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Senate opens with invocation and several adjourn-in-memory requests
Summary
The Senate welcomed Elder Haywood Hannah for the invocation and several senators asked the chamber to adjourn in memory of recently deceased community members and relatives of lawmakers.
The Senate opened with an invocation led by Elder Haywood Hannah, introduced as pastor of Mount Salem United Methodist Church in Terry. In his prayer he asked colleagues to 'humble ourselves' and prayed 'for those that are not here' and for 'the marginalized in our state,' closing 'In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.'
Multiple senators then requested the body adjourn in memory of constituents and relatives: a request was made for John Carlin White, father of Speaker Jason White; senators Younger and others requested adjourn-in-memory recognitions for Fox Hayes of West Point and Eileen Swope. Senator Sparks sought unanimous consent to be added to the adjourn-in-memory entry for Speaker White's father. These were ceremonial recognitions recorded on the floor; no policy actions were associated with them during the session.
