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Senate State Affairs sends multiple gubernatorial appointments to the Senate floor and approves purchasing rule rewrite
Summary
Committee sent several gubernatorial appointments to the Senate floor with recommendations to confirm and approved the Division of Purchasing rule rewrite (docket 38‑0501‑2401). One reappointment's outcome was not clearly recorded in the transcript.
The Senate State Affairs Committee acted on multiple gubernatorial appointments and on a lengthy purchasing rule rewrite during the session.
Votes at a glance: - Scott Madison — appointment to the Idaho Energy Resource Authority. Motion to send to the Senate floor with a recommendation to be confirmed was made by Senator Harris, seconded by Senator Den Hartog. The committee chair called for ayes; the chair said the motion carries. - Thomas Mello — appointment to the State Building Authority. Motion to send to the Senate floor with a recommendation to be confirmed was made by Senator Bernd (mover) and seconded by Senator Adams; the chair said the motion carries. - Patricia Perkins — reappointment to the Treasurer's Investment Advisory Board. Senator Dan Hartog moved to send the reappointment to the floor with a recommendation to be confirmed; the transcript records a second and then contains garbled references to another appointment and does not clearly record a vote outcome for Perkins (outcome not specified in transcript). - Andrew Arunnamandam (name appears with multiple spellings in the transcript) — gubernatorial appointment to the Director of the Idaho Lottery Division. Motion by Senator Harris, second by Senator Taves. The chair called for ayes; the chair said the motion carries. - Andrew Arunnamandam (same nominee) — gubernatorial appointment as Director of the State Liquor Division. Motion by Senator Harris, second by Senator Den Hartog. The chair called for ayes; the motion carries. - Docket 38‑0501‑2401 — rewrite of Division of Purchasing rules. Motion to accept was moved by Senator Den Hartog and seconded by Senator Harris; the committee adopted the rule.
Nut graf: Several appointments were advanced to the full Senate with committee recommendations to confirm, and the committee approved a major procurement rule rewrite. The transcript records motions and that the chair declared the motions carried for most items; one reappointment (Patricia Perkins) had a motion and a second but an unclear recorded outcome in the transcript.
Details and actions recorded in the hearing are procedural committee votes to advance nominations and to accept pending rules; no roll‑call tallies for individual senators were recorded in the transcript. Committee members also asked for volunteers to carry confirmations on the Senate floor.
The committee's acceptance of Docket 38‑0501‑2401 implements the Division of Purchasing’s rewrite that removes references to the invitation‑to‑negotiate process, tightens exemptions, and reorganizes evaluation and price agreement language. The clerk will reflect committee recommendations and docket action in the official committee record sent to the Senate floor.
