# Kansas SB 51: 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.

Kansas SB 51, 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., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 51
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-27, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Commerce
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: house committee on legislative modernization, house committee on taxation, senate committee on commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (390 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Commerce
- Cosponsor: Committee on Legislative Modernization

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 38 Nay: 1 | pass | 38 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 34 Nay: 6 | pass | 34 | 6 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 123 Nay: 1 | pass | 123 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 38 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 123 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 34 | 6 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-27: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 38, Nay 1, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Carl Turner, Rep. Charlotte Esau and Rep. Alexis Simmons appointed as conferees (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2026-03-18: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-03-18: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Legislative Modernization (House)
- 2026-03-05: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Legislative Modernization (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation (House)
- 2025-03-27: Motion to move bill to Emergency Final Action Subject to Amendment and Debate failed. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Motion by Rep. Nick Hoheisel to rerefer to House Committee on Taxation $result$ (House)
- 2025-03-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation (House)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2025-02-20: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to House Committee on Taxation (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 34, Nay 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Taxation: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_enrolled.pdf)
- H Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_02_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Taxation (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_enrolled.pdf)
- [H Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_51/sb51_02_0000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB51-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).