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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Grants Confirmation Oversight Leaders Access to Nominee Tax and Background Records
Last action · March 27, 2026: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 427 grants the chairperson and vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Confirmation Oversight direct access to review tax information and Kansas Bureau of Investigation background checks for state office appointees requiring . The legislation amends existing state statutes governing criminal history record information and background investigations.
The measure alters how legislative leaders evaluate gubernatorial and non-gubernatorial nominees for state boards and commissions by formalizing access to confidential financial and criminal background records.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State office appointees subject to Senate confirmation
Nominees must submit to background investigations and tax certification releases that can be reviewed by legislative oversight leaders.
Senate Committee on Confirmation Oversight
Committee leaders gain explicit statutory access to review confidential background checks and tax information for gubernatorial and non-gubernatorial appointees.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is allowed to review the background and tax records of a state nominee under this law?
What happens to the background records if a nominee's appointment is not confirmed by the Senate?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 27, 2026SenateEnrolledApproved by Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 20, 2026SenateEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
- Mar 17, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Mar 16, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 16, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 11, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
Show 11 earlier actions
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
- Feb 24, 2026HouseIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 17, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 17, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 3, 2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
- Jan 30, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 29, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Codification of Legislative Oversight Access
The bill formally aligns statutory provisions to ensure legislative confirmation leaders have direct statutory pathways to review sensitive background and tax documents of executive and non-gubernatorial appointees.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance55How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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