Senate Health & Welfare committee backs gubernatorial reappointment to Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send the governor’s reappointment of Brett Rabinheimer to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to the full Senate with a recommendation that the Senate confirm the appointment.

The motion to send the reappointment to the floor was made by Senator Wintrow and seconded by Senator Bierke. Committee leadership called for the voice vote; there was no recorded roll-call tally during the hearing and the motion passed on an affirmative voice vote.

Committee members offered no extended debate on the reappointment during the public portion of the meeting. The committee chair called for the motion, the vote was taken by voice, and the committee moved to its next agenda item.

The committee’s action places the nomination on the Senate calendar for floor consideration and, if the Senate concurs with the committee recommendation, for confirmation to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Speakers during the agenda item were limited to committee members conducting the procedural vote; no additional testimony or written materials tied to the nomination were presented during this meeting.