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SB98Introduced in the Senate

Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $250,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements.

Passed

Introduced by Tim Shallenburger, District 13

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $250,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements.

Where it stands

Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025

April 11, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 26 Nay: 8 · April 11, 2025

26

Yes

8

No

6

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
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2No
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4Yes
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6Yes
Ethan Corson7Yes
Cindy Holscher8Yes
Beverly Gossage9Yes
Mike Thompson10No

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 546-S

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

  5. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  6. Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 1

  7. House Received and Introduced

  8. House Referred to Committee on Transportation

  9. House Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 582-N

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

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

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  13. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 105 Nay: 17

  14. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Petersen , Senator Kloos and Senator Corson as conferees

  15. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Francis, Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson appointed as conferees

  16. House Representative Tarwater, Representative Turk, and Representative Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Representative Francis, Representative Essex, and Representative Helgerson on the Conference Committee

  17. Senate Senator Alley, Senator Owens, and Senator Ware are appointed to replace Senator Petersen, Senator Kloos, and Senator Corson on the Conference Committee

  18. House Conference committee report now available

  19. House Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  20. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 85 Nay: 37

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

  22. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 26 Nay: 8

  23. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025

  24. Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025

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