The Senate State Government & Elections Committee recorded final actions on multiple items during its Feb. 14 session. Two bills were advanced and five gubernatorial appointments were reported with recommendations that the Senate confirm them; one bill (SB 5,434) received a public hearing earlier in the meeting.

Key outcomes:

• Senate Bill 5,420 (Space Force / veterans and uniformed service definition): Committee staff briefed the item and the committee moved that the bill receive a due-pass recommendation to the Ways & Means Committee. The motion was adopted by voice vote; the chair ruled the bill "has passed subject to signatures." Committee staff summarized that the bill expands definitions to recognize the U.S. Space Force so state benefits could apply when appropriate and to facilitate potential National Guard organizational changes. Committee discussion included questions about which state-provided benefits would be affected and whether the state bears additional cost when National Guard units are federally activated.

• Senate Bill 5,684 (electioneering): A proposed substitute to SB 5,684 was adopted and the bill was advanced; see separate article for detailed debate and failed amendments.

• Gubernatorial appointments reported with recommendation to confirm (committee action recorded as "reported with recommendation that the appointment be confirmed," subject to signatures):
- Appointment 09/2007, James Oswald — moved and seconded; committee recommended confirmation.
- Appointment 9143, Allison Holub — moved and seconded; committee recommended confirmation.
- Appointment 9144, Yolanda King Lowe — moved and seconded; committee recommended confirmation (a vocal nay was recorded but chair ruled confirmation recommendation subject to signatures).
- Appointment 9145, Malia Mullen — moved and seconded; committee recommended confirmation.
- Appointment 9163, Christina Cobdish — moved and seconded; committee recommended confirmation.

All recommendations and bill referrals in the executive session were recorded by voice vote; the transcript does not include roll-call tallies for these actions. SB 5,434 (the "Balance Act") was heard in public testimony and no final committee disposition was recorded on the hearing record.

The transcript did not include explicit vote counts for the bills and appointments; committee members used voice votes and the chair announced that items "passed subject to signatures" or were "reported with recommendation."