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Mississippi House ends day after routine floor session, sets adjournment for 10 a.m. tomorrow
Summary
The Mississippi House convened for a routine session that included an opening prayer, introductions of pages and guests, a clerk announcement of committee meeting times, a memorial request, and a unanimous voice vote to adjourn until 10 a.m. the next day.
The Mississippi House convened for a routine floor session that opened with a prayer from guest minister James Culpepper and concluded after members handled procedural business and scheduled committee meetings, the chamber announced.
Culpepper, introduced by the presiding officer as a retired Air Force member and longtime local pastor, led a prayer asking legislators to "act justly" and seek wisdom and unity as they considered measures affecting communities and future generations. After the invocation, members observed the Pledge of Allegiance and the clerk confirmed a quorum was present.
On procedural matters, the House approved a motion to dispense with the reading of the journal — a routine floor step — after a voice vote. The clerk read a schedule of committee meetings for today and tomorrow, naming specific times and rooms for Ways and Means, Military Affairs, Technology, Universities, Corrections, Energy, Marine Resources, Education and Drug Policy.
Representative Robertson announced that a previously scheduled education committee meeting for tomorrow was canceled. Members used the floor to note several upcoming events, including a legislative-day luncheon hosted by the Mississippi Optometric Association and a Sportsman's Caucus gathering.
Representative Morgan requested a "journey in memory" for retired Mississippi Highway Patrol Master Sergeant Roger Dale Blackman, noting funeral arrangements and asking that members be added as co-authors on the memorial; the Speaker instructed clerical staff to add co-authors unless members notify the clerk otherwise.
The session ended after a motion to adjourn until 10 a.m. the following day; the Speaker called for a voice vote and declared, "The ayes have it," adjourning the House.
The House did not take up substantive policy debate or final action on bills during this portion of the session. Committee meetings and any formal calendar items slated for future floor consideration remain scheduled as announced by the clerk.
