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Senate committee advances bill to raise certain sheriff fees
Summary
A Senate committee adopted a substitute and voted to advance a bill from the sheriff's association that would raise specified sheriff fees to match constable fees; Sheriff Steve Rushing described the change and committee members clarified that previous jail meal/housing language was removed.
A state Senate committee voted to advance a bill proposed by the sheriff’s association that would increase certain sheriff-related fees to align with fees charged by constables.
Sen. Barrett, who introduced the measure, told the committee the bill would "bring the fees which are in this bill" up to amounts consistent with constable charges. Sheriff Steve Rushing told the committee the fees were being raised, described in testimony as "up from 45 to 5,500," and said other jail charges that had been discussed previously were not part of the current substitute.
Committee members asked for clarification about earlier language related to housing or meal expenses for inmates. The chair and other senators confirmed that language had been stricken from the committee substitute and was no longer in the bill.
The committee formally adopted the committee substitute and then voted "title sufficient, due to pass" on the measure. The chair announced that "the ayes have it" and that the bill will be reported out of committee.
The committee did not record detailed vote tallies or list individual yes/no votes in the transcript. The committee’s action advances the measure to the next legislative stage.
