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IntroducedFeb 07, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
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, providing for funding of such grants from the state economic development initiatives fund or from the state general fund if funds are not available therefrom.
Summary
Comments on HB 2346
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmentsponsor
- John Monroe on behalf of Top Gun Events and Visit OPRequester
Votes
YES: 95
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Bergquist
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Featherston
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Reavis
- Resman
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 21
YES: 105
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Featherston
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 16
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 105 Nay: 16
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 26 Nay: 13
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Miller is appointed to replace Senator Faust Goudeau on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Tarwater , Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 28 Nay: 12
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Dietrich
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Dietrich was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Peck
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Peck was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Commerce
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Tarwater
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Tarwater was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 95 Nay: 21
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- SubPDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026 - Amd to HB2346PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Peck, 03/18/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Dietrich, 03/18/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Tarwater, 02/19/2026PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Sub - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Scott Schneider, KS Restaurant and Hospitality Assn. (Oral, Schneider)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Dusty Buell, The Wichita Open (Oral, Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Roxanne Lansink, Finney County Convention Bureau (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Susi Santo, Visit Wichita (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Sean Dixon, Travel Industry of KS (Oral Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Warren Wilkinson, Visit Overland Park (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Beth Ansil, Visit Shawnee (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, League of KS Municipalities (WO Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rachael Willis, Department of Commerce (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Bell, SportsKS (WO Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by LeAnn Cox, Visit Hutch (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rachel Willis, Kansas Commerce (WO Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Warren Wilkinson, Visit Overlandpark (Pro Slide Deck)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Charles Reimer, Revisor KLRD (Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Chair Tarwater, Amendment (WO)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by John David, Sports ETA (HB2346 Pro WO)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Charles Reimer, Revisor (Brief)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Katrina Magaro, Tripple Crown Sports (Proponent Oral V)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Alan Carr, Travel Industry Assoc. of KS (Neutral Oral)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Warren R. Wilkinson, Visit Overland Park (Proponent presentation)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Kelly Peetoom, Olatha Convention & Visitors Bureau (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jeremy McDowell, Top Gun Events (Proponent Oral)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jeff Wallace, Top Gun Events (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Beth Ansel, Visit Shawnee (Proponent Oral)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Terri Thompson, MAP (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Mike Hill, GH Group Housing (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Mike & Ashley Wolf, Elite Tennis (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Fred L. Merrill, JR., Merrill Companies (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Erika Devore, KRPA (Neutral Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Chase Hodges, UTR Sports (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Amanda Shank, Unrivaled Sports (Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Warren Wilkenson, Visit Overland Park (Proponent Oral)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Alan Carr, VisitKCK (Proponent Written only)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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