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IntroducedJan 20, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Removing the two-bedroom requirement to qualify as hotel, motel or tourist court requiring collection of tax from all such qualifying rentals.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 33 Nay: 7
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Bills Under Consideration to Concur or Nonconcur
Position: 15
Summary
Comments on HB 2481
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 110
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 14
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 33 Nay: 7
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Commerce
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 110 Nay: 14
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Xu
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Xu was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Chair Tarwater, Amendment #1, Legislature (WO)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Chair Tarwater Amendment #2, Legislature (WO)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Dusty Buell, The wichita Open (Oral, Buell)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Susie Santo, Visit Wichita (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Julie Roller Weeks, Travel Industry Assn. (Oral, Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Katie Walkley, Director of Administration (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Warren R. Wilkenson, Visit Overland Park (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, KS League of Muncipalities (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Scott Schneider, KS Restaurant and Hospitality Assn.Hospitality (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Representative Allen Reavis, Kansas Legislature (Oral Pro)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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