R Kansas House · District 96 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Tom Kessler

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Session

Total votes

1,619

all sessions

Attendance

94%

90 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Higher than 95% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 97% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

1,404

voted in favor

Nay

125

voted against

Absent

90

missed votes

Total cast

1,619

across all sessions

Crossed party

21

votes against own party

This page

1,619

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 2299

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

Yea

Passed

84–39

Mar 10, 2026

HB 2332

Establishing a seal for the house of representatives and a seal for the senate and providing for the custody and use of each.

Yea

Passed

113–10

Mar 10, 2026

HB 2712

Increasing the authority for a countywide retailers' sales tax and providing for the dedicated apportionment of special purpose tax revenues up to 2%, limiting special purpose city and countywide retailers' sales taxes to 10 years and requiring certain reporting to the department of revenue for administration of such tax.

Yea

Passed

108–11

Mar 5, 2026

HR 6033

Approving the gaming compact with the Wyandotte Nation.

Yea

Passed

99–20

Mar 5, 2026

SB 299

Requiring the supreme court nominating commission to release certain records under the Kansas open records act.

Yea

Passed

87–32

Mar 5, 2026

SB 335

Requiring public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages.

Yea

Passed

78–34

Mar 5, 2026

HB 2767

Establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof.

Yea

Passed

115–3

Mar 5, 2026

SB 33

House Substitute for Substitute for SB 33 by Committee on Taxation - Providing that countywide retailers' sales tax is apportioned based on total assessed valuations of the county and cities within the county rather than property taxes levied.

Yea

Passed

107–11

Mar 5, 2026

SB 335

Requiring public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages.

Yea

Passed

84–34

Mar 5, 2026

HB 2427

Substitute for HB 2427 by Committee on Appropriations - Establishing the positions of the senate fiscal integrity auditor appointed by the president of the senate and the house of representatives fiscal integrity auditor appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, providing for the duties of such fiscal integrity auditors including access to the state fiscal technology systems and software and reports and recommendations to certain legislative committees.

Yea

Passed

85–34

Mar 4, 2026