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The Senate did not advise and consent to the appointment, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
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The Senate did not advise and consent to the appointment, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
- Vote date
- 2021-03-23
- Chamber
- senate
- Result
- unknown
- Yeas
- 18
- Nays
- 16
- Excused
- 1
- Not voting
- 1
- Related measure
- measure-7231
- Related sitting
- sitting-976
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- Chamber
- senate
- Context text
- Motions and Communications Senator Lauwers moved that the Committee on Advice and Consent be discharged from further consideration of the following appointment: Director of the Department of Health and Human Services Ms. Elizabeth Hertel of 1860 Boxwood Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, county of Ingham, succeeding Robert Gordon, appointed for a term commencing January 22, 2021 and expiring at the pleasure of the Governor. (This appointment was referred to the Committee on Advice and Consent on January 26. See Senate Journal No. 2, p. 57.) The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, and the appointment was placed on the order of Messages from the Governor. Messages from the Governor Director of the Department of Health and Human Services Ms. Elizabeth Hertel of 1860 Boxwood Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, county of Ingham, succeeding Robert Gordon, appointed for a term commencing January 22, 2021 and expiring at the pleasure of the Governor. Senator Lauwers moved that the Senate advise and consent to the appointment. The question being on advising and consenting to the said appointment to office, The Senate did not advise and consent to the appointment, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
- Excused
- 1
- Measure id
- measure-7231
- Motion text
- The Senate did not advise and consent to the appointment, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
- Nays
- 16
- Not voting
- 1
- Result
- unknown
- Sitting id
- sitting-976
- Vote date
- 2021-03-23
- Vote id
- vote-9474
- Vote number
- 71
- Yeas
- 18
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