GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT · 2025–26 SESSION

SGA 9204: MICHELLE R. SMITH

Summary

MICHELLE R. SMITH, appointed January 13, 2025, for a term ending September 30, 2029, as a Member of the Columbia Basin College Board of Trustees.

From the Bill Digest (SGA 9204), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Confirmed Confirmed by the Senate

Confirmed March 11, 2026

Version voted on: SGA 9204

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	30	0	0	0
Republican	18	0	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 11, 2026Confirmed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Mar 5, 2026Placed on confirmation calendar.
Jan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 27, 2025Returned to Rules.
Apr 15, 2025Placed on confirmation calendar.
Feb 18, 2025Passed to Rules.
Feb 17, 2025HEWD - Majority; do confirm.
Jan 16, 2025First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SGA 9204 (2023–24) PAUL T. FRANCIS · Confirmed by the Senate
SGA 9204 (2021–22) ARLENE M. PIERINI · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SGA 9204 (2019–20) DAWN E. RAINS · Confirmed by the Senate
SGA 9204 (2017–18) ROYCE E. POLLARD · Did not pass · died in committee
SGA 9204 (2015–16) PATRICK DOWD · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SGA 9204 (2013–14) BRIAN BONLENDER · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SGA 9204 (2011–12) JONATHAN M. LANE · Confirmed by the Senate
SGA 9204 (2009–10) SHAUNTA HYDE · Confirmed by the Senate