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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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S.B. 266: County Governance Revisions

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill modifies the power and duties of a county manager.

  • Vests the executive powers of a county in the county council in a council-manager form of government
  • Limits the powers, functions, and duties a county council may delegate to a county manager
  • Limits the terms of an employment contract with a county manager
  • Prohibits an unelected county employee from exercising the powers, functions, and duties of an elected county executive or county officer
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Counties · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Form of Local Government

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeGovernment Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesGovernment Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
  4. · Senatefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on S.B. 266 found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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Action date:

The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.