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SB51Introduced in the Senate

House Substitute for SB 51 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Authorizing the chief information security officer to receive audit reports, updating statutes related to services provided by the chief information technology officer and authorizing the office of information technology services to provide certain services to political subdivisions and hospitals.

Passed

Introduced by Legislative Modernization

What does this bill do?

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Official description

House Substitute for SB 51 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Authorizing the chief information security officer to receive audit reports, updating statutes related to services provided by the chief information technology officer and authorizing the office of information technology services to provide certain services to political subdivisions and hospitals.

Where it stands

Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 38 Nay: 1 · April 9, 2026

38

Yes

1

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Scott Hill70Yes
Silas Miller86Absent
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2Yes
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4Yes
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6Yes
Ethan Corson7Yes
Cindy Holscher8Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce

  3. Senate Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S event

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce

  5. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  6. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 34, Nay 6

  7. House Received and Introduced

  8. House Referred to House Committee on Taxation

  9. House Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S event

  10. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation

  11. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Motion by Rep. Nick Hoheisel to rerefer to House Committee on Taxation $result$

  13. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation

  14. House Motion to move bill to Emergency Final Action Subject to Amendment and Debate failed.

  15. House Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Legislative Modernization

  16. House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Legislative Modernization

  17. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  18. House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  19. House Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —

  20. House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1

  21. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher

  22. House Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Carl Turner, Rep. Charlotte Esau and Rep. Alexis Simmons appointed as conferees

  23. Senate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted; —

  24. Senate Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 38, Nay 1, Absent 1

  25. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026

  26. Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026

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