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Committee advances bill creating alternative path for county splits in very large counties
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · February 26, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 212 would create an alternative path for counties with populations over 1,000,000 to place a county‑split question on the ballot if cities representing at least one‑third of the population adopt resolutions and a feasibility study shows the split is viable; the committee favorably recommended the substitute.
The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on Feb. 26 favorably recommended House Bill 212, which establishes an alternative path to split very large counties. Representative Tesher told members the bill does not itself split any county but would allow city…
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