Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 87 R · 37 D cosponsors

HR 6040 — Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman.

Last action — Enrolled on Tuesday, March 24, 2026

  1. 1
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 17, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 124 sponsors

    124 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (87 R · 37 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

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Session of 2026 House Resolution No.
HOUSE RESOLUTION No.
6040 By Representatives Essex,Alcala,Amyx, Anderson, Awerkamp, Ballard, Barrett, Bergkamp, Bergquist, Blex, Bloom, Boatman, Bohi, Borjon, Brantley, Brownlee Paige, Brunk, Bryce, Buehler, Butler, Caiharr, Carlin, Carmichael, B.
6040 ARESOLUTION recognizing, honoring and commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman.
Carpenter, W.
WHEREAS, Today we recognize and honor the life and service of our colleague, Representative John Resman, who faithfully represented the 121 District in the Kansas House of Representatives and whose passing leaves a void in this body and in the State of Kansas;
Carpenter, Carr, Chauncey, Collins, Corbet, Croft, Curtis, Delperdang, Droge, Ellis, Esau, Estes, Fairchild, Featherston, Francis, Gardner, Goddard, Goetz, Haskins, Hawkins, Helgerson, Helwig, Hoffman, Hoheisel, Howe, Howell, Howerton, Hoye, Huebert, Humphries, James, Johnson, Kessler, King, Lewis, Long, Martinez, McDonald, McNorton, Melton, Meyer, Minnix, Moser, Mosley, Neelly, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Oropeza, Osman, Ousley, Pickert, Pishny, Poetter Parshall, Poskin, Proctor, Rahjes, Reavis, Rhiley, Roeser, Roth, L.
Ruiz, S.
Ruiz, Sanders, Sappington, Sawyer, Sawyer Clayton, Schlingensiepen, Schmoe, Schreiber, Schwertfeger, Seiwert, Simmons,A.
Smith, C.
Smith, Steele, Stiens, Stogsdill, Sutton, Sweely, Tarwater, Turk, Turner, VanHouden, Vaughn, Waggoner, Ward, Wasinger, Waymaster, Weigel, White, Wikle, Wilborn, Willcott, K.
Williams, L.
Williams, Wilson, Winn, Wolf, Woodard and Xu 3-17 A RESOLUTION recognizing, honoring and commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman.
4 WHEREAS, Today we recognize and honor the life and service of our colleague, Representative John Resman, who faithfully represented st the 121 District in the Kansas House of Representatives and whose passing leaves a void in this body and in the State of Kansas;
and HR 6040 2 WHEREAS, John's dedication to public service extended into the legislative arena when he was appointed to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2017 to represent the 121District and was thereafter elected four times by his constituents, continuing to serve with integrity and dedication until his passing;
and WHEREAS, John's dedication to public service extended into the legislative arena when he was appointed to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2017 to represent the 121 District and was thereafter elected four times by his constituents, continuing to serve with integrity and dedication until his passing;
That we recognize, honor and commemorate the life and service of Representative John Resman and express our deep appreciation for his unwavering commitment to the State of Kansas and the people of the st 121 District;
That we recognize, honor and commemorate the life and service of Representative John Resman and express our deep st appreciation for his unwavering commitment to the State of Kansas and the people of the 121 District;
That we express our sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to the family of Representative John Resman and extend our thoughts and prayers during this time of sorrow;
That we express our sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to the family of Representative John Resman and extend our thoughts and prayers during this time of sorrow.
and Be it further resolved:
I hereby certify that the above ESOLUTION originated in the OUSE , and was adopted by that body Speaker of the House.
That the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall send an enrolled copy of this resolution to Representative Croft and Representative Essex.
Chief Clerk of the House.
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Action History

  1. Enrolled on Tuesday, March 24, 2026

  2. Introduced

  3. Adopted without roll call

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Not signed on (41)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 6040?
HR 6040 is sponsored by Jim Minnix (Republican), Heather Meyer (Democrat), Lynn Melton (Democrat), Kyle McNorton (Republican), Nikki McDonald (Democrat), Angela Martinez (Democrat), Marty Long (Republican), Bob Lewis (Republican), Mike King (Republican), Tom Kessler (Republican), Timothy Johnson (Republican), Rick James (Republican), Susan Humphries (Republican), Steve Huebert (Republican), Jo Ella Hoye (Democrat), Cyndi Howerton (Republican), Leah Howell (Republican), Steven K. Howe (Republican), Nick Hoheisel (Republican), Kyle Hoffman (Republican), Dale Helwig (Republican), Henry Helgerson (Democrat), Daniel Hawkins (Republican), Kirk Haskins (Democrat), Jason W. Goetz (Republican), Dan Goddard (Republican), Fred Gardner (Republican), Shannon Francis (Republican), Linda Featherston (Democrat), Brett Fairchild (Republican), Susan Estes (Republican), Charlotte Esau (Republican), Ronald Ellis (Republican), Duane Droge (Republican), Leo Delperdang (Republican), Pam Curtis (Democrat), Chris Croft (Republican), Ken Corbet (Republican), Kenneth Collins (Republican), Shawn Chauncey (Republican), Ford Carr (Democrat), Will Carpenter (Republican), Blake Carpenter (Republican), John Carmichael (Democrat), Sydney Carlin (Democrat), Nathan Butler (Republican), David Buehler (Republican), Ron Bryce (Republican), Sherri Brantley (Republican), Jesse Borjon (Republican), Lauren Bohi (Republican), Lewis "Bill" Bloom (Republican), Doug Blex (Republican), Wanda Brownlee Paige (Democrat), Carolyn Caiharr (Republican), Emil Bergquist (Republican), Brian Bergkamp (Republican), Barbara Ballard (Democrat), Francis Awerkamp (Republican), Avery Anderson (Republican), Mike Amyx (Democrat), John Alcala (Democrat), Robyn R. Essex (Republican), Rui Xu (Democrat), Brandon Woodard (Democrat), Dawn Wolf (Republican), Valdenia Winn (Democrat), Laura Williams (Republican), Kristey Williams (Republican), Sean Willcott (Republican), Rick Wilborn (Republican), Suzanne Wikle (Democrat), Gary White (Republican), Virgil Weigel (Democrat), Troy Waymaster (Republican), Barb Wasinger (Republican), Jill Ward (Republican), Paul Waggoner (Republican), Lindsay Vaughn (Democrat), Chip VanHouden (Republican), Carl Turner (Republican), Adam Turk (Republican), Sean Tarwater (Republican), Kyler Sweely (Republican), Bill Sutton (Republican), Jerry Stogsdill (Democrat), Angela Stiens (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican), Chuck Smith (Republican), Adam Smith (Republican), Alexis Simmons (Democrat), Joe Seiwert (Republican), Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), Mark Schreiber (Republican), Rebecca Schmoe (Republican), Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democrat), Tom Sawyer (Democrat), Clarke Sanders (Republican), Susan Ruiz (Democrat), Louis Ruiz (Democrat), Webster T. Roth (Republican), Bill Rhiley (Republican), Allen Reavis (Republican), Ken Rahjes (Republican), Pat Proctor (Republican), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democrat), Lon Pishny (Republican), Sandy Pickert (Republican), Jarrod Ousley (Democrat), Dan Osman (Democrat), Melissa Oropeza (Democrat), KC Ohaebosim (Democrat), Cindy Neighbor (Democrat), Lance W. Neelly (Republican), Brooklynne Mosley (Democrat), Angelina Roeser (Republican), Greg Wilson (Republican), Bradley Barrett (Republican), Lisa M. Moser (Republican), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (Democrat), Abi Boatman (Democrat), Steve Brunk (Republican), Samantha Poetter Parshall (Republican), and Courtney Sappington (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 6040?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 17, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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