BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
SB 5227: Drug testing/officials/emply
Requiring drug testing for state elected officials, candidates, and state employees.
Summary
- Requires a person to submit to a drug test within twenty days after filing a candidacy for a state elected office. Provides that rules for the test shall be adopted by the public disclosure commission. Requires elected officials to submit to an annual drug test after election to office.
From the Bill Digest (SB 5227), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 24, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Leo K. Thorsness (R-11)
- Introduced
- January 24, 1991 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Leo K. Thorsness (R-11)
12 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
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.
SB 5227 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5227 (2021–22) Diversity, etc./higher ed.
- SB 5227 (2019–20) Voter registration deadlines
- SB 5227 (2017–18) On-track equipment
- SB 5227 (2015–16) Int. commercial arbitration
- SB 5227 (2013–14) Corporate officers
- SB 5227 (2011–12) H.S. math assessments