Missouri House of Representatives explained

Missouri House of Representatives
Legislature:	Missouri General Assembly
Coa Pic:	Seal of the Missouri House of Representatives.svg
Session Room:	Missouri House of Representatives.jpg
House Type:	Lower house
Term Limits:	4 terms (8 years)
New Session:	January 4, 2023
Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Leader1:	Dean Plocher (R)
Election1:	January 4, 2023
Leader2 Type:	Speaker Pro Tempore
Leader2:	Mike Henderson (R)
Election2:	January 4, 2023
Leader3 Type:	Majority Leader
Leader3:	Jonathan Patterson (R)
Election3:	January 4, 2023
Leader4 Type:	Minority Leader
Leader4:	Crystal Quade (D)
Election4:	January 9, 2019
Term Length:	2 years
Authority:	Article III, Missouri Constitution
Salary:	$35,915/year + per diem^[1]
Members:	163
Structure1:	Missouri_House of Representatives_2023.svg
Structure1 Res:	250px
Political Groups1:	Majority Minority
Last Election1:	November 8, 2022 (163 seats)
Next Election1:	November 5, 2024 (163 seats)
Redistricting:	Legislative Control
Meeting Place:	House of Representatives Chamber Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City, Missouri
Website:	Missouri House of Representatives
Rules:	Rules of the House of Representatives of the 102nd General Assembly

The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.

Missouri's house is the fourth largest in the United States even as the state ranks 18th in population. The only states with a larger lower house in the United States are New Hampshire (400), Pennsylvania (203) and Georgia (180).^{[2] [3]} Republicans have controlled the State House since 2003.^[4]

The next election will be held in 2024.

Operations

The Missouri House of Representatives meets annually beginning on the Wednesday after the first Monday in January.^[5] A part-time legislature, it concludes session business by May 30. To serve in the chamber, an individual must have attained the age of 24 and have resided in their district for a period of one year preceding the election. State representatives are paid $36,813 per year, with a per diem of $121 per day. The Speaker of the House is the most powerful individual in the chamber, elected by all members of the House. The Speaker makes an additional $2,500 per year in accordance with state law. Representatives are term-limited to a maximum of four terms, or eight years, in the chamber.

Members confirm officers of the House every two years when organizing as a new General Assembly, which include the Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-At-Arms, the Chaplain, and the Doorkeeper.^[6] The Chief Clerk has the added responsibility of serving as House Administrator and is responsible for supervising the work of eight non-partisan staff. The current Chief Clerk and House Administrator is Dana Miller.^[6]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Democratic	Ind		Vacant
End of previous session		114	47	0	161	2
Start of 2021 session		114	48	0	162	1
After April 6 special election^[7]		114	49	0	163	0
Beginning of 2022 session^[8] ^[9] ^[10]		108	49	0	157	6
Start of 2023 session^[11]		111	52	0	163	0
April 17, 2023^[12]		111	51	0	162	1
Latest voting share

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
				89
Speaker Pro Tempore	Mike Henderson			117
			Rep	30
Assistant Majority Floor Leader			Rep	148
			Rep	152
			Rep	144
				132
Assistant Minority Floor Leader			Dem	27
			Dem	14
			Dem	19

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List of current representatives

District	Representative	Party	Since	Residence	Counties represented
1			Republican	2023	Stanberry	Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway
2			Republican	2023	Hamilton	Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Worth
3			Republican	2019	Newtown	Adair, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan
4			Republican	2019	Ewing	Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Monroe, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby
5			Republican	2019	Hannibal	Marion, Ralls
6			Republican	2021	Moberly	Macon, Randolph
7			Republican	2017	Carrollton	Carroll, Linn, Livingston, Ray
8			Republican	2021	Smithville	Clay, Clinton
9			Republican	2021	Savannah	Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb
10			Republican	2019	St. Joseph	Buchanan
11			Republican	2019	St. Joseph	Buchanan
12			Democratic	2023	Kansas City	Platte
13			Republican	2021	Kansas City	Buchanan, Platte
14			Democratic	2021	Kansas City	Platte
15			Democratic	2021	Kansas City	Clay
16			Republican	2021	Kansas City	Clay
17			Republican	2023	Kansas City	Clay
18			Democratic	2023	Kansas City	Clay
19			Democratic	2017	Kansas City	Jackson
20			Republican	2023	Independence	Jackson
21			Democratic	2019	Independence	Jackson
22			Democratic	2020	Kansas City	Jackson
23			Democratic	2021	Kansas City	Jackson
24			Democratic	2021	Kansas City	Jackson
25			Democratic	2021	Kansas City	Jackson
26			Democratic	2019	Kansas City	Jackson
27			Democratic	2017	Kansas City	Jackson
28			Democratic	2017	Raytown	Jackson
29			Democratic	2023	Independence	Jackson
30			Republican	2019	Lee's Summit	Jackson
31			Republican	2017	Blue Springs	Jackson
32			Republican	2019	Grain Valley	Jackson
33			Republican	2021	Lone Jack	Jackson
34			Democratic	2023	Lee's Summit	Jackson
35			Democratic	2019	Lee's Summit	Jackson
36			Democratic	2023	Grandview	Jackson
37			Democratic	2020	Kansas City	Jackson
38			Republican	2023	Liberty	Clay
39			Republican	2019	Excelsior Springs	Clay
40			Republican	2021	Bowling Green	Lincoln, Pike
41			Republican	2023	Troy	Lincoln
42			Republican	2023	Warrenton	Montgomery, Warren
43			Republican	2019	Mexico	Audrain, Callaway, Monroe
44			Republican	2017	Hallsville	Boone
45			Democratic	2023	Columbia	Boone
46			Democratic	2021	Columbia	Boone
47			Democratic	2023	Columbia	Boone
48			Republican	2021	Bunceton	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Randolph
49			Republican	2023	New Bloomfield	Callaway
50			Democratic	2023	Columbia	Boone
51			Republican	2021	Marshall	Lafayette, Saline
52			Republican	2019	Sedalia	Pettis
53			Republican	2021	Lexington	Lafayette, Ray
54			Republican	2017	Warrensburg	Johnson
55			Republican	2019	Pleasant Hill	Cass
56			Republican	2021	Kansas City	Cass
57			Republican	2019	Windsor	Benton, Johnson, Pettis
58			Republican	2021	Eldon	Cooper, Moniteau, Morgan
59			Republican	2019	Wardsville	Cole
60			Republican	2019	Jefferson City	Cole
61			Republican	2021	Bland	Gasconade, Miller, Montgomery, Osage
62			Republican	2023	Belton	Bates, Cass
63			Republican	2023	Wentzville	St. Charles
64			Republican	2019	O'Fallon	St. Charles
65			Republican	2023	St. Peters	St. Charles
66			Democratic	2021	St. Louis	St. Louis County
67			Democratic	2023	Florissant	St. Louis County
68			Democratic	2017	Florissant	St. Louis County
69			Republican	2019	St. Charles	St. Charles County
70			Democratic	2017	Florrissant	St. Louis County
71			Democratic	2019	St. Louis	St. Louis County
72			Democratic	2019	St. Ann	St. Louis County
73			Democratic	2019	Ferguson	St. Louis County
74			Democratic	2019	Hillsdale	St. Louis County
75			Democratic	2017	Black Jack	St. Louis County
76			Democratic	2021	St. Louis	St. Louis City
77			Democratic	2021	St. Louis	St. Louis City
78	Vacant				St. Louis City
79			Democratic	2019	St. Louis	St. Louis City
80			Democratic	2017	St. Louis	St. Louis City
81			Democratic	2019	St. Louis	St. Louis City
82			Democratic	2017	St. Louis	St. Louis City
83			Democratic	2017	Shrewsbury	St. Louis County
84			Democratic	2023	St. Louis	St. Louis City
85			Democratic	2023	St. Louis	St. Louis County
86			Democratic	2021	University City	St. Louis County
87			Democratic	2019	Hazelwood	St. Louis County
88			Republican	2023	Eureka	St. Louis County
89			Republican	2016	St. Louis	St. Louis County
90			Democratic	2021	St. Louis	St. Louis County
91			Democratic	2021	Webster Groves	St. Louis County
92			Democratic	2021	Lakeshire	St. Louis County
93			Democratic	2021	St. Louis	St. Louis County
94			Republican	2019	St. Louis	St. Louis County
95			Republican	2019	St. Louis	St. Louis County
96			Republican	2023	St. Louis	St. Louis County
97			Republican	2023	High Ridge	Jefferson
98			Democratic	2023	Manchester	St. Louis County
99			Democratic	2019	St. Louis	St. Louis County
100			Republican	2023	Ballwin	St. Louis County
101			Republican	2023	Chesterfield	St. Louis County
102			Republican	2021	Wentzville	St. Charles
103			Republican	2023	O'Fallon	St. Charles
104			Republican	2017	St. Peters	St. Charles
105			Republican	2021	St. Charles	St. Charles
106			Republican	2023	St. Charles	St. Charles
107			Republican	2023	O'Fallon	St. Charles
108			Republican	2023	Lake St. Louis	St. Charles
109			Republican	2023	Washington	Franklin
110			Republican	2023	Wildwood	St. Louis County
111			Republican	2023	House Springs	Jefferson
112			Republican	2023	Imperial	Jefferson
113			Republican	2023	Arnold	Jefferson
114			Republican	2023	Herculaneum	Jefferson
115			Republican	2021	Festus	Jefferson
116			Republican	2019	Farmington	Madison, St. Francois
117			Republican	2017	Bonne Terre	St. Francois
118			Republican	2019	Potosi	Franklin, Washington
119			Republican	2023	St. Clair	Franklin
120			Republican	2021	Salem	Crawford, Dent
121			Republican	2021	Waynesville	Pulaski
122			Republican	2023	Rolla	Phelps
123			Republican	2021	Lake Ozark	Camden
124			Republican	2019	Crocker	Miller, Pulaski
125			Republican	2023	Butler	Bates, Cedar, Vernon
126			Republican	2021	Lowry City	Henry, Hickory, St. Clair
127			Republican	2019	Lamar	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper
128			Republican	2017	Bolivar	Hickory, Polk
129			Republican	2019	Marshfield	Webster
130			Republican	2021	Republic	Greene
131			Republican	2021	Springfield	Greene
132			Democratic	2017	Springfield	Greene
133			Republican	2023	Springfield	Greene
134			Republican	2021	Springfield	Greene
135			Democratic	2021	Springfield	Greene
136			Democratic	2023	Springfield	Greene
137			Republican	2023	Rogersville	Greene
138			Republican	2019	Cape Fair	Christian, Stone
139			Republican	2023	Billings	Christian
140			Republican	2023	Ozark	Christian
141			Republican	2017	Mountain Grove	Douglas, Laclede, Webster, Wright
142			Republican	2018	Lebanon	Camden, Dallas, Laclede
143			Republican	2021	Houston	Maries, Phelps, Texas
144			Republican	2018	Annapolis	Bollinger, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Shannon, Washington, Wayne
145			Republican	2017	Perryville	Perry, Ste. Genevieve
146			Republican	2019	Whitewater	Cape Girardeau
147			Republican	2023	Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau
148			Republican	2021	Benton	Scott
149			Republican	2023	New Madrid	Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot
150			Republican	2023	Deering	Butler, Dunklin, Pemiscot
151			Republican	2018	Dexter	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard
152			Republican	2019	Poplar Bluff	Butler
153			Republican	2021	Williamsville	Carter, Howell, Oregon, Ripley, Shannon, Wayne
154			Republican	2019	West Plains	Howell
155			Republican	2021	Dora	Douglas, Ozark, Stone, Taney
156			Republican	2021	Branson	Taney
157			Republican	2021	La Russell	Lawrence
158			Republican	2020	Shell Knob	Barry, McDonald
159			Republican	2019	Noel	McDonald, Newton
160			Republican	2019	Neosho	Newton
161			Republican	2019	Joplin	Jasper
162			Republican	2019	Carl Junction	Jasper
163			Republican	2017	Carthage	Jasper

Standing committees

These are the yearly recurring committees that hold hearings on legislation filed by Representatives. Once filed, legislation is assigned to one of the following committees by the Missouri Speaker of the House. Legislation is typically assigned to the committee whose province envelopes the subject matter of the bill. However, there are frequently multiple relevant committees to which a bill can be assigned, and it is at the Speaker's discretion to choose which committee receives the bill. Politics can also play a part, as the Speaker may assign a bill to a committee with an unfriendly chair or membership, or may select a more friendly committee.

The partisan makeup of each committee is intended to reflect as closely as possible the partisan makeup of the entire House. Each Party caucus selects which of its members will serve on the Standing Committees, and the chair of each committee is chosen by the Speaker of the House.

Standing Committee List

Committee^[14]	Chair		Vice-chair
Administration and Accounts			Jason Chipman			Peggy McGaugh
Agriculture Policy			Don Rone			Rick Francis
Budget			Cody Smith			Dirk Deaton
Children and Families						Dottie Bailey
Conference on Budget			Cody Smith			Vacant
Consent and House Procedure			Sara Walsh			Craig Fishel
Conservation and Natural Resources			Randy Pietzman			Don Mayhew
Corrections and Public Institutions			Andrew McDaniel			Chris Dinkins
Crime Prevention			Lane Roberts			Barry Hovis
Downsizing State Government			Ben Baker			Adam Schnelting
Economic Development			Derek Grier			Louis Riggs
Elections and Elected Officials			Dan Shaul			Peggy McGaugh
Elementary and Secondary Education			Chuck Bayse			Mike Haffner
Emerging Issues			Aaron Griesheimer			Jonathan Patterson
Ethics			Travis Fitzwater			Mark Ellebracht
Financial Institutions			Rick Francis			Michael O'Donnell
Fiscal Review			Travis Fitzwater			Doug Richey
General Laws			Curtis Trent			Alex Riley
Health and Mental Health Policy			Mike Stephens			Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway
Higher Education			Brenda Shields			John Black
Insurance Policy			Justin Hill			Jeff Porter
Judiciary			David Evans			Rudy Viet
Local Government			Vacant			Bill Falkner
Legislative Review			Dan Houx			Ron Hicks
Pensions			Patricia Pike			Rusty Black
Professional Registration and Licensing			Jeff Coleman			Chris Dinkins
Public Safety			Shane Roden			Andrew McDaniel
Rules – Administrative Oversight			J. Eggleston			Becky Ruth
Rules – Legislative Oversight			Phil Christofanelli			Doug Richey
Rural Community Development			Brad Pollitt			Greg Sharpe
Transportation			Becky Ruth			Jeff Porter
Utilities			Bill Kidd			Bob Bromley
Veterans			Dave Griffith			Herman Morse
Ways and Means			Wayne Wallingford			Mike McGirl
Workforce Development			Mike Henderson			Kurtis Gregory

Budget committee and subcommittees

Tradition in the Missouri General Assembly is that all appropriations bills initiate in the Missouri House rather than the Senate. So each year, the chair of the House Budget Committee files legislation establishing the spending plan for the state of Missouri. This plan, which in 2007 exceeded $20 billion, may differ greatly from the Governor's budget recommendations, issued at the State of the State address given in late January.

The budget legislation is assigned to the House Budget Committee, which then assigns each bill to its respective subcommittee. After the subcommittee makes its recommendations, the full Budget Committee runs through the entire appropriations package, makes its desired changes, and sends the bill to the full House for consideration.

Committee	Chair		Vice-chair
Joint Committee on Legislative Research – Oversight Subcommittee			Dan Hegeman			Denny Hoskins
Joint Committee on Legislative Research – Revision Subcommittee				Cody Smith			Vacant
Appropriations – Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, and Economic Development			Scott Cupps			David Evans
Appropriations – Education			Rusty Black			Brenda Shields
Appropriations – General Administration			Brad Hudson			Don Mayhew
Appropriations – Health, Mental Health, and Social Services			Kirk Deaton			Peggy McGaugh
Appropriations – Public Safety, Corrections, Transportation and Revenue			Sara Walsh			Lane Roberts

Joint committees

Joint Committees contain members from both the Missouri House and Senate. These committees may be permanent and study ongoing issues, or may be temporary and intended to come up with suggested legislation to address a one-time issue. The Chair of these committees typically alternates annually between a Representative and a Senator to prevent unfairness to one chamber.

• Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
• Joint Committee on Capitol Security
• Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
• Joint Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Awareness
• Joint Committee on Education
• Joint Committee on Government Accountability
• Joint Committee on the Justice System
• Joint Committee on Legislative Research (three subcommittees)
• Joint Committee on the Life Sciences
• Joint Committee on Public Assistance
• Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement
• Joint Committee on Tax Policy
• Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

Term limits

In 1992 Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment placing term limits on the Missouri House of Representatives. A Representative can serve no more than four two-year terms in the house. The first time term limits prevented someone from running again was in 2002.

Political party strength

See main article: Political party strength in Missouri. Since 2003, the Republican Party has held this chamber of the Missouri General Assembly.

See also

• Missouri Legislature
• Missouri Senate
• List of Missouri General Assemblies
• Government of Missouri

External links

• Missouri House of Representatives
• Publications by or about the Missouri House of Representatives at Internet Archive.

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Notes and References

1. https://www.senate.mo.gov/Newsroom/Pages/DidyouknowSenators.html#:~:text=Missouri%20state%20senators%20earn%20an,Louis%20and%20Springfield.
2. Web site: CHRIS BLANK/The Associated Press . Missouri Senate OKs shrinking number of House members . Columbia Missourian . April 5, 2011.
3. Web site: brenda erickson . Population and Size of Legislature . Ncsl.org . October 11, 2007 . April 5, 2011.
4. Web site: Party control of Missouri state government: Historical party control . Ballotpedia . March 14, 2021 .
5. Web site: State Legislatures . 2019 . . 1 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618162329/http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/3.2.2019.pdf . June 18, 2021 .
6. Web site: Missouri House of Representatives - Office of the Chief Clerk . 2023-10-31 . house.mo.gov.
7. Web site: Schallhorn. Kaitlyn. 2021-04-29. Capitol Briefs: David Tyson Smith sworn into Missouri House. 2021-04-29. The Missouri Times. en.
8. Representative Rick Roeber (R-34) was expelled. https://themissouritimes.com/house-expels-rick-roeber-following-ethics-reportage/
9. Web site: Schallhorn. Kaitlyn. 2021-10-20. Tom Hannegan passes away. 2021-10-20. The Missouri Times. en.
10. News: Wayne Wallingford's former seat one of multiple vacancies in Missouri House . January 6, 2022 . Southeast Missourian . Jeff . Long . February 5, 2022 .
11. Web site: MO State Leg. Results . projects.cnalysis.com.
12. Web site: Rep Rasheen Aldridge. Jr Resigns . Twitter . en.
13. Web site: Leadership . Missouri House of Representatives . February 6, 2020.
14. Web site: Missouri House of Representative – Committees. house.mo.gov.