SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 467
As Amended by House Committee on
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Brief*
SB 467 would expand and make changes to
membership on the Council on Travel and Tourism (Council)
as well as make changes to the Department of Commerce’s
matching grant program for the promotion of tourism.
The bill would be effective upon publication in the
Kansas Register.
Council on Travel and Tourism
The bill would expand membership on the Council and
add representatives from the following organizations:
●The National Independent Venue Association;
●The Kansas Museum Association; and
●The Kansas Sampler Foundation.
The bill would require the representative of the National
Independent Venue Association to be a Kansas resident.
The bill would also change the Council membership
from the House of Representatives to the chairperson, vice-
chairperson, and ranking minority member of the House
Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic
Development. [Note: Currently, the Council includes the
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org chairperson, vice-chairperson, and ranking minority member
of the House Committee on Agriculture.]
Matching Grant Program for the Promotion of Tourism
The bill would reduce the minimum amount of state
tourism promotion matching grant moneys required to be
dispersed to public or non-profit entities from 75.0 percent to
50.0 percent.
The bill would also remove the restriction against more
than 20.0 percent of the amount of moneys granted to for-
profit or public non-profit entities being awarded to one entity.
Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Commerce at the request of the Department of Commerce.
Senate Committee on Commerce
In the Senate Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of the Department of
Commerce and the Travel Industry Association of Kansas.
The proponents generally stated the additional members
would allow for better feedback as well as represent the
change of the Office of Tourism being moved under the
Department of Commerce. The proponents also stated the
grant funding change would better align with the applications
the Department is receiving.
No additional testimony was provided.
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Development
The House Committee did not hold a hearing on SB 467
because the contents of the bill are substantially similar to
those of HB 2611, which the House Committee
recommended for passage during the 2024 Legislative
Session.
The House Committee amended SB 467 to go into
effect upon publication in the Kansas Register.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill as introduced, the Department of
Commerce stated the bill would require an additional $600 for
mileage reimbursements for the three new members. The
Department says these costs would be covered by existing
resources.
Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill are
not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
State government; Council on Travel and Tourism; membership; Tourism
Development and Promotion Matching Grant Program
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