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Utah Senate convenes extraordinary session to consider governors appointments
Summary
The Utah Senate met Aug. 9, 1991, at noon under a governors proclamation to advise and consent on two executive-branch appointments; the chamber read the proclamation and lieutenant governors certification and confirmed a quorum.
At noon on Aug. 9, 1991, the Utah State Senate convened in a second extraordinary session called by Gov. Norman H. Bangerter so the chamber could "advise and consent to appointments" to the executive branch. The governors proclamation, read on the floor, cited Article 7, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution as authority for the special session.
The secretary read the proclamation aloud: "I, Norman H. Bangerter, governor of the state of Utah, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the state of Utah, do by this proclamation call the Senate only of the 40 ninth legislature of the state of Utah into a second extraordinary session at the state capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the August 9, 1991, at 12 noon for the following purpose: for the Senate to advise and consent to appointments made by the governor 2 positions within the executive branch of the government of the state of Utah since the close of the first special session of the 40 ninth legislature of the state of Utah." The reading was presented on the floor by the chamber's reader.
A certification from the lieutenant governor's office was read next, which stated the attached copy of the proclamation was "a true and correct copy" of the original and noted that "the membership of the Utah State Senate has not changed from that of the 1991 general session of the Utah State Legislature." The materials read on the floor named Gov. Norman H. Bangerter and Lieutenant Governor W. Val Oveson and were signed at the state capitol.
Why it matters: the extraordinary session was limited in scope to consideration of the governor's appointments; by convening the Senate only, the proclamation restricted the day's business to advising and consenting to those executive-branch nominations. The Senate confirmed it had a quorum and proceeded with procedural steps to consider the nominations later in the day, including a planned caucus and reconvening on the floor.
Next steps: the presiding officer instructed senators to go into caucus for lunch and to return later on the floor to act on the advising-and-consent items and to hear a report from the Strategic Planning Committee.
