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IntroducedFeb 05, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Conference
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 197
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Commercesponsor
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentCurrent Sponsor

Votes
YES: 32
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Ware
- Sen. Warren
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 82
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. James
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
NO: 38
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Xu
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died in Conference
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Steven K. Howe
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Steven K. Howe was withdrawn
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brian Bergkamp
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brian Bergkamp was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to reconsider previous amendment prevailed.
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 82, Nay 38, Absent 5
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 10, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Jeff Klemp
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Jeff Klemp was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 8
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S event
- Feb 06, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- SubPDF
- SubHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- H Sub forPDF
- H Sub forHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Jeff Klemp (Wed, Feb 19, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Jeff Klemp (Wed, Feb 19, 2025)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane (Wed, Feb 19, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane (Wed, Feb 19, 2025)HTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Steven K. Howe (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Steven K. Howe (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)HTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brian Bergkamp (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brian Bergkamp (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)HTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)HTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026HTML
Documents
- Sub - Supplementary NotePDF
- Sub - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- H Sub for - Supplementary NotePDF
- H Sub for - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Wed, Mar 19, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Wed, Mar 19, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026HTML
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 18, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 18, 2025: Testimony by att 1 SB197 amend, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 18, 2025: Testimony by att 2 SB197 amend, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 18, 2025: Testimony by att 3 SB 197 amend, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 17, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by att 1 Sub for SB197, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by att1 Sub for SB 197, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by att 2 Sub for SB197, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 4 SB197 pro commerce, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 6 SB 197 writ pro O'Donnell, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 7 SB 197 writ pro Carr, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 9 SB 197 writ pro KEDA, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 10 SB 197 opp AFP, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 8 SB 197 writ pro McKee, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 5 SB 197 pro Watkins, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 3 SB 197 Bill Brief, —
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Rachel Willis, Director of Legislative Affairs
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Chelsea Chism, Dir. of Economic Dev. for Wandotte Co.
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Juliet Abdel, Greater Topeka Chamber
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Scott Schneider, KRHA
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Brad Reams, KEDA & Great Plains Development Auth.
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by D. Mitch Robinson, KEDA
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Katrina Abraham, KC Chamber
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Elizabeth Patton, AFP KS
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Renee Hadley, KCK Chamber
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Scott J. Schneider, KRHA
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Charles Reimer, KS Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Pat Warren, Kansas Speedway
