representatives of the Missouri Association of Manufacturers, the Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps (which performed later in the House Lounge), graduate students from the University of Missouri Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (accompanied by Dr. Emily Crawford Rossi), Merrimack Republican women, FBLA students from Texas County and leaders from the Saint Louis Education Fund (Nikki Doughty and Halliday Douglas).
Announcements closed the day’s morning session and the House recessed until 2 p.m.