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IntroducedJan 29, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 13, 2025
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Became LawApr 11, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
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.
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Senate • Apr 11, 2025: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Summary
Comments on SB 98
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 105
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- Dan Osman
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 17
ABSENT: 3
- Rep. Hill
- Alexis Simmons
- Chip VanHouden
YES: 85
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Kenneth Collins
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Shannon Francis
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Chuck Smith
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Chip VanHouden
- Jill Ward
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
NO: 37
- Mike Amyx
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Nathan Butler
- John Carmichael
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Fred Gardner
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Steven K. Howe
- Rick James
- Mike King
- Angela Martinez
- Heather Meyer
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lon Pishny
- Rep. Resman
- Susan Ruiz
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Megan Steele
- Carl Turner
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Barb Wasinger
- Virgil Weigel
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 3
YES: 26
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Stephen Owens
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Sen. Ware
NO: 8
ABSENT: 6
Actions
- Apr 11, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 26, Nay 8, Absent 6
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Apr 11, 2025 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 85, Nay 37, Absent 3
- Apr 11, 2025 | Senate
- Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens, and Sen. Mary Ware are appointed to replace Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Rick Kloos, and Sen. Ethan Corson on the Conference Committee
- Apr 11, 2025 | House
- Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk, and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex, and Rep. Henry Helgerson on the Conference Committee
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson appointed as conferees
- Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Rick Kloos and Sen. Ethan Corson
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 105, Nay 17, Absent 3
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 07, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Transportation
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 1
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Transportation
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S event
- Jan 30, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
- Jan 29, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Transportation (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Transportation (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation (Fri, Mar 7, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation (Fri, Mar 7, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Apr 11, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Apr 11, 2025HTML
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 5, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Senator Tim Shallenburger, District #13
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Aaron Perry, Vice President, Route 66 Association of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Feb 12, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Sen.Shallengerger, Senate
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Aaron Perry, Pres. Route 66 Assoc.
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Aaron Perry, Pres. Route 66 Assoc.
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Sen.Shallenberger, Senate Dist.31
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Revisor
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Revisor
