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Committee approves legislature-led process for filling U.S. Senate and select state vacancies
Summary
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee approved Senate Bill 105 as amended, creating a joint legislative nominating committee to recommend three names to the governor to fill vacancies in the U.S. Senate, state treasurer and insurance commissioner, with deadlines and procedural limits spelled out in statute.
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee on Monday approved Senate Bill 105 as amended, establishing a joint legislative nominating committee to recommend three candidates to the governor to fill vacancies in the U.S. Senate, the office of state treasurer and the commissioner of insurance.
Under the bill as amended, the joint committee must be appointed within 10 calendar days after a vacancy occurs and would conduct hearings and recommend three names. If the legislature is in session the committee must introduce a concurrent resolution and the legislature must act within 10 days; if it is not in session the committee would report directly to the governor. The governor must appoint one of the three nominees; the committee’s…
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