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 2166

Substitute for HB 2166 by Committee on Transportation - Providing for the Braden's hope for childhood cancer, proud educator, delta sigma theta, Gadsden flag, love, Chloe foundation and alpha kappa alpha distinctive license plates and providing distinctive license plates for current and veteran members of the United States army, navy, marine corps, air force, coast guard and space force, modifying the requirements to begin production on distinctive license plates, requiring reporting by sponsoring organizations of distinctive license plates, allowing certain license plates issued by the division of vehicles to be personalized license plates and establishing a fee on firefighter distinctive license plates.

Yea

Passed

111–0

Mar 2, 2021

HB 2270

Modifying the distribution of the levy on fire insurance business premiums to the state fire marshal fee fund, the emergency medical services operating fund and the fire service training program fund.

Yea

Passed

110–1

Mar 2, 2021

HB 2201

Senate Substitute for HB 2201 by Committee on Transportation - Decreasing the Eisenhower legacy transportation program alternate delivery project threshold, authorizing the usage of federal stimulus funds and KDOT bonding authority.

Yea

Passed

105–6

Mar 2, 2021

HB 2264

Permitting student athletes at postsecondary educational institutions to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation.

Yea

Passed

86–25

Mar 2, 2021

HB 2298

Changing requirements for service of process on nonresident drivers and clarifying service of process on certain business entities.

Yea

Passed

108–3

Mar 2, 2021

HB 2387

Prohibiting the issuance of a request for proposal or entering into a new contract for the administration and provision of benefits under the medical assistance program and removing the authority of the governor to prohibit attending or conducting certain religious services and worship services.

Yea

Passed

89–22

Mar 2, 2021

HB 2292

Creating exemptions in the open records act for cyber security assessments, plans and vulnerabilities.

Yea

Passed

111–0

Mar 2, 2021

HB 2093

Increasing criminal penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer when operating a stolen vehicle, committing certain driving violations or causing a collision involving another driver and making fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer evidence of intent to commit theft of a vehicle.

Yea

Passed

111–0

Feb 25, 2021

SB 40

Prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each school district, the governing body of each community college and the governing body of each technical college related to the COVID-19 health emergency, adding the vice president of the senate to the legislative coordinating council, modifying the procedure for the declaration and extension of a state of disaster emergency under the Kansas emergency management act, prohibiting certain actions by the governor related to the COVID-19 health emergency and revoking all executive orders related to such emergency on March 31, 2021, establishing judicial review for certain executive orders issued during a state of disaster emergency and certain actions taken by a local unit of government during a state of local disaster emergency, authorizing the legislature or the legislative coordinating council to revoke certain orders issued by the secretary of health and environment and limiting powers granted to local health officers related to certain orders.

Yea

Passed

110–1

Feb 25, 2021

HB 2192

Authorizing court services officers and community corrections officers to provide a certification of identification to offenders for use to obtain a new driver's license.

Yea

Passed

111–0

Feb 25, 2021