# Kansas SB 197: 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 SB 197, 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., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Conference) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 197
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Conference
- Sponsor: Committee on Commerce
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: house committee on commerce, senate committee on commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (378 yes, 188 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Commerce
- Cosponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 32 Nay: 8 | pass | 32 | 8 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 75 Nay: 48 | pass | 75 | 48 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 82 Nay: 38 | pass | 82 | 38 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 75 | 48 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended | pass | 82 | 38 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended | pass | 32 | 8 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Conference (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 75, Nay 48, Absent 2 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 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 (House)
- 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 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 2026-03-03: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees (House)
- 2026-03-02: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Steven K. Howe (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Steven K. Howe was withdrawn (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brian Bergkamp (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brian Bergkamp was rejected (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to reconsider previous amendment prevailed. (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-02-26: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-02-26: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 82, Nay 38, Absent 5 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-03-21: Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-03-10: Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Jeff Klemp (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Jeff Klemp was adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was rejected (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 8 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Introduced (Senate)

## 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/sb_197/sb197_04_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_00_0000.pdf)
- H Sub for Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_03_0000.pdf)
- Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_01_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_05_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_02_0000.pdf)

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- 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/sb_197/sb197_04_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_00_0000.pdf)
- [H Sub for Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_03_0000.pdf)
- [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_01_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_05_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_197/sb197_02_0000.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB197-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).