Heated testimony on HB 2387 as lawmakers weigh voters’ authority vs. state certification
Representative Bridal Burnett’s HB 2387 would preserve voters’ authority over elected sheriffs while creating recall-based accountability tied to decertification; sheriffs and the Washington Sheriffs Association largely supported the bill as voter-protective while civil-rights groups, the ACLU and advocacy organizations opposed it as a weakening of statewide certification and accountability standards.
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The House Community Safety Committee heard extensive and at times heated testimony Jan. 27 on House Bill 2387, a bill that would preserve elected sheriffs’ political accountability to voters while creating a statutory recall pathway tied to certain decertification outcomes.
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