Tobias Schlingensiepen

Co-sponsored HB 2600, a Medicaid eligibility expansion bill that died in committee.

January 29, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Co-sponsored HB 2595, which required insurance coverage for infant allergen introduction supplements and died in committee.

January 24, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for HB 2489, which required fentanyl education and naloxone supplies in Kansas schools.

February 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted against SB 29, which removed local health officers' authority to prohibit public gatherings during a contagious disease outbreak.

March 19, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for HB 2494, which established school cardiac emergency response plans and grants for their implementation.

February 22, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Co-sponsored HB 2620, which increased the Kansas earned income tax credit and died in committee.

February 2, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Co-sponsored HB 2151, which raised the Kansas minimum wage to $15 per hour and died in committee.

January 29, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Co-sponsored HB 2151, which raised the Kansas minimum wage to $15 per hour and died in committee.

January 29, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Co-sponsored HB 2348, which restored local authority over wages and benefits on construction projects and died in committee.

February 8, 2023Supports Labor Rights

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Voted against HB 2054, which increased campaign contribution limits and removed limits on contributions to party committees.

March 4, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Co-sponsored HB 2707, which added threats and acts against pets to protection-from-abuse orders; the bill died in committee.

February 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to concur in HB 2127, which removed the time limit for prosecuting childhood sexual abuse and extended civil claims.

April 3, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 391, which barred local governments from requiring landlords to accept tenants using rental assistance.

April 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted against HB 2504, which prevented cities and counties from limiting landlords' ability to reject tenants receiving rental assistance.

February 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted against HB 2119, which eliminated the Kansas affordable housing tax credit.

February 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Co-sponsored HB 2600, a Medicaid eligibility expansion bill that died in committee.

January 29, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against HB 2140, which expanded employment and training requirements for older adults to receive food assistance.

March 29, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for the House substitute for SB 281, which required school districts to restrict student use of personal electronic devices during the school day.

February 17, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted against SB 137, which authorized sale or transfer of forfeited firearms to licensed dealers.

March 20, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Co-sponsored HB 2245, a gun violence restraining order bill that died in committee.

January 31, 2023Supports Gun Control

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Co-sponsored HCR 5001, a proposed Kansas constitutional amendment adding the right to vote to the state bill of rights.

June 18, 2024Supports Election Integrity

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Co-sponsored HB 2629, which increased the Kansas income tax standard deduction and died in committee.

February 2, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Co-sponsored HB 2620, which increased the Kansas earned income tax credit and died in committee.

February 2, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted for SB 1 during the Kansas special session, a package that reduced individual income taxes and expanded personal tax exemptions.

June 18, 2024Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted against the SB 37 conference report, which reduced individual income tax rates and increased tax exemptions.

April 30, 2024Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted against the conference report on SB 169, a package that lowered individual income tax rates and expanded tax exemptions.

April 6, 2023Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 244, which restricted transgender people's use of public facilities and gender markers on state documents.

February 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 63, which restricted gender transition care for minors.

February 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 233, which restricted gender transition care for minors.

April 29, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against HB 2460, which restricted diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at public universities.

March 21, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 180, which defined sex by birth for Kansas statutes.

April 27, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Co-sponsored HB 2363, a bill for release and expungement of marijuana convictions that died in committee.

February 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Received a Kansas Farm Bureau VOTE FBF endorsement for House District 55.

June 30, 2026

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Co-sponsored HB 2678, a medical cannabis legalization bill that died in committee.

February 4, 2026

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Offered an amendment to SB 244 that imposed penalties for knowingly false complaints under the bill.

January 28, 2026

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Voted for the SB 125 conference report making state agency appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2027.

March 27, 2025

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Voted for HB 2172, which established a state water program task force to review funding and operations.

February 20, 2025

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Co-sponsored HB 2090, which established employer emergency savings accounts and related income tax credits; the bill died in committee.

January 23, 2025

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Was appointed to the Kansas Sentencing Commission.

January 21, 2025

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Received a Kansas State AFL-CIO endorsement for reelection in House District 55.

August 5, 2024

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Received an endorsement from the Kansas Farm Bureau VOTE FBF political action committee for House District 55.

July 2, 2024

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Voted for HB 2001 during the Kansas special session, authorizing STAR bond financing for professional sports complexes.

June 18, 2024

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Testified before the House Elections Committee in support of HB 2312, which shifted liability for nonintentional party finance reporting errors from volunteer treasurers to party committees.

February 21, 2023

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Co-sponsored HB 2162, a sales-tax exemption for hygiene products that died in committee.

January 24, 2023

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Co-sponsored HB 2092, which reapportioned Topeka-appointed Washburn University board of regents districts and became law in 2023.

January 19, 2023

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The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission assessed Tobias Schlingensiepen a $1,000 conditional civil fine over inaccurate 2015 Kansas Democratic Party campaign finance reports filed while he was party treasurer; the commission waived payment if he completed education letters and community service.

November 16, 2022

Source: kpdc.kansas.gov · researched September 25, 2026