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Senate confirms gubernatorial appointments and adopts special consent calendar
Summary
The Senate confirmed multiple gubernatorial appointments and approved the special consent calendar items without recorded objections during Thursday's floor session.
The California State Senate on Thursday confirmed several gubernatorial appointments and approved the special consent calendar by unanimous roll calls.
File item 3: The Senate confirmed several appointments submitted by the governor, including the reappointments of Dr. Nick Boyd and Christopher Jones to the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the appointment of Betty Andrews to the Central Valley Food Protection Board, and Denise Tugadeh (name as stated on the floor) for a judicial or appellate board appointment referenced in the reading. The rules committee had previously approved those nominations by unanimous vote, and the full Senate recorded 36 ayes and no votes against on the confirmation.
File item 6: The Senate confirmed the appointment of Rick DeVere to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. Floor remarks summarized DeVere’s background in sanitation district management and water operations; the rules committee recommended confirmation unanimously and the Senate recorded 36 ayes and no votes against on the floor.
Special consent calendar (items 34–41): The Senate adopted the special consent calendar by unanimous roll call (36 ayes, 0 no). The calendar included multiple Assembly concurrent resolutions (ACRs) listed on the daily file; the transcript records the Secretary calling the roll and a unanimous adoption.
All confirmations on the floor were approved without recorded dissent; the transcript shows the roll calls and the Secretary’s announcements of the tallies.
