BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6512: County commissioner election

Addressing county commissioner elections.

Summary

  • Requires a noncharter county with a population of 400,000 or more to establish a redistricting committee by April 30, 2021, to divide the county into five commissioner districts.
  • Requires a noncharter county with a population of 400,000 or more to hold district-based elections for county commissioners beginning in 2022.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6512), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-6)
Introduced
January 22, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
January 22, 2018
Companion bill
HB 2887

AN ACT Relating to county commissioner elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-6)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Local Government.

SB 6512 in other sessions

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

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