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Republican · State Senator

Rick Brattin

Represents District 31 in the State Senate.

Votes with Republicans
96%
on 26 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 97%
Cast a vote
76%
Yea or Nay on 134 of 177 roll calls · Senate median 96%
Their bills that became law
0 of 55
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 2
Roll calls on record
177
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.

How Rick Brattin votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Rick Brattin sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Rick Brattin is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

1 of 26 party-line votes.

HB2097 · Changes a pilot agricultural education program in elementary schools to a statewide program
Yea
Senate: Third Reading · 2026-05-14 · Passed 19–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

SB999 · Modifies provisions relating to vulnerable persons
Yea
Senate: Third Reading · 2026-05-06 · Passed 18–14
HB2097 · Changes a pilot agricultural education program in elementary schools to a statewide program
Yea
Senate: Third Reading · 2026-05-14 · Passed 19–12
HJR173 · Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to taxation
Yea
Senate: Adopt Substitute · 2026-04-15 · Passed 18–11
HB2002 · Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Yea
Senate: Third Reading · 2026-04-22 · Passed 21–11
SB1553 · Authorizes incentives for producing certain critical materials and pharmaceuticals
Nay
Senate: Third Reading · 2026-04-13 · Passed 19–9
Democrats they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Steve RobertsDemocrat · District 5 · 21 shared contested votes
38%
Karla MayDemocrat · District 4 · 36 shared contested votes
36%
Maggie NurrenbernDemocrat · District 17 · 44 shared contested votes
34%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (43 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2026-01: 2 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 10 roll calls, 5 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 33 roll calls, 5 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 58 roll calls, 12 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 74 roll calls, 21 without a Yea or NayJan 2026May 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Rick Brattin was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced55
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee55

For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 2 bills that became law this session.

Remonstrates against Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon
Not out of committeeMiscellaneous · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to the circuit court of Cole County, including its appellate district and venue for certain cases
Not out of committeeInformal Calendar S Bills for Perfection · 2026-05-15
Creates and modifies provisions relating to education
Not out of committeeInformal Calendar S Bills for Perfection · 2026-05-15
Provides that parents shall have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children free from government interference
Not out of committeeInformal Calendar S Bills for Perfection · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to alternative therapies and treatments, including psilocybin
Not out of committeeSecond Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee · 2026-05-07
Creates provisions related to dissolution or disincorporation of special road districts
Not out of committeeSecond Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee · 2026-05-07
Modifies the definition of "firefighter" under the Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act
Not out of committeeSecond Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee · 2026-05-07
Creates the Office of Public Defense and authorizes the Office to acquire and transfer machine guns to residents
Not out of committeeSecond Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee · 2026-05-07
Prohibits state agencies from using the term "West Bank" in official government materials and instead requires the area to be referred to as Judea and Samaria
Not out of committeeSecond Read and Referred S General Laws Committee · 2026-05-07
Modifies and creates new provisions relating to illegal immigrants
Not out of committeeSecond Read and Referred S General Laws Committee · 2026-05-07
Establishes provisions relating to adult cabaret including civil liability for adult cabarets and the offense of engaging in an adult cabaret performance
Not out of committeeSCS Voted Do Pass w/SCS SBs 1164 & 1476 Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (5210S.04C) · 2026-04-15
Creates new provisions restricting the availability of public benefits to U.S. citizens
Not out of committeeVoted Do Pass S General Laws Committee · 2026-04-08
Establishes "Colton's Law" relating to certain pediatric disorders
Not out of committeeHearing Conducted S Insurance and Banking Committee · 2026-03-31
Prohibits the taxation of unrealized gains
Not out of committeeSCS Voted Do Pass w/SCS SJRs 68 & 96 Economic and Workforce Development Committee (5188S.03C) · 2026-03-11
Establishes the "Accountability for Low-Earning Outcome Degrees in Higher Education Act of 2026" to prohibit the allocation of state funds for low-earning outcome academic degree programs
Not out of committeeVoted Do Pass S Education Committee · 2026-03-10

Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

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HB2896 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 26-0
Absent
HB1696 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to the right of sepulcher (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-0
Yea
HB2397 · 2026-05-15
Modifies requirements for a dissolution of a public water supply district (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 24-9
Yea
HB2397 · 2026-05-15
Modifies requirements for a dissolution of a public water supply district (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 24-9
Yea
HB2885 · 2026-05-15
Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 27-0
Yea
SB973 · 2026-05-15
Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 27-0
Yea
SB973 · 2026-05-15
Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 22-7
Absent
SB973 · 2026-05-15
Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 26-0
Yea
SB1572 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement systems (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 26-0
Absent
SB1572 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement systems (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 27-0
Yea
HB2474 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions governing design-build contracts (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-0
Absent
HB2474 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions governing design-build contracts (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 27-0
Absent
SB1019 · 2026-05-15
Modifies several provisions relating to health care (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-0 · 2 roll calls that day, voted the same way on each
Yea
HB1768 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to the classification of certain residential real property used for short-term rentals (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 27-0
Yea
SB953 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to environmental programs within the Department of Natural Resources (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 21-9 · 2 roll calls that day, voted the same way on each
Yea
HB1867 · 2026-05-15
Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 22-5
Nay
HB3080 · 2026-05-15
Modifies the historic preservation tax credit and includes an emergency clause (Senate: Emergency Clause)
Passed · 24-4
Yea
HB2292 · 2026-05-15
Modifies provisions relating to abuse and neglect reporting, including a requirement to report companion animal abuse (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 22-6
Absent
HB1740 · 2026-05-14
Modifies provisions relating to driving while intoxicated (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HB2636 · 2026-05-14
Establishes the "Uniform Mortgage Modification Act" (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 25-5
Absent
SB1544 · 2026-05-14
Modifies provisions relating to state designations (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 27-0
Absent
SB1544 · 2026-05-14
Modifies provisions relating to state designations (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-0
Absent
HB2097 · 2026-05-14
Changes a pilot agricultural education program in elementary schools to a statewide program (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 19-12
Yea
SB905 · 2026-05-14
Modifies language relating to school protection officers and creates Missouri Rangers training program (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 21-9
Absent
SB905 · 2026-05-14
Modifies language relating to school protection officers and creates Missouri Rangers training program (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 21-10
Yea
HB2372 · 2026-05-13
Modifies provisions relating to health care (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 26-5
Absent
HB1840 · 2026-05-13
Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-2
Absent
SB975 · 2026-05-13
Modifies provisions relating to ambulance districts (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB2596 · 2026-05-13
Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 22-10
Nay
HB2819 · 2026-05-13
Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HB2819 · 2026-05-13
Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 26-5
Yea
HB2819 · 2026-05-13
Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 28-4
Yea
SB1470 · 2026-05-13
Modifies duties and functions of the Joint Committee on Legislative Research (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 23-8
Nay
SB1470 · 2026-05-13
Modifies duties and functions of the Joint Committee on Legislative Research (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-2
Yea
SB1470 · 2026-05-13
Modifies duties and functions of the Joint Committee on Legislative Research (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HB2818 · 2026-05-12
Modifies provisions governing annexation of territory outside the boundaries of a city (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 30-0
Yea
HB1839 · 2026-05-12
Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
SB878 · 2026-05-12
Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-3 · 2 roll calls that day, voted the same way on each
Yea
HB2819 · 2026-05-12
Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 22-5
Yea
HB1940 · 2026-05-12
Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
HB2057 · 2026-05-12
Modifies provisions relating to the establishment of certain entertainment districts (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-0
Yea
HB2508 · 2026-05-12
Allows for a search of the series LLC in the SoS Business Entity website and to obtain a certificate of good standing (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-3
Yea
HB2576 · 2026-05-12
Creates several new state designations (Senate: Reconsider)
Passed · 30-0
Yea
HB2576 · 2026-05-12
Creates several new state designations (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 28-2
Yea
HB1940 · 2026-05-07
Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-0
Yea
SB1233 · 2026-05-07
Modifies provisions relating to activities requiring licensure (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 26-4 · 2 roll calls that day, voted the same way on each
Yea
HB1825 · 2026-05-07
Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 29-2
Yea
SB937 · 2026-05-07
Conveys certain state property (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 30-0
Yea
SB937 · 2026-05-07
Conveys certain state property (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
SB1694 · 2026-05-06
Authorizes incentives for downtown redevelopment (Senate: Third Reading)
Passed · 24-5
Absent
HB2003 · 2026-05-06
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 24-10
Yea
HB2003 · 2026-05-06
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 25-5
Absent
HB2003 · 2026-05-06
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB2003 · 2026-05-06
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 30-2
Absent
HB2003 · 2026-05-06
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB2003 · 2026-05-06
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (Senate: Conference Committee Report Adoption)
Passed · 30-2
Absent
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 177 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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