THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

164

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

  

STATE OF HAWAII

  
   

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

amending the rules of the senate of the twenty-third legislature of the State of Hawaii to PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONSIDER GUBERNATORIAL NOMINATIONS.

 

 

WHEREAS, the rules of the Senate may be amended pursuant to Senate Rule 85 with one day's notice of the change by a majority vote of the members of the Senate; and

WHEREAS, when the Governor submits a nomination that requires the Senate to advise and consent, adequate time must be provided in order to thoroughly consider the Governor's nominee or nominees; and

WHEREAS, the Senate finds additional time is necessary to consider gubernatorial nominations that require the Senate to advise and consent to such a nomination; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2006, that Senate Rule 37(2) be amended to read as follows (rule language to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, new rule language is underscored):

(2) Except for the appointment of a justice or judge, a nomination or appointment made by the Governor which is received by the Senate after the {fifty-first} forty-first day of the session of the Legislature shall be returned to the Governor without action, unless a confirmation or consent is required to further a public purpose which cannot be satisfied by an interim appointment. Notice of this rule shall be given to the Governor not later than the twentieth day of the session of the Legislature.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Senate shall distribute Senate Rule 37(2), as amended by this Resolution, to all Senators and revise the Senate Rules on the Senate's website to reflect this amendment.

 

 
 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Senate Rules; Advise and Consent; Submittal Deadline