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Senate confirms legislative auditors and passes constitutional and oversight resolutions
Summary
The Senate reappointed Wayne Wells as Legislative Auditor and Leo Mehmet as Legislative Fiscal Analyst, and passed resolutions reaffirming state sovereignty (SCR 1) and other procedural items; both reappointments were approved under suspension of the rules.
The Utah Senate confirmed two senior legislative appointees and advanced several resolutions on the floor during the session.
Senators moved under suspension of the rules to reappoint Wayne Wells for a six-year term as Legislative Auditor. Senator Black and other speakers praised Wells's performance, emphasizing the audit office's role in conducting program audits and identifying savings; the Senate placed the reappointment for final passage and recorded passage with 26 ayes, no nays.
The chamber also moved to reappoint Leo Mehmet as the legislative fiscal analyst for a six-year term. Supporters described Mehmet's office as an essential, nonpartisan resource for budgeting and fiscal tracking; the reappointment passed on the floor by a vote recorded as 25–0 with 4 absent.
Separately, SCR 1, a resolution reaffirming the Tenth Amendment and urging federal restraint in some areas, was carried by the Senate and placed on the third-reading calendar. The Rules Committee reported a batch of bills for referral to standing committees and the president announced committee assignments.
Senators also recognized students from South Summit High School in the gallery and recessed the Senate until 10 a.m. the next day.
