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BILL · 1991–92 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1715

HB 1715: Nonpartisan sheriffs

Making the office of sheriff nonpartisan.

Summary

  • The office of county sheriff is to be a nonpartisan office unless the position is declared to be partisan by the county's home rule charter. All elections for county sheriff are nonpartisan unless a county's home role charter declares the position to be partisan.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SHB 1715), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 1991
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 13, 1991
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2)
Introduced
February 6, 1991 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1992
Versions
HB 1715, SHB 1715

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2)

6 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Bill Brumsickle R-20Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Rose Bowman R-20Randolph Dorn D-2George Paris R-44Senator D-35

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 13, 1991
Version voted on: SHB 1715
86 Yea 7 Nay 4 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50440
Republican36301
How each member voted

Yea (86)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

February 3, 1992
Version voted on: SHB 1715
90 Yea 6 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat54301
Republican36301
How each member voted

Yea (90)

Excused (2)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1715 in other sessions

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