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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 509

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Relating to: allocation and payment of district attorneys.

District attorney

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a prosecutorial unit with a population of 750,000 or more

may appoint seven deputy district attorneys, and a prosecutorial unit with a

population of 200,000 to 749,999 may appoint three deputy district attorneys. Under

the bill, a new category is created such that a prosecutorial unit with a population

of 400,000 to 749,999 may appoint five deputy district attorneys and a prosecutorial

unit with a population of 200,000 to 399,999 may appoint three deputy district

attorneys.

Also under current law, a district attorney's salary is determined by the

population of the prosecutorial unit. Under current law, there is a category for a

prosecutorial unit with a population of 250,000 to 750,000, and the next category is

for a prosecutorial unit with a population of more than 750,000. Under the bill, the

population cutoff point between those categories is changed from 750,000 to 400,000.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Kooyenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Miller (D) , Risser (D)

8 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Brostoff (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 18, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Miller, Kooyenga, Erpenbach, Risser and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Anderson, Brostoff, Hebl, Hesselbein, Sargent, Sinicki and Vruwink

  2. Oct 18, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1