Rick James
Contact
Email · rick.james@house.ks.gov
Reaching Rick James? Do it at scale.
Run a one-click campaign that sends personalized messages from your whole list — with the highest deliverability in the category.
20
Bills sponsored
this session · 20 all-time
6
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 6 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
450
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 450 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
b2025_26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.6%
based on 446 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.4%
based on 446 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.1%
based on 446 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
20 billsCurrent session 20 bills
- HR 6042 Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan. Introduced
- HR 6043 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller. Introduced
- HR 6044 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane. Introduced
- HR 6016 Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. Passed
- HR 6024 Urging the Kansas Turnpike Authority to waive tolls for vehicles displaying Kansas special license plates related to injury, loss of life or valor in active military service Failed
- HR 6040 Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. Introduced
- HB 2670 Prohibiting video streaming services from transmitting commercial advertisements with the audio louder than that of the main video streaming content in which such advertisement is placed. Failed
- HCR 5004 Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to vote in this state. Passed
- HR 6010 Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan. Introduced
- HB 2599 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. Failed
- HR 6018 Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day. Introduced
- HR 6008 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. Introduced
- HB 2503 Repealing the mail ballot election act. Passed
- HR 6046 Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992. Introduced
- HCR 5034 Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the motor vehicle property taxes and fees, state-mandated and state-imposed property taxes and state-imposed income and privilege taxes. Failed
- HCR 5010 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 . Failed
- HB 2029 Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. Signed
- HR 6011 Recognizing August 22 as Antique Tractor Preservation Day. Introduced
- HR 6034 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson. Introduced
- HR 6035 Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve. Introduced
Co-sponsored
6 billsCurrent session 6 bills
- HB2670 Prohibiting video streaming services from transmitting commercial advertisements with the audio louder than that of the main video streaming content in which such advertisement is placed. Introduced
- HCR5034 Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the motor vehicle property taxes and fees, state-mandated and state-imposed property taxes and state-imposed income and privilege taxes. Introduced
- HB2599 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. Introduced
- HR6040 Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. Signed
- HB2029 Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. To Executive
- HR6024 Urging the Kansas Turnpike Authority to waive tolls for vehicles displaying Kansas special license plates related to injury, loss of life or valor in active military service Introduced
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HCR5008
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes property based on the fair market value or average fair market value of the residential portion and providing the legislature the authority to establish valuation limits for any classes or subclasses of property.
Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority |
Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
|
HCR5008
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes property based on the fair market value or average fair market value of the residential portion and providing the legislature the authority to establish valuation limits for any classes or subclasses of property.
Motion to concur with amendments failed |
Yea | fail | April 11, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Motion to override line item veto prevailed; Line item veto overridden |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Motion to override line item veto failed; Line item veto sustained |
Nay | fail | April 10, 2026 |
|
HCR5003
Providing for the Joint Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the 2025-2026 biennium.
Emergency Final Action - Adopted |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HCR5003
Providing for the Joint Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the 2025-2026 biennium.
Concurred with amendments |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HB2374
Creating the specialty practice student loan program and the specialty practice student loan repayment fund, allowing for the transfer of funds from the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds to the specialty practice student loan repayment fund and abolishing the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 18, 2026 |
|
SB197
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Setting visitor origin requirements for STAR bond projects and providing for enforcement of such requirements, expanding transparency of such projects, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue bonds for such projects, making certain other changes and extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act.
Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB197
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Setting visitor origin requirements for STAR bond projects and providing for enforcement of such requirements, expanding transparency of such projects, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue bonds for such projects, making certain other changes and extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
|
SB356
House Substitute for SB356 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to a firearm owner at the termination of the firearm hold agreement, preempting municipalities from imposing any regulations or additional terms on firearm hold agreements, providing that firearm hold agreements shall not give rise to any inference that the firearm owner lacked legal capacity or fitness to possess a firearm.
Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2026 |
|
SB356
House Substitute for SB356 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to a firearm owner at the termination of the firearm hold agreement, preempting municipalities from imposing any regulations or additional terms on firearm hold agreements, providing that firearm hold agreements shall not give rise to any inference that the firearm owner lacked legal capacity or fitness to possess a firearm.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB2712
Increasing the authority for a countywide retailers' sales tax and providing for the dedicated apportionment of special purpose tax revenues up to 2%, limiting special purpose city and countywide retailers' sales taxes to 10 years and requiring certain reporting to the department of revenue for administration of such tax.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
SB98
Providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license plate.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
SB98
Providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license plate.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Nay | pass | April 11, 2025 |
|
HB2004
Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | January 31, 2025 |
|
HB2004
Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
Motion to override veto prevailed |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
|
HB2004
Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB2250
Substitute for HB 2250 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance and permitting a first responder to distribute and administer an expired emergency opioid antagonists.
Final Action - Substitute passed |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB2250
Substitute for HB 2250 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance and permitting a first responder to distribute and administer an expired emergency opioid antagonists.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB2731
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform - Requiring the department for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
Final Action - Substitute passed |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB2731
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform - Requiring the department for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
|
HB2731
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform - Requiring the department for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
Motion to override veto prevailed |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HB2624
Authorizing the disorganization of a county fire district by the board of county commissioners when such district contains no territory.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB2733
Requiring any person who is candidate or who has been elected to certain offices shall be and must remain a resident of the state or the appropriate district.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB2522
Permitting highway construction and maintenance vehicles in road construction zones to display flashing amber, white or green lights at all times or flashing white and blue lights on stationary trailers under certain conditions and prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or a road construction zone.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB2553
Providing for the Kansas PBS distinctive license plate and discontinuing the issuance of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates.
Final Action - Passed |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
SB82
Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2025 |
|
SB82
Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | April 11, 2025 |
|
SB82
Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
SCR1603
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2026 |
|
SCR1603
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.
Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2026 |
|
SCR1603
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.
Conference Committee Report not adopted |
Yea | fail | March 27, 2026 |
|
SCR1603
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.
Conference Committee Report not adopted |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
|
HB2029
Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended |
Not Voting | pass | February 07, 2025 |
|
HB2029
Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HB2347
Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500, creating the crime of unlawful use of a laser pointer and providing criminal penalties therefor, modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards, increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
|
HB2347
Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500, creating the crime of unlawful use of a laser pointer and providing criminal penalties therefor, modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards, increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | January 28, 2026 |
|
HB2477
Requiring the Kansas department of agriculture to publish a map on the department's official website that shows the location of all applied for diversions of water, including requested changes in the point of diversion by more than 300 feet, and expanding the current individual notice requirement to apply to all landowners that are within half a mile of such applied for diversions or changes.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 18, 2026 |
|
HB2711
Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB2453
Requiring applications for advance voting ballots be filed by the 14th day prior to election day, that advance voting in person be completed by 12:00 p.m. on the Sunday prior to election day, extending the time for transmittal of advance voting ballots to 22 days prior to an election and ending the time for voter registration at 23 days prior to election day.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 18, 2026 |
|
HB2740
Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB2633
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.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB2609
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.
Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
SB281
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.
Final Action - Substitute passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB2223
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
Emergency Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
HB2223
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
Concurred with amendments |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB2736
Requiring hospitals to screen all patients for eligibility for such hospital's financial assistance program or charity care policy.
Final Action - Not passed |
Nay | fail | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB2022
Clarifying that a special election shall not be held within 45 days before or after a general or primary election.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |