HB215 Summary

• Changes sheriff term commencement from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January to 12:01 a.m. on the fifteenth day after the general election in which the successor is elected.

• Applies the new sheriff term schedule beginning with the next term of office following the bill's passage.

• Establishes that the current sheriff term expires fourteen days after the general election at which the successor is elected.

• Makes technical revisions to county commissioner provisions by clarifying that county commissioners serve terms as provided in Section 11-3-1 and removing redundant language.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.