SB381Introduced in the Senate
Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 20-1076)
Introduced by James Ohrenschall, District 21
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to governmental administration; authorizing a sheriff or constable to appoint a civil enforcement officer; authorizing the electronic sale of real property under execution; authorizing a sheriff or constable to enter into a contract to conduct such a sale; revising the powers and duties of certain persons under the direction and supervision of a constable or sheriff; revising the powers and duties of sheriffs, constables and deputy constables; revising the qualifications of constables; eliminating the authority of certain boards of county commissioners to abolish the office of constable in certain townships; revising provisions relating to the service, execution and enforcement of certain process, writs and remedies; revising provisions relating to duties required of certain officers for unlawful or riotous assemblies; repealing a provision authorizing a magistrate to depute a person to act as constable under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)
May 17, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · April 17, 2025
20
Yes
1
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 484.) To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)
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