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SB 197

AN ACT concerning economic development; relating to the STAR bonds financing act; relating to STAR bond project district requirements; authorizing STAR bond projects in certain counties located in certain metropolitan statistical areas as rural redevelopment projects; setting certain visitor origin requirements and requiring certain enforcement by the secretary against developers that fail to meet such requirements; requiring the secretary to make certain information concerning STAR bond projects publicly available on the website of the department of commerce; prohibiting state general fund moneys from being pledged for the repayment of any special obligation bond issued by a city or county to finance a STAR bond project; prohibiting a city or county from using eminent domain to acquire real property for a STAR bond project; requiring the secretary to add to the secretary's annual report information regarding business movement into and out of STAR bond districts and local sales tax revenues lost as the result of such movement; extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031; amending K.S.A. 12-17,160, 12-17,166, 12-17,172 and 12-17,179 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-17,162, 12-17,164 and 12-17,169 and repealing the existing sections.

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Senate - Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; - 02/19/2025

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (32):

Alley, Argabright, Billinger, Blasi, Blew, Bowers, Bowser, Claeys, Claeys, Clifford, Corson, Dietrich, Fagg, Faust Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Holscher, Klemp, Kloos, Masterson, Owens, Petersen, Pettey, Rose, Ryckman, Schmidt, Starnes, Sykes, Thomas, Titus, Ware, Warren,

Nay - (8):

Erickson, Gossage, Murphy, Peck, Shallenburger, Shane, Thompson, Tyson,

Present and Passing - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (0):

Not Voting - (0):