The People's Ledger
← All Kansas bills

HB2346Introduced in the House

Substitute for HB 2346 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Establishing the Kansas sports tourism grant program administered by the secretary of commerce to provide matching grants to communities for developing and continuing sporting events and providing for funding of such grants from the state economic development initiatives fund.

Vetoed

Introduced by Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

Substitute for HB 2346 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Establishing the Kansas sports tourism grant program administered by the secretary of commerce to provide matching grants to communities for developing and continuing sporting events and providing for funding of such grants from the state economic development initiatives fund.

Where it stands

House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 105 Nay: 16 · March 26, 2026

105

Yes

16

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1No
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6No
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9No
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  3. House Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  4. House Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  5. House Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-S

  6. House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  7. House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  8. House Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S

  9. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  10. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  11. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Tarwater

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Tarwater was adopted

  13. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  14. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 95 Nay: 21

  15. Senate Received and Introduced

  16. Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce

  17. Senate Hearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S

  18. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Dietrich

  19. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Dietrich was adopted

  20. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Peck

  21. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Peck was adopted

  22. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  23. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 28 Nay: 12

  24. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Tarwater , Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton as conferees

  25. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees

  26. Senate Senator Miller is appointed to replace Senator Faust Goudeau on the Conference Committee

  27. Senate Conference committee report now available

  28. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 26 Nay: 13

  29. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 105 Nay: 16

  30. House Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026

  31. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  32. House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 13, 2026

  33. House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.