Executive Appointments
Summary
Executive Appointments; Requiring that the executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side; requiring the appointment of the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection be subject to the concurrence of three members of the Cabinet or confirmation by the Senate; requiring the Governor to notify the Cabinet and the President of the Senate in writing of the method of confirmation; requiring that the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
25–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Feb 10, 2022
D
Democratic14
78% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 77, NAYS 34
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 12
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 4
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/22, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Received
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/18/22, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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