Requiring local governments to report certain local economic development incentive program information to the secretary of commerce, defining such programs, requiring the secretary of commerce to post such information on the economic development incentive program database maintained by the secretary and requiring certain search result presentation and report formats.
HB 2304 requires cities, counties, and local economic development agencies in Kansas to report detailed information about their local economic development incentive programs to the Secretary of Commerce. This includes programs like tax increment financing, business improvement districts, and grants offered to businesses. The Secretary must then post this data on a public database with standardized search formats and produce two reports: a comprehensive database and a summary report. The bill updates existing laws to define these programs broadly and ensure transparency for businesses and the public about local incentives.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed Apr 10, 2025
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As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
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The Senate amendment reversed a previous House committee change that had removed specific economic development incentives from the list of exempt items. The Senate restored the original list of excluded programs, including downtown redevelopment, transportation development districts, and public improvement districts, ensuring these local government initiatives remain outside the scope of the bill's provisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by the House committee but then broadened by the Senate amendment to include previously excluded local government economic development programs.
SCOPE
The list of excluded economic development incentives was modified to restore items such as downtown redevelopment acts, transportation development districts, and public improvement districts that were previously deleted by the House committee.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea 88, Nay 37
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 28, Nay 12
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 97, Nay 26, Absent 2
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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