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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History
2026
Apr 10Died in ConferenceDied
Mar 27Conference committee report now available
Vote recorded Conference Committee Report was adopted. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 27Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 75, Nay 48, Absent 2
Mar 26Conference committee report now available
Mar 26Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees
Mar 26Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees
Mar 26Conference committee report now available
Mar 3Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
Mar 2Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedMajor
Vote recorded Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Steven K. Howe
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Steven K. Howe was withdrawn
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brian Bergkamp
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brian Bergkamp was rejected
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adoptedMajor
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Motion to reconsider previous amendment prevailed.
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adoptedMajor
Feb 26Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amendedMajor
Feb 26Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
Feb 26Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 82, Nay 38, Absent 5Major
Feb 10Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
2025
Mar 21Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
Mar 20Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
Mar 19Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
Feb 25Received and IntroducedMinor
Feb 25Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passedMajor
Vote recorded Emergency Final Action Substitute As Amended. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Jeff Klemp
Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Jeff Klemp was adoptedMajor
Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane
Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was rejected
Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amendedPassed House
Feb 19Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 8Passed Senate
Feb 18Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on CommerceMinor
Feb 6Referred to Senate Committee on CommerceMinor