Utah Senate convenes extraordinary session, unanimously consents to governor’s appointments

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate convened an eleventh extraordinary session called by Gov. Norman H. Bangerter (proclamation dated Nov. 30, 1992) to consider executive-branch appointments and unanimously advised and consented to the nominees submitted by the governor.

The session opened with a prayer and the reading of the governor’s proclamation by the secretary, which stated that the Senate was summoned "to advise and consent to appointments made by the governor to positions within the executive branch of the government of the State of Utah since the close of the 1992 general session of the 40th Legislature." The lieutenant governor’s certificate accompanying the proclamation certified the document and noted a membership change: Robert Montgomery’s appointment to fill the unexpired term of Boyd K. Story in District 19.

Senator Chuck Peterson moved that the Senate adopt the 1992 general-session rules for the extraordinary session; the presiding officer put the motion and stated that it "carries." The president then appointed a committee to wait upon the governor and notify him that the Senate convened according to the proclamation.

A letter from Gov. Bangerter listing several executive appointments was read into the record; the transmittal asked the Senate to take immediate action so those individuals would have the constitutional and legal authority to assume their duties if the Senate consented. The reading included multiple nominees to what the transcript identifies as the "Utah Dine Committee" and at least one nomination to the State Retirement Board.

Senator Reid explained that staff had reviewed the recommendations and that committee chairs had been asked whether they wanted hearings; he moved that the Senate give its consent to the governor’s appointments, saying, "I'd make the motion to make the consent to those." The motion was put to a roll-call vote. The clerk announced a tally of "24 ayes, no nays, 5 being absent." The Senate directed that the governor be advised of its action.

After the formal business, the presiding officer recognized several senators who were leaving the chamber at the end of the term and opened the floor for brief remarks. Multiple members offered tributes and personal reflections on their service; senators recounted conference visits and expressed appreciation for colleagues. Senator Gary Peters moved that the Senate "adjourn sine die," the motion was agreed to, and the chamber adjourned.

The record shows the Senate followed a short, procedural agenda: adopt session rules, consider and consent to the transmitted appointments, acknowledge departing members and adjourn. The reading of the proclamation is dated Nov. 30, 1992; the proclamation itself calls for a December 1992 session. The Senate’s recorded roll-call consent vote was 24–0 with five members absent.

What happens next: The Senate advised the governor of its consent; there is no further action recorded in the transcript. If any of the nominated positions require additional confirmations or hearings, that was not recorded in this session’s minutes.