Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2211: Providing funding for STAR bond districts to replace lost food sales tax revenue
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning economic development; relating to STAR bonds; providing funding to replace lost food sales tax revenue for STAR bond districts established prior to December 31, 2022, and modifying the tax increment definition for such districts; establishing the STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-17,162 and repealing the existing section.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2025:
AN ACT concerning economic development; relating to STAR bonds; providing funding to replace lost food sales tax revenue for STAR bond districts established prior to December 31, 2022, and modifying the tax increment definition for such districts; establishing the STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-17,162 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) (1) Commencing on July 15, 2025, and on the 15th day of each month thereafter, for each STAR bond project district established prior to December 31, 2022, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the director of the budget and the director of accounts and reports the amount of revenue that would have been generated from sales of food and food ingredients if the state rate for the Kansas retailers' sales tax provided in K.S.A. 79-3603, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas compensating use tax provided in K.S.A. 79-3703, and amendments thereto, on the sale of food and food ingredients had been 6.5%. The secretary of revenue shall certify such amounts for the entirety of the month that occurred two months prior, commencing on July 15, 2025, with such amounts for the entirety of May 2025. (2) On July 15, 2025, for each STAR bond project district established …
Sponsors
- Angel Roeser (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Received and Introduced
- : Final Action - Passed; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Higher Education Budget
- : Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 281-N
- : Referred to Committee on Higher Education Budget
- : Introduced
- : Referred to House Committee on Taxation
- : Introduced
Subjects: Bonds, Funds, Economic Development, Revenue, Department of, State Treasurer
Common questions
- What is HB2211?
- HB2211 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Providing funding for STAR bond districts to replace lost food sales tax revenue.
- What does HB2211 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning economic development; relating to STAR bonds; providing funding to replace lost food sales tax revenue for STAR bond districts established prior to December 31, 2022, and modifying the tax increment definition for such districts; establishing the STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-17,162 and repealing the existing section.
- What is the status of HB2211?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2211?
- Angel Roeser (R).
- Where is the official record for HB2211?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2211/
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