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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 582

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Relating to: removal of certain county officers. (FE)

Administrative rules County — Board County — Officers Court Governor — Appointments Health services, department of — Administrative rules

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, certain county officers may be removed from office by their

appointing authority only for cause. This bill allows an appointing authority to

remove these officers from office at pleasure.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Stroebel (R)

15 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Nygren (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 2

Passed 5–2 Jan 24, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 2

Passed 5–2 Jan 24, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Stroebel, Darling and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives R. Brooks, Ballweg, Rohrkaste, Kremer, Tusler, Born, E. Brooks, Horlacher, Nygren, Knodl, Felzkowski, Steffen, Macco, Jarchow and Spiros

  2. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government

  3. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 7, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 5, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen

  7. Jan 9, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Jan 18, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Olsen

  9. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator Olsen

  10. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  11. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  12. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  14. Mar 21, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1