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Utah Senate elects Al Mansell as president, approves leadership and interim rules
Summary
At its Jan. 15, 2001 organizational session in Salt Lake City the Utah State Senate elected Senator Al Mansell as president by acclamation, approved leadership slates for both parties, and adopted the prior session's joint rules as interim operating rules pending committee review.
The Utah State Senate convened its 2001 organizational session in Salt Lake City on Jan. 15 and elected Senator Al Mansell as president by acclamation after nominations and a motion to close nominations. The election followed a nomination by Senator Poulton and a second; senators approved the choice by voice vote.
Mansell, sworn in immediately after the election, thanked colleagues and recognized family and guests before pledging to lead inclusively. "I pledge my full support and effort to that," Mansell said, promising to work with both majority and minority members during the session.
The president read the names of the majority and minority leadership teams and the senate voted to approve the slate. Senators then received committee appointments from the president, including a rules committee chaired by Senator Mike Wadipes.
Senator Wadipes moved that the senate adopt the joint rules of the previous general session as the interim rules of procedure until the rules committee could meet and propose changes; senators noted a two-thirds threshold for suspension of certain readings but passed the motion by voice vote. The senate also agreed by voice to suspend the reading of titles on first reading for efficiency, while preserving the right of any senator to request a title be read.
The organizing actions concluded with routine acknowledgments, staff introductions and a motion to recess until 2:30 p.m. The session then proceeded to additional ceremonial and introductory business.
The swearing-in and organizational votes were procedural and carried by voice; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. The oath included explicit references to both the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Utah.
