Local and County Government Apr 14, 2026

Senate Local and County Government Committee · April 14, 2026

0:00/35m

35:45

0:00

10:00

20:00

30:00

35:00

Call to order and procedural opening

Public Comment

5:35 → 5:57(22s)

The chair called the committee to order and said the body would deviate slightly from the published agenda. Meeting convened with a quorum present and agenda changes announced by the chair.

Keywords:

Speakers:

The Senate Local and County Government Committee heard and passed three House bills: HB 3419 (prohibiting political-subdivision employees from using nonpublic information for personal gain), HB 3748 (allowing county commissioners to use county equipment on 4‑year institution property), and HB 4335 (preempting local bans on retail pet stores); HB 4335 drew extended debate over local control and animal welfare and passed 6–3.

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Transcript

Unlock the transcript with a paid subscription