Senate Government Operations committee weighs removing county references from HB 762, considers extending study deadline
Committee members debated an amendment to House Bill 762 that would remove references to county governments from a county and regional governance study committee; Senator Ruth Hardy urged keeping counties in scope and an administration witness cautioned about federal coordination and potential added costs. The committee discussed extending the report deadline into late 2027.
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The Senate Committee on Government Operations on Tuesday considered an amendment to House Bill 762 that would strip references to county governments from a proposed county and regional governance study committee and discussed pushing the committee's report deadline into late 2027.
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