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Committee sends two gubernatorial appointments for Board of Environmental Quality to the Senate floor with recommendation
Summary
The committee voted to send the governor’s appointments of Lance Boylan and Dennis Lykeham to the full Senate with a recommendation for confirmation.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send two gubernatorial appointments for the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality to the full Senate with a recommendation for confirmation.
Committee leadership informed members that the appointments had been introduced previously. The chair asked for a motion to accept or reject the gubernatorial appointment of Lance Boylan. Senator Shippey moved to send Lance Boylan’s appointment to the Senate floor with a recommendation of confirmation; Senator Harris seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.
The chair then introduced the appointment of Dennis Lykeham (transcript spellings vary). Senator Harris moved to send Dennis Lykeham’s appointment to the Senate floor with a recommendation of confirmation; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
What this means: Both gubernatorial nominees for the Board of Environmental Quality will proceed to consideration by the full Senate with the committee’s recommendation for confirmation.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to send gubernatorial appointment of Lance Boylan to the Senate floor with recommendation of confirmation: moved by Senator Shippey; seconded; voice vote; outcome: recommendation to confirm carried.
- Motion to send gubernatorial appointment of Dennis Lykeham to the Senate floor with recommendation of confirmation: moved by Senator Harris; seconded; voice vote; outcome: recommendation to confirm carried.
Sources: Committee transcript (motions by Senator Shippey and Senator Harris).
