BILL · 1993–94 SESSION
SB 5137: Nonpartisan sheriff
Making the office of sheriff nonpartisan.
Summary
- The office of county sheriff is a nonpartisan office unless the position is declared to be partisan by a county's home rule charter. All elections for county sheriff are nonpartisan unless a county's home rule charter declares the position to be partisan.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5137), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 1993
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2)
- Introduced
- January 14, 1993 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 11, 1994
- Companion bill
- HB 1018
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2)
11 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 8 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 5137 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5137 (2025–26) Sex ed./parent approval
- SB 5137 (2023–24) Indigenous women
- SB 5137 (2021–22) Workers' comp COL adjustment
- SB 5137 (2019–20) Aircraft excise tax
- SB 5137 (2017–18) Oil spill planning/railroads
- SB 5137 (2015–16) Discover pass/veterans
- SB 5137 (2013–14) DFW license suspensions
- SB 5137 (2011–12) Street vacation hearings