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SB166Introduced in the Senate

Require boards of county commissioners and county planning and zoning commissions to hold meetings after certain times or provide recordings of meetings to the public for later viewing.

Introduced

Introduced by Heather Baxter, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Require boards of county commissioners and county planning and zoning commissions to hold meetings after certain times or provide recordings of meetings to the public for later viewing.

Where it stands

Local Government Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2.

February 11, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Deferred to the 41st legislative day · February 11, 2026

5

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

7 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 140

  2. Scheduled for hearing

  3. Local Government Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2.

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