||| FROM KOMO TV NEWS |||
A controversial bill that could allow the state to remove an elected sheriff moved closer to becoming law after it passed the Washington House early Friday morning following hours of debate.
Senate Bill 5974 passed in a party-line vote in the House of Representatives after nearly eight hours of debate.
The passage of the bill drew swift rebuke from several elected sheriffs, including Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders.
Supporters of the bill say it modernizes decades-old standards for sheriffs, police chiefs, and town marshals across Washington.
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