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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SR 10

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Relating to: advice and consent of senate.

Governor — Appointments Legislature Legislature — Rules — Senate

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current senate rules provide that whenever a nomination for an executive

branch appointment is submitted to the senate for confirmation, the president must

refer the nomination to the standing committee that the president considers the most

appropriate committee to pass upon the qualifications of the candidate. The

committee must report its findings and recommendations to the senate in writing.

There are no deadlines for committee action on the nomination or for the full senate

to act on the nomination.

This resolution amends the senate rules to provide that the president must

refer a nomination to committee within 10 days after the appointment is submitted

to the senate and the committee must report its findings and recommendations to the

senate within 50 days after referral. The rules are further amended to require that

the senate must consider a nomination within 40 days after a committee has reported

its findings and recommendations on the nomination to the senate.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Smith (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor, Ringhand, Agard, Bewley, Johnson, Larson, Smith and Wirch

  2. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1