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Mississippi Senate confirms three nominations, invites conference on local calendar and recesses
Summary
During a floor session at the Mississippi State Capitol, the Senate voted to advise and consent to three nominations by morning roll call, voted to invite conference on a set of local calendar items, and approved a motion to recess until 5 p.m.
The Mississippi Senate during its floor session at the Mississippi State Capitol on Oct. 27 confirmed three nominations and invited conference on a set of local and private calendar items, then recessed until 5 p.m.
Senators voted to “advise and consent by use of morning roll call” for multiple nominations after committee consideration. Senator Barker described one nominee as having received “overwhelming support in committee” and said the nomination had been recommended by Katie Blunt. Senator Parker moved a separate reappointment, and both motions were adopted by the Senate with no recorded objections at the time of the roll calls.
The Senate also acted on its local and private calendar. Earlier in the session, the chamber passed items 1 through 10 and later recorded a motion that “we do not concur, but invite conference” on a set of calendar items; the presiding officer announced that conference was invited. Finally, Senator Blackwell moved that the Senate stand in recess until 5 p.m. (or until the last conference report is filed); that motion was adopted.
Details on the confirmed nominations include a reappointment identified in the record as David Russell to the PPRB board; the record shows the nominations were presented and advanced from committee to the floor and were confirmed by the Senate by morning roll call. A second nomination noted in committee remarks received strong committee support and was recommended by Katie Blunt; the Senate adopted advise-and-consent on that nomination by morning roll call. A third reappointment, identified in the record by the surname Moorhead, likewise was presented as a reappointment and received advise-and-consent.
The session record shows no roll-call “no” votes were announced during the motions to advise and consent; the clerk was directed to record all present as voting aye. The record does not specify numeric vote tallies or any recorded “no” or “nay” votes for these confirmations.
The calendar actions recorded on the floor included passing and retaining the listed local and private calendar items and the formal motion to invite conference on other calendar items. The journal entry at recess will reflect the Senate standing in recess until 5 p.m. or until the last conference report is filed, after which the journal will show adjournment until the next convening.
The session otherwise included routine procedural motions (dispensing with reading of the journal and committee reports) and numerous ceremonial introductions and recognitions that were not part of the formal floor actions described above.
