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Senate approves 20-year sales-tax exemption for data centers with new oversight and guardrails
Summary
Senate Bill 98 passed after conference, authorizing a 20-year sales-tax exemption for qualifying data centers that invest at least $250 million and adding conditions on power, water conservation, supply-chain security and state oversight; the measure passed 26-8.
The Kansas Senate on April 11 approved a conference committee report on Senate Bill 98 that offers a 20-year sales-tax exemption for qualifying data centers while adding new limits and security reviews, the bill sponsor said.
Senator Rick Owens (Harvey), the floor sponsor, summarized changes from earlier versions and said the conference amendments add multiple guardrails. "To be clear, to be a data center investment has to be at least $250,000,000. And in exchange for at least a $250,000,000 investment, they receive a 20 year sales tax exemption," Owens said on the floor.
Key changes included in the conference…
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