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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 427: Clarifying that the chairperson and vice chairperson of the senate committee on confirmation oversight shall have access to review tax information from the department of revenue and Kansas bureau of investigation background checks on persons appointed to state offices who are subject to senate confirmation.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 427 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarifying that the chairperson and vice chairperson of the senate committee on confirmation oversight shall have access to review tax information from the department of revenue and Kansas bureau of investigation background checks on persons appointed to state offices who are subject to senate confirmation. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (March 27, 2026): Approved by Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
  3. Final Action - Passed; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2
  4. Committee of the Whole - Be passed
  5. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
  6. Received and Introduced
  7. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
  8. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
  9. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  10. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
  12. Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source