SB 747 – Requires county salary commissions to give sheriffs pay raises at the beginning of each new term of office to be paid for by fees collected by the sheriff

• Sponsor: Munzlinger
• LR Number: 5411S.01I
• Last Action: 1/30/2014 - Bill Withdrawn
• Journal Page: S177
• Effective Date: August 28, 2014

Current Bill Summary

SB 747 - This act provides that sheriffs in non-charter counties must receive a 15 percent pay raise on January 1, 2017, a 10 percent raise on January 1, 2021, and a 5 percent raise at the beginning of each new term of office.

Under this act, the pay increases are to be paid out of a fund that includes money collected by the sheriff for serving court orders in civil cases and assisting with property sales.

MEGHAN LUECKE