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SB197Introduced in the Senate

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.

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Introduced by Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 75 Nay: 48

March 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 74 Nay: 49 · March 27, 2026

74

Yes

49

No

2

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 Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2No
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce

  3. Senate Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 159-S

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce

  5. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Klemp

  7. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Klemp was adopted

  8. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Shane

  9. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Shane was rejected

  10. Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

  11. Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8

  12. House Received and Introduced

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

  14. House Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-S

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

  16. House Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

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 House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

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

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

  20. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Howe

  21. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Howe was withdrawn

  22. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Bergkamp

  23. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Bergkamp was rejected

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

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

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

  27. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed

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

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

  30. House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

  31. House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 82 Nay: 38

  32. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Alley , Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau as conferees

  33. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees

  34. House Conference committee report now available

  35. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees

  36. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees

  37. House Conference committee report now available

  38. House Conference committee report now available

  39. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 75 Nay: 48

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