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KS SB 197

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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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KS SB 197 pass?

No. KS SB 197 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Conference

What is KS SB 197 about?

KS SB 197 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 197?

Committee on Commerce is the primary sponsor of KS SB 197, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Conference
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Commerceprimary
  • Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmentcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Conference

    failure

  2. 2026-03-27

    Conference committee report now available

  3. 2026-03-27

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 75, Nay 48, Absent 2

  4. 2026-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  5. 2026-03-26

    Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees

  6. 2026-03-26

    Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees

  7. 2026-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  8. 2026-03-03

    Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees

  9. 2026-03-02

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau

  10. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  11. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Steven K. Howe

  12. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Steven K. Howe was withdrawn

  13. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brian Bergkamp

  14. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brian Bergkamp was rejected

  15. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater

  16. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted

    passage

  17. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to reconsider previous amendment prevailed.

  18. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed

  19. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater

  20. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted

    passage

  21. 2026-02-26

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

    passage

  22. 2026-02-26

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  23. 2026-02-26

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 82, Nay 38, Absent 5

    passage

  24. 2026-02-10

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-03-21

    Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

  27. 2025-03-19

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-02-25

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  29. 2025-02-25

    Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    passage

  31. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Jeff Klemp

  32. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Jeff Klemp was adopted

    passage

  33. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane

  34. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was rejected

  35. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

    passage

  36. 2025-02-19

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 8

    passage

  37. 2025-02-18

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce

    referral-committee

  39. 2025-02-05

    Introduced

    introduction

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  • As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentCompare
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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB197/

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