2025SB 221

Reining in Unelected Bureaucrats' Power to Interpret Laws

2025 - Missouri House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill modifies the standard of review for how courts evaluate agency interpretations of statutes, rules, regulations, and subregulatory documents, ensuring that unelected bureaucrats do not have unchecked authority to impose their own interpretations of the law. CPAC supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-06 by a vote of 25-7. The House passed this bill on 2025-05-15 by a vote of 120-20. The bill later became law.

120

Voted Yes

Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 162

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Marlon Anderson MO	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Ladonna Appelbaum MO	Democrat	12%	Did Not Vote
Ashley Aune MO	Democrat	12%	Conservative
Donna Barnes MO	Democrat	18%	Leftist
Lakeysha Bosley MO	Democrat	14%	Did Not Vote
Stephanie Boykin MO	Democrat	20%	Did Not Vote
Mark Boyko MO	Democrat	20%	Leftist
Michael Burton MO	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Gregg Bush MO	Democrat	20%	Did Not Vote
Steve Butz MO	Democrat	19%	Did Not Vote
Doug Clemens MO	Democrat	14%	Leftist
Kimberly-Ann Collins MO	Democrat	16%	Conservative
Aaron Crossley MO	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Jeremy Dean MO	Democrat	27%	Leftist
Jo Doll MO	Democrat	15%	Leftist
Melissa Douglas MO	Democrat	27%	Conservative
Anthony Ealy MO	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Betsy Fogle MO	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Elizabeth Fuchs MO	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Jeff Hales MO	Democrat	22%	Leftist
Stephanie Hein MO	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Yolanda Fountain Henderson MO	Democrat	60%	Leftist
Keri Ingle MO	Democrat	15%	Conservative
Martin Jacobs MO	Democrat	30%	Conservative
Ken Jamison MO	Democrat	30%	Conservative
Will Jobe MO	Democrat	20%	Leftist
Michael Johnson MO	Democrat	5%	Did Not Vote
Nick Kimble MO	Democrat	20%	Did Not Vote
Ian Mackey MO	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Pattie Mansur MO	Democrat	22%	Did Not Vote
Bridget Walsh Moore MO	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Chanel Mosley MO	Democrat	15%	Conservative
Marty Murray MO	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Adrian Plank MO	Democrat	4%	Conservative
Tiffany Price MO	Democrat	33%	Conservative
Raychel Proudie MO	Democrat	21%	Leftist
Ray Reed MO	Democrat	25%	Leftist
Tonya Rush MO	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Mark Sharp MO	Democrat	20%	Conservative
David Smith MO	Democrat	51%	Conservative
Kem Smith MO	Democrat	—	Did Not Vote
Marla Smith MO	Democrat	20%	Did Not Vote
Mary Kathy Steinhoff MO	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Connie Steinmetz MO	Democrat	22%	Did Not Vote
Kemp Strickler MO	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Del Taylor MO	Democrat	4%	Did Not Vote
Marlene Terry MO	Democrat	18%	Did Not Vote
Wick Thomas MO	Democrat	—	Leftist
Emily Weber MO	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Eric Woods MO	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Yolanda Young MO	Democrat	15%	Conservative
Jaclyn Zimmermann MO	Democrat	—	Did Not Vote
Bill Allen MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Phil Amato MO	Republican	76%	Conservative
Ben Baker MO	Republican	96%	Did Not Vote
Brad Banderman MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Hardy Billington MO	Republican	94%	Conservative
John Black MO	Republican	76%	Conservative
Mitch Boggs MO	Republican	87%	Conservative
Bob Bromley MO	Republican	80%	Conservative
Chris Brown MO	Republican	74%	Conservative
Donnie Brown MO	Republican	70%	Conservative
Danny Busick MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Tricia Byrnes MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
David Casteel MO	Republican	77%	Conservative
Carolyn Caton MO	Republican	70%	Conservative
Darin Chappell MO	Republican	94%	Conservative
Brad Christ MO	Republican	74%	Conservative
Mazzie Christensen MO	Republican	94%	Conservative
Jeff Coleman MO	Republican	79%	Did Not Vote
Bennie Cook MO	Republican	76%	Conservative
Mike Costlow MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Scott Cupps MO	Republican	88%	Conservative
Bishop Davidson MO	Republican	92%	Conservative
Michael Davis MO	Republican	92%	Conservative
Dirk Deaton MO	Republican	93%	Conservative
Dane Diehl MO	Republican	74%	Conservative
David Dolan MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Lisa Durnell MO	Republican	90%	Conservative
Keith Elliott MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Bill Falkner III MO	Republican	67%	Conservative
Jeff Farnan MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Ron Fowler MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Sherri Gallick MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Jamie Ray Gragg MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Dave Griffith MO	Republican	76%	Conservative
Kent Haden MO	Republican	77%	Conservative
Willard Haley MO	Republican	71%	Conservative
Tony Harbison MO	Republican	—	Conservative
Bill Hardwick MO	Republican	86%	Conservative
Wendy Hausman MO	Republican	86%	Conservative
John Hewkin MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Dave Hinman MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Barry Hovis MO	Republican	78%	Conservative
George Hruza MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Josh Hurlbert MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Bill Irwin MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Holly Jones MO	Republican	87%	Conservative
Mike Jones MO	Republican	64%	Conservative
Steve Jordan MO	Republican	—	Conservative
Doyle Justus MO	Republican	71%	Conservative
Jim Kalberloh MO	Republican	74%	Conservative
Ben Keathley MO	Republican	97%	Conservative
Ann Kelley MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Jeff Knight MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Becky Laubinger MO	Republican	—	Did Not Vote
Ed Lewis MO	Republican	80%	Conservative
Cathy Loy MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Bill Lucas MO	Republican	70%	Conservative
John Martin MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Mark Matthiesen MO	Republican	89%	Conservative
Don Mayhew MO	Republican	83%	Conservative
Peggy McGaugh MO	Republican	75%	Conservative
Mike McGirl MO	Republican	77%	Conservative
Mark Meirath MO	Republican	64%	Conservative
Scott Miller MO	Republican	64%	Conservative
Jim Murphy MO	Republican	90%	Conservative
Jeff Myers MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Mark Nolte MO	Republican	64%	Conservative
Philip Oehlerking MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Matthew Overcast MO	Republican	78%	Conservative
Bill Owen MO	Republican	76%	Conservative
Cameron Bunting Parker MO	Republican	71%	Conservative
Jonathan Patterson MO	Republican	74%	Conservative
Chad Perkins MO	Republican	80%	Conservative
Tara Peters MO	Republican	76%	Conservative
Brandon Phelps MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Brad Pollitt MO	Republican	78%	Conservative
Sean Pouche MO	Republican	77%	Conservative
Rodger Reedy MO	Republican	74%	Conservative
Renee Reuter MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Louis Riggs MO	Republican	79%	Conservative
Alex Riley MO	Republican	86%	Conservative
Lane Roberts MO	Republican	72%	Conservative
Bruce Sassmann MO	Republican	71%	Conservative
Melissa Schmidt MO	Republican	67%	Conservative
Dean Van Schoiack MO	Republican	70%	Conservative
Jim Schulte MO	Republican	80%	Conservative
Brian Seitz MO	Republican	85%	Conservative
Deanna Self MO	Republican	100%	Conservative
Greg Sharpe MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Brenda Shields MO	Republican	72%	Conservative
John Simmons MO	Republican	80%	Conservative
Justin Sparks MO	Republican	93%	Did Not Vote
Mike Steinmeyer MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Melanie Stinnett MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Tim Taylor MO	Republican	78%	Conservative
Terry Thompson MO	Republican	71%	Conservative
Bob Titus MO	Republican	94%	Did Not Vote
Rudy Veit MO	Republican	72%	Conservative
Jeff Vernetti MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Terri Violet MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
John Voss MO	Republican	70%	Conservative
Ken Waller MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Christopher Warwick MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Colin Wellenkamp MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Richard West MO	Republican	90%	Conservative
Burt Whaley MO	Republican	82%	Conservative
Cecelie Williams MO	Republican	73%	Conservative
Travis Wilson MO	Republican	78%	Conservative
Bryant Wolfin MO	Republican	64%	Conservative
Dale Wright MO	Republican	66%	Did Not Vote