Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6034

Introduced
3/10/26  
Passed
3/10/26  
Enrolled
3/13/26  

Caption

Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson.

Impact

The resolution emphasizes Tomlinson's legacy in advocating for education and special services for at-risk youth during his tenure in the Shawnee Mission School District and the Kansas House of Representatives. His commitment to community welfare and infrastructure development has been noted as his guiding principle in politics. This resolution plays a crucial role in preserving the memory of leaders who have helped shaped legislative frameworks that benefit the residents of Kansas.

Summary

House Resolution 6034 recognizes and honors the late Representative Robert Tomlinson for his significant contributions to the state of Kansas. The resolution commemorates Tomlinson's life and public service, highlighting his dedication to education, community engagement, and bipartisanship throughout his career. Born in 1957 in Nebraska, Tomlinson was a committed educator and social studies teacher before turning to public service, where he served in various capacities, including as a city council member and a state legislator.

Contention

While there were no contentious aspects around the passage of HR6034, the resolution serves as a reminder of the collaborative spirit Tomlinson embodied, and it reinforces the importance of civil discourse in politics. It calls the attention of current and future legislators to the principles of accountability and community focus, which remain relevant as debates on education and public service continue.

Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

KS HR6001

Providing for the organization of the House of Representatives for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS HR6002

Providing for assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

Similar Bills

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