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Utah Senate unanimously confirms governor’s slate of board and commission appointments in special session
Summary
In a third extraordinary session called by Gov. Gary R. Herbert, the Utah Senate voted 23–0 with six absent to confirm a slate of gubernatorial appointments to multiple state boards and commissions after committee recommendations and a roll-call vote.
The Utah Senate convened in an extraordinary session called by Gov. Gary R. Herbert to consider gubernatorial appointments to state boards and commissions and voted to confirm the slate. Senator Lyle Hilliard moved approval of the names read into the record; the motion carried on a roll-call vote.
The session opened with a gubernatorial proclamation citing Article 7, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution and Utah Code 67-1-1 and 67-1-2, saying the Senate was convened "for the Senate to consent to appointments made by the governor to positions within state government of the State of Utah since the close of the 2019 general session." A long list of appointments and reappointments was read into the record,…
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