# Kansas HB 2737: Enacting the taxpayer agreement act to provide for an alternative method of tax increment financing of municipal economic development projects through taxpayer agreements. Kansas HB 2737, Enacting the taxpayer agreement act to provide for an alternative method of tax increment financing of municipal economic development projects through taxpayer agreements., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2737-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2737 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Enacting the taxpayer agreement act to provide for an alternative method of tax increment financing of municipal economic development projects through taxpayer agreements. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on local government, house committee on commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (530 yes, 46 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Cities gain project-backed redevelopment bond options: benefit, low. Kansas cities can issue bonds backed by taxpayer agreements to finance projects in tax-increment or redevelopment districts. Repayment comes only from pledged agreement payments, related liens, added tax revenues, or other pledged security. Cities can transfer agreements and liens to trustees or bo… - Developers gain financing with property payment risks: mixed, low. Kansas cities can make voluntary financing agreements with owners or developers in tax-increment or redevelopment districts. Agreements can require payments instead of, or beyond, tax-increment revenues and limit challenges to assessments, property taxes, or lien enforcement. Payment liens take eff… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 121 Nay: 3 | pass | 121 | 3 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 34 Nay: 6 | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 110 Nay: 14 | pass | 110 | 14 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 121 | 3 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 110 | 14 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-23: Reengrossed on Friday, March 20, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-19: Concurred with amendments; Yea 121, Nay 3, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 110, Nay 14, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) - 2026-02-10: Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House) - 2026-02-05: Introduced (House) - 2026-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2737/hb2737_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2737-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).