Senate Health and Welfare committee forwards three gubernatorial appointments to the floor with recommendation to confirm

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee moved three gubernatorial appointments to the Senate floor with a recommendation that the full Senate confirm them.

A motion to send the reappointment of BJ Stenger to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired was made by Senator Melissa Wintrow and seconded; the committee chair called for the ayes and none were recorded in opposition on the transcript.

A motion to send the appointment of Trevor Sparrow as ombudsman for the Office of Health and Social Services also passed after a motion by Senator Blaylock and a second; the committee recommended confirmation to the Senate floor.

The committee then moved to send the gubernatorial reappointment of Elizabeth Elroy to the Board of Environmental Quality to the floor with a recommendation for confirmation. Senator Melissa Wintrow moved the reappointment and a colleague seconded; the chair called for the ayes and one member said “Nay.” The transcript does not record who cast the negative vote.

All three motions were taken by voice vote in committee. The transcript records the motions, who moved and seconded them where stated, and the voice outcomes; it does not include a roll-call tally or identify the member who opposed Elizabeth Elroy’s reappointment.

No additional debate or conditions attached to the committee recommendations were recorded in the transcript.