During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties.

Removed a temporary prohibition preventing municipalities from limiting the number or duration of short-term rental permits between May 15 and July 25, 2026.

Added a new definition for 'accommodations broker' to cover businesses maintaining an inventory of one or more rooms for short-term rental.

Expanded the definition of 'convention and tourism promotion' to explicitly include support for organizations that encourage lodging occupancy.

Updated the title and summary to reflect the removal of the temporary permit restrictions and the addition of new definitions.

Changed the bedroom requirement for a 'hotel, motel or tourist court' from 'more than two bedrooms' to 'one or more than two bedrooms' (effectively one or more), thereby including smaller lodging units in the tax definition.

Updated the bill title to explicitly mention 'taxation tourism' and 'tourist accommodations' to better reflect the legislative intent regarding tax collection.

Added the official bill number (HB 2481), sponsor name (Representative Reavis), and the full legislative history including House and Senate adoption, conference committee reports, and Governor's approval.

Corrected a typo in the definition of 'hotel, motel or tourist court' in K.S.A. 12-1692, changing 'one or more than two bedrooms' to 'more than two bedrooms' to clarify the eligibility threshold for the transient guest tax.

Corrected a typo in the definition of 'accommodations broker' in K.S.A. 12-1696, changing 'two one or more rooms' to 'two or more rooms' to clarify the inventory requirement.