R Kansas House · District 96 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Tom Kessler

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Session

Total votes

870

all sessions

Attendance

90%

88 missed

Lower than 99% of chamber peers

With party

98%

of cast votes

Higher than 93% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 91% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

716

voted in favor

Nay

66

voted against

Absent

88

missed votes

Total cast

870

across all sessions

Crossed party

14

votes against own party

This page

870

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 2090

Authorizing the commissioner of insurance to set the amount of certain fees, specifying permissible uses of information obtained from background checks, fingerprinting and criminal history records checks; discontinuing annual registration fees for prepaid service plans and modifying reporting requirements related to such plans; and decreasing the premium tax rate imposed on surplus lines insurance.

Yea

Passed

109–1

Apr 5, 2023

HB 2053

Senate Substitute for HB 2053 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for a presidential preference primary election on March 19, 2024, and establishing voter registration and voting procedures for such election.

Yea

Passed

77–29

Apr 4, 2023

HB 2160

Exempting the transport of cotton bales from the secured load requirements under certain conditions.

Yea

Passed

106–0

Apr 4, 2023

HB 2313

Creating the born-alive infants protection act to provide legal protections for infants who are born alive regardless of the intent of the delivery.

Yea

Passed

78–31

Apr 4, 2023

HB 2326

Extending the sunset date on the scrap metal theft reduction act and clarifying that catalytic converters are covered by the act.

Yea

Passed

106–0

Apr 4, 2023

HB 2127

Senate Substitute for HB 2127 by Committee on Judiciary - Permitting a prosecution for childhood sexual abuse to be commenced at any time, extending the time to file civil actions against an individual perpetrator or an entity for recovery of damages caused by childhood sexual abuse and providing exceptions in the Kansas tort claims act for claims arising from such abuse.

Yea

Passed

106–0

Apr 3, 2023

HB 2323

Providing for the detachment and transfer of fire district property annexed by a city.

Yea

Passed

103–3

Apr 3, 2023

HB 2016

Senate Substitute for HB 2016 by the Committee on Judiciary - Enacting the act against abusive access litigation to create a civil action for determining whether litigation that alleges any access violation under the Americans with disabilities act or similar law constitutes abusive litigation and authorize penalties for such abusive litigation.

Yea

Passed

75–31

Apr 3, 2023

HB 2053

Senate Substitute for HB 2053 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for a presidential preference primary election on March 19, 2024, and establishing voter registration and voting procedures for such election. Bipartisan

Nay

Failed

49–57

Apr 3, 2023

SB 221

Amending statutes concerning election officials, election crimes and election procedures.

Yea

Passed

108–2

Mar 29, 2023