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IntroducedMar 06, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Enacting the Kansas sports authority act to establish a sports authority to provide for the construction, financing and management of certain sports facilities and sports facility infrastructure and create venues for professional sports and other events.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 20, 2026: Engrossed on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2793
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Appropriationssponsor

Votes
YES: 79
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Carlin
- W. Carpenter
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- C. Smith
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Winn
- Woodard
NO: 41
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Blex
- Boatman
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Gardner
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Howe
- Huebert
- Humphries
- Martinez
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Osman
- Rhiley
- S. Ruiz
- Sappington
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- Steele
- Stiens
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Xu
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Commerce
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- 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 - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Johnson
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Johnson was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Williams, K.
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Williams, K. was adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 79 Nay: 41
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by att 2 HB 2793 Bill Brief, (at 2)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Wyandotte County, legislative Delegation (WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by HB2793 Amendment, Legislature (WO)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by HB2793 Amendment #3, Legislature (WO)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by HB2793 Amendment #1, Legislature (WO)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by William Faflick, KS St. High School Activities Assoc. (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Taylor, Private Citizen (Oral Opp)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Rachel Willis, Department of Commerce (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Ty Dragoo, Working Kansas Alliance (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Korb Maxwell, KC Chiefs Football Club (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by John Bacon, Mayor City of Olathe (WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Tim McKee, Olethe Chamber of Commerce (WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by David Johnston, Unified Government of Wyandott Co. (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Brent Yeager, Olathe Public Schools (WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Jason Watkins, Scoop and Score, Inc. (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Warren, Kansas Speedway (Oral Pro)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Charles Reimer, Legislature (WO)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Brenda Scruggs-Andrieu, Private Citizen (Oral Opp)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
