STATE BILLKS SB 197ENGROSSED

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.

State of Kansas

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 25, 2025; 625 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

KS SB 197 · EngrossedFeb 25

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Bill details

Last action: House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 75 Nay: 48 · Mar 27, 2026

Sponsor

CLCommerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentRepresentativePrimary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 27, 2026House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 75 Nay: 48House

Mar 27, 2026House Conference committee report now availableHouse

Mar 26, 2026House Conference committee report now availableHouse

Mar 26, 2026Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as second confereesSenate

Mar 26, 2026House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as second confereesHouse

Mar 26, 2026House Conference committee report now availableHouse

Mar 3, 2026House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as confereesHouse

Mar 2, 2026Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Alley , Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau as confereesSenate

Show 31 earlier actions

Feb 26, 2026House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 82 Nay: 38House

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amendedHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Tarwater was adoptedHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative TarwaterHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failedHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to reconsider previous amendment prevailed.House

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Tarwater was adoptedHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative TarwaterHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Bergkamp was rejectedHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative BergkampHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Howe was withdrawnHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative HoweHouse

Feb 26, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedHouse

Feb 10, 2026House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHouse

Mar 21, 2025House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHouse

Mar 20, 2025House Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendarHouse

Mar 19, 2025House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHouse

Mar 10, 2025House Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-SHouse

Feb 25, 2025House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHouse

Feb 25, 2025House Received and IntroducedHouse

Feb 19, 2025Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8Senate

Feb 19, 2025Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amendedSenate

Feb 19, 2025Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Shane was rejectedSenate

Feb 19, 2025Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator ShaneSenate

Feb 19, 2025Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Klemp was adoptedSenate

Feb 19, 2025Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator KlempSenate

Feb 19, 2025Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passedSenate

Feb 18, 2025Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on CommerceSenate

Feb 10, 2025Senate Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 159-SSenate

Feb 6, 2025Senate Referred to Committee on CommerceSenate

Feb 5, 2025Senate IntroducedSenate

Recorded votes

Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended - Yea: 32 Nay: 8Feb 19, 2025 · Senate · 32 yea · 8 nayPassed

House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended - Yea: 82 Nay: 38Feb 26, 2026 · House · 82 yea · 38 nayPassed

House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 74 Nay: 49Mar 27, 2026 · House · 74 yea · 49 nayPassed

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