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Michigan Senate receives six Whitmer appointments, refers them to committee and adjourns for lack of quorum
Summary
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer transmitted six appointments to state boards and commissions; the secretary of the Senate said the nominations were referred to the Committee on Government Operations and the Senate adjourned until Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. due to absence of a quorum.
The Michigan Senate received six appointments transmitted by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and referred them to the Committee on Government Operations, then adjourned because a quorum was absent, the secretary of the Senate said.
The secretary of the Senate read the governor's communications, naming nominees to state boards and commissions and saying, "Pursuant to Senate rules, the appointments are referred to the committee on government operations." The secretary later announced, "In absence of a quorum, pursuant to Senate rule 3.104, and joint rule 15, the Senate will adjourn and stand adjourn until Thursday, January 16 at 10AM. The Senate is now adjourned."
The governor transmitted the following nominations: Andrew Che to the Michigan Commission on Agriculture and Rural Development; Janita Moore to the Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents; Daniel Keenan to the Farm Produce Insurance Authority; Deidre Lambert Bounds to the Michigan Gaming Control Board; Haley Ennest to the Michigan Travel Commission; and Daryl Archambault to the Michigan Truck Safety Commission. The secretary said the referrals were made under Senate rules cited on the floor.
Referral to the Committee on Government Operations assigns the nominations to that committee for its consideration and any further steps required under Senate procedure. The transcript did not record any debate, motions by individual senators, or committee scheduling details; the reading and referral were delivered as routine business by the secretary.
With no quorum present, the secretary declared the Senate adjourned and set the next convening for Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m., as stated on the record. The transcript did not specify the calendar date of the session during which the communications were read.
