Kansas State Representative

Tom Kessler 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6008

Introduced
2/11/25  
Passed
2/11/25  
Enrolled
2/18/25  
Supporting the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Air Refueling Wing on being a recipient finalist for a KC-46A Pegasus mission and accompanying aircraft.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6011

Introduced
3/5/25  
Passed
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/7/25  
Recognizing August 22 as Antique Tractor Preservation Day.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6010

Introduced
3/5/25  
Passed
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/7/25  
Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2599

Introduced
1/29/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Exempting minor-owned businesses from paying sales tax on the first $10,000 of sales from tangible personal property sold each calendar year and from local taxes, licenses, permits and other local government permissions.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6034

Introduced
3/10/26  
Passed
3/10/26  
Enrolled
3/13/26  
Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6040

Introduced
3/17/26  
Passed
3/17/26  
Enrolled
3/24/26  
Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6043

Introduced
3/25/26  
Passed
3/25/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  
Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6044

Introduced
3/25/26  
Passed
3/25/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  
Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HCR5010

Introduced
2/5/25  
Supporting the authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025 .
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2029

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
2/10/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HCR5006

Introduced
1/23/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2005

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Report Pass
3/14/25  
Refer
1/20/26  
Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6015

Introduced
3/13/25  
Passed
3/13/25  
Enrolled
3/17/25  
Supporting Irish-Kansas trade partnership.
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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6016

Introduced
3/13/25  
Refer
3/13/25  
Enrolled
3/27/25  
Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025.