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Senate confirms governor’s appointees and moves multiple concurrence items, creates task force and advances MIDA changes
Summary
The Senate confirmed dozens of gubernatorial appointments, passed a slate of concurrence items (including SB31, SB33, SB42, SB49), created a Government Communications Task Force (HB388), and passed House Bill 325 to expand MIDA's authority; several bills were sent back to the House or sent to conference.
The Utah Senate spent its afternoon session completing a range of procedural and policy items: confirming governor appointments, considering concurrence with House amendments on several bills, creating a temporary Government Communications Task Force and passing a measure that adjusts the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) tax authority and membership.
Appointments and confirmations: The Senate read a long list of gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions (including community college boards, the Transportation Commission, the Board of Pardons and Parole, the Air Quality Board, the Water Quality Board, the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board, and the Utah State Fair Corporation Board). After correcting an appointee’s name for the Weber State University Board (changed on the record to Karen White Fairbanks), the Senate confirmed the appointments by voice/roll call consent with 27 yea votes, 0 nay and 2 absent.
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