He served as the California Senate Rules Committee appointee to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency from 2009 to 2012.
He received his BA from Washington University in St. Louis and his JD from Harvard Law School.
[citation needed] Sher was a major environmental proponent during his time in the legislature.
[5] He authored a bill, signed by Jerry Brown, that increased the statute of limitations for rape from three years to six in response to the fact that many serial rapists—such as Melvin Carter—were able to avoid or partially avoid prosecution due to the shorter limit expiring.
[6] Near the end of his legislative career, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors designated January 30, 2004, as Byron Sher Day, calling him "the most effective environmental legislator in the state.