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SB197 Senate Bill
Passed
2025-02-25

House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Setting visitor origin requirements for STAR bond projects and providing for enforcement of such requirements, expanding transparency of such projects, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue bonds for such projects, making certain other changes and extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act.

Bill Details

State

Kansas

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb197/

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Sponsors

Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Action History

2026-03-27 H House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 75 Nay: 48
2026-03-27 H House Conference committee report now available
2026-03-26 H House Conference committee report now available
2026-03-26 S Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees
2026-03-26 H House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees
2026-03-26 H House Conference committee report now available
2026-03-03 H House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
2026-03-02 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Alley , Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau as conferees
2026-02-26 H House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 82 Nay: 38
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Tarwater was adopted
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Tarwater
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to reconsider previous amendment prevailed.
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Tarwater was adopted
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Tarwater
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Bergkamp was rejected
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Bergkamp
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Howe was withdrawn
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Howe
2026-02-26 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2026-02-10 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
2025-03-21 H House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
2025-03-20 H House Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
2025-03-19 H House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
2025-03-10 H House Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
2025-02-25 H House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
2025-02-25 H House Received and Introduced
2025-02-19 S Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8
2025-02-19 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
2025-02-19 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Shane was rejected
2025-02-19 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Shane
2025-02-19 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Klemp was adopted
2025-02-19 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Klemp
2025-02-19 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce
2025-02-10 S Senate Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
2025-02-06 S Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce
2025-02-05 S Senate Introduced

Votes

2025-02-19 Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended - Yea: 32 Nay: 8 Yea: 32 Nay: 8
2026-02-26 House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended - Yea: 82 Nay: 38 Yea: 82 Nay: 38
2026-03-27 House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 74 Nay: 49 Yea: 74 Nay: 49

Committee Referrals

2025-02-06 S Commerce
2025-02-25 H Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Amendments

2025-02-18 Senate Committee on Commerce Report
2025-02-19 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Klemp)
2025-02-19 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Shane)
2025-03-19 House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Report
2026-02-10 House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Report
2026-02-26 House Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Howe)
2026-02-26 House Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Bergkamp)
2026-02-26 House Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Tarwater)
2026-02-26 House Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Tarwater)
2026-03-26 Conference Committee Report
2026-03-26 Conference Committee Report

Bill Text Versions

2025-02-05 Introduced
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