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Utah Senate, in short special session, unanimously consents to governor’s slate of appointees
Summary
The Utah State Senate convened an extraordinary session April 14, 2021, to consider gubernatorial appointments; following committee endorsements the Senate voted 28–0 (1 absent) to consent to the nominees and then adjourned.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate met in its first extraordinary session on April 14, 2021, to consider and consent to a package of gubernatorial appointments, and approved the slate by a roll call vote of 28 to 0 with one senator absent.
The session opened with an invocation by Senator Owens and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a reading of a proclamation from Governor Spencer J. Cox calling the Senate into special session under the Utah Constitution and state law to consider nominees submitted since the close of the 2021 general session. The governor’s communication referenced Utah Code 67-1-1 and 67-1-2 and listed appointments to multiple state agencies and…
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