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Sedgwick County to consider supporting dangerous-animals bill; county may testify

Sedgwick County Commission · February 6, 2026

Summary

Staff presented a late county letter for House Bill 2698 on dangerous animals and public safety. A commissioner offered to testify on behalf of the county at a Monday hearing and asked to be added to the county's letter.

Tanya placed a last-minute letter before the commission in support of House Bill 2698, a measure related to dangerous animals and public safety, and noted a hearing is set for Monday at 9:00 a.m. She said the letter was drafted only the day before and requested direction on whether county representation should testify.

One commissioner said they would be willing to testify and asked whether they could add their name to the county's letter. Another commissioner recounted two local incidents in an unincorporated part of the county that, they said, demonstrated a need for additional county tools to address dangerous animals.

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