HB2037Introduced in the House
Increasing the membership of the council on travel and tourism, updating the house legislative committee assignment required for council members appointed from the house, and removing provisions requiring allocation of funds from the matching grant program for the promotion of tourism for private, public and nonprofit entities and limiting the percentage of such funds granted to a single entity.
Introduced by Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Increasing the membership of the council on travel and tourism, updating the house legislative committee assignment required for council members appointed from the house, and removing provisions requiring allocation of funds from the matching grant program for the promotion of tourism for private, public and nonprofit entities and limiting the percentage of such funds granted to a single entity.
Where it stands
House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
April 10, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Concurred with amendments - Yea: 119 Nay: 6 · March 25, 2025
119
Yes
6
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Helwig | 1 | Yes |
| Kenneth Collins | 2 | Yes |
| Charles Smith | 3 | Yes |
| Rick James | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Barth | 5 | No |
| Samantha Poetter Parshall | 6 | No |
| Dan Goddard | 7 | Yes |
| Chris Croft | 8 | Yes |
| Fred Gardner | 9 | Yes |
| Suzanne Wikle | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
House Introduced
House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
House Hearing: Friday, January 24, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
House Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 115 Nay: 4
Senate Received and Introduced
Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce
Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce
Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Blasi
Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Blasi was adopted
Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
House Concurred with amendments; Yea: 119 Nay: 6
House Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025
House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Verify the information
- Official page on the Kansas Legislature website
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Report (amendment)
- Senate Committee on Commerce Report (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Blasi) (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Amended (text)
- Enrolled (text)
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