WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5088: Nonpartisan sheriffs

Making the office of sheriff nonpartisan.

Summary

  • The office of sheriff is a nonpartisan office, except in a county for which the county home rule charter provides otherwise.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5088), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
Introduced
January 10, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to nonpartisan sheriffs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)

6 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Shirley Winsley R-28Senator D-35Julia Patterson D-33Don Carlson R-49Bob McCaslin R-4

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to State & Local Government.

SB 5088 in other sessions

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

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