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KS SB51
Bill
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Legislative Modernization
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AI Summary
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Qualified firms investing at least $250,000,000 in a data center and creating at least 20 new Kansas jobs within two years of operations receive sales tax exemptions on eligible data center costs, equipment, and labor services for installation, repair, and maintenance
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Exemption duration scales with investment level: 10 years for $250 million minimum, 20 years for $500 million minimum, and 40 years for $1 billion minimum investment (as amended by House Committee from original 15/30/60 years)
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Eligible costs include land, buildings, site improvements, servers, networking equipment, cooling systems, power generation and distribution equipment, water conservation systems, software, and related construction services—but explicitly exclude electricity costs
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Secretary of Commerce must approve applications and enter into agreements with qualified firms before exemptions apply, with authority to conduct five-year compliance reviews and require repayment if firms breach agreement terms
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Qualified firms must be registered with the Kansas Secretary of State, engaged in data processing/storage/dissemination, and must begin construction within 10 years of the agreement date
Legislative 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.
Last Action
House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Legislative Modernization
3/12/2026