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Utah Senate unanimously consents to multiple gubernatorial appointments, confirms UCAT commissioner
Summary
The Utah State Senate met in an October 2016 extraordinary session and by roll call consented to a slate of gubernatorial appointments, including the confirmation of David R. Wollstone Hume as Utah College of Applied Technology commissioner; the consent carried 26–0 with three absent.
The Utah State Senate convened in an extraordinary session in October 2016 and on a roll-call vote consented to a slate of gubernatorial appointments, the chamber announced, carrying the motion 26–0 with three members absent.
The Senate’s president, President Niederhauser, presided over the session called by Gov. Gary R. Herbert under Article 7, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution. The governor’s proclamation, read into the record, said the session’s purpose was "for the senate to consent to appointments made by the governor to positions within state government" since the close of the 2016 general session.
Why it matters: The confirmations fill seats on state boards and commissions that oversee alcohol and beverage control, pardons and parole, youth parole, state…
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