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 2595

Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas, coordination between the department of commerce and the office of judicial administration.

Yea

Passed

118–4

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2596

Permitting the secretary of corrections to enter into certain contracts for the production of manufactured or modular homes for a pilot program at the Hutchinson correctional facility under the prison-made goods act.

Yea

Passed

96–26

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2609

Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, requirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto.

Yea

Passed

122–0

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2618

Requiring the state board of education to report to the legislature on federal moneys received by the state, ending certain educational reporting requirements and applying expiration dates to other educational reporting requirements.

Yea

Passed

102–20

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2626

Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol, enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters, establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof, expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses and permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and such members’ eligible spouses.

Yea

Passed

118–4

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2627

Expanding permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and eligible spouses.

Yea

Passed

111–11

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2633

Increasing the service charge fee for each license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department of wildlife and parks to an amount of not to exceed $2.00 and, in the case of each migratory waterfowl habitat stamp, an amount of not to exceed $1.00.

Yea

Passed

119–3

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2647

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

Yea

Passed

116–5

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2676

Permitting a pharmacist to initiate therapy for certain conditions consistent with the pharmacist's education, training and experience, adding pharmacists who initiate such therapy to the healthcare stabilization fund and allowing a pharmacist to dispense a one-time emergency refill of a noncontrolled prescription drug for up to a 90-day supply when no refills remain.

Yea

Passed

95–27

Feb 19, 2026

HB 2688

Providing that a nondisclosure agreement shall not be judicially enforceable in a dispute involving childhood sexual abuse or human trafficking allegations or claims.

Yea

Passed

122–0

Feb 19, 2026