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Michigan Senate receives governor appointments, refers them to committee and adjourns for lack of quorum
Summary
In a brief session, the Michigan Senate recorded receipt of appointments from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, referred the appointments to the Committee on Government Operations, and adjourned until Wednesday, March 12 at 10 a.m. due to absence of a quorum.
The Michigan Senate recorded receipt of appointments from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and referred them to the Committee on Government Operations, then adjourned until Wednesday, March 12 at 10 a.m. due to the absence of a quorum.
The referral and adjournment were announced during a short floor session. An unidentified senator read a message from the governor: "The Senate has received from the office of goven governor Gretchen Whitmer the following appointments to the Michigan Community Corrections Board. Eric Windstrom, to the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission, David Smeltzer, Daniel Dietrich, Garrett Harriggers." That reading was recorded verbatim in the transcript and is reflected here as quoted.
Under Senate rules cited on the floor, the appointments were referred to the Committee on Government Operations for further consideration. The record indicates the referral was made pursuant to chamber procedure; no mover, seconder or recorded roll-call vote accompanies the referral in the transcript.
Shortly afterward the presiding officer, identified in the transcript as the Secretary of the Senate acting under Senate Rule 1.101, said that in the absence of a quorum and pursuant to Senate Rule 3.104 and Joint Rule 15 the Senate would "adjourn to stand adjourn until Wednesday, March 12 at 10AM." The Senate was then declared adjourned and the presiding officer invited guests in the gallery to rise to be acknowledged.
The transcript does not specify which of the named individuals (David Smeltzer, Daniel Dietrich, Garrett Harriggers) were nominated to which specific body beyond the explicit mentions of the Michigan Community Corrections Board and the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission, and it does not include any confirmation votes or committee hearings. The Committee on Government Operations will be the next formal venue for consideration of the appointments, according to the referral noted on the floor.
No other substantive business, debate, or public comment is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
