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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
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.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 27, 2025: Motion to move bill to Emergency Final Action Subject to Amendment and Debate failed.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: General Orders
Position: 21
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 51
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Commercesponsor
- Brad Smoot on behalf of NetChoiceRequester
Votes
Actions
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Taxation
- Motion to move bill to Emergency Final Action Subject to Amendment and Debate failed.
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion by Representative Hoheisel to rerefer to Committee on Taxation passed
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Taxation
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 346-S
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Taxation
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 34 Nay: 6
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce
- Jan 30, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Commerce
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Brad Smoot, NetChoice (SB51 Opponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Bob Johnson, Polsinelli (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Kara Lowe, KC Tech Council (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Chad Tenpenny, Geiger Ready Mix (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Brad Hardin, Diode Ventures (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Kimberly Gencur Svaty, on behalf of Kansas Power Alliance (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Mitch Robinson, Kansas Economic Development Alliance (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Steve DelBianco, NetChoice (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Rachel Willis, Kansas Department of Commerce (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Laura Lutz, Evergy (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Tim Holverson, DeSoto Economic Development Council (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Gregory Kindle, Wyandotte Economic Development Council (SB51 Proponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Zack Pistora, Kansas Sierra Club (SB51 Opponent)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Clara Stein, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliane (SB51 Neutral)
- House Committee on Taxation, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Office of Revisor of Statutes (SB51 Overview)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Taxation
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce