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.

This bill expands the types of projects eligible for STAR bonds to include mall redevelopment and allows for vertical construction in certain STAR bond districts. It also changes the reporting requirement for businesses in these districts from annual to quarterly visitor data and prohibits the use of state general funds or eminent domain for STAR bond projects. The expiration date for the STAR bonds financing act is extended to July 1, 2028.

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