Missouri House · District 11

Brenda Shields

Republican

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Votes with the Speaker 92% On 437 contested votes where both voted · 95% on all votes Votes with own party 91% Partisan rank: 129 of 155 in the House (tied with 2 others) Didn't vote at roll call 9% 87 of 1,022 roll calls · 87 of them excused

Bills passed 3 14 sponsored · 3 became law · Rank 2 of 155 in the House (tied with 6 others) Bills that became law 3 of 3 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Brenda Shields's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

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More liberal than 64% of the Missouri House.

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56th most liberal of 155

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

92%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Brenda Shields.

On 437 contested votes where both voted95% on all 882 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

91%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Brenda Shields.

On 315 party-line votesPartisan rank: 129 of 155 in the House (tied with 2 others)128 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Brenda Shields sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Brenda Shields
	Bills
Sponsored	14
Passed both chambers	3
Became law	3
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 2 of 155 in the House (tied with 6 others) · 2 of 105 Republicans (tied with 6 others)

A bill's sponsor is the member who introduced it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Brenda Shields
Bill	Result	Final action
HB 2819 (2026 Regular Session) Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination	Became law	May 12, 2026
HB 2818 (2026 Regular Session) Modifies provisions governing annexation of territory outside the boundaries of a city	Became law	May 12, 2026
HB 3279 (2026 Regular Session) Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri community service commission	Became law	April 23, 2026

Budget projects

Missouri's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Missouri legislators.

Contested votes where they split

37 against the Speaker; 31 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Brenda Shields
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
Sept. 16, 2026	HR 2: Informs the Senate that the House adopted no motions to override the veto of certain bills Previous Question	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
May 15, 2026	SB 1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2026	SB 1002: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2026	SB 1002: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2026	SB 1002: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2026	SB 1002: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2026	SB 1002: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2026	SB 1002: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County House Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
May 6, 2026	HB 2018: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the several departments and offices of state government Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 5, 2026	SB 1421: Modifies provisions relating to public safety House Amendment 21	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
April 30, 2026	HB 2426: Establishes provisions relating to parental rights Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 29, 2026	SB 973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 28, 2026	HB 1758: Establishes the "Daylight Saving as New Standard Time Pact" Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 20, 2026	HB 1736: Modifies provisions governing county sales taxes for park purposes to allow tax revenues to be used for storm water management projects in parks Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 26, 2026	HB 2748: Modifies requirements for physical education in schools Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Excused	Yea (split)
March 25, 2026	HB 3239: Establishes and modifies provisions relating to adult education House Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 12, 2026	HJR 173: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to taxation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	HJR 173: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to taxation Perfection	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	HB 1800: Changes the percentage of the cap on the inflationary growth factor for the assessment growth of real or personal property occurring within a political… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 25, 2026	HB 2167: Modifies provisions for the staffing of the attorney general's office and the capitol Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	HB 2178: Modifies provisions governing the taxation of property Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 2989: Modifies provisions relating to gaming Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 1766: Modifies provisions relating to personal property assessments Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 16, 2026	HB 2989: Modifies provisions relating to gaming Perfection	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Sept. 9, 2025	HB 1: Creates provisions for redistricting federal congressional seats Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 9, 2025	HJR 3: Creates the "Protect Missouri Voters" amendment Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 8, 2025	HB 1: Creates provisions for redistricting federal congressional seats Perfection	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 8, 2025	HJR 3: Creates the "Protect Missouri Voters" amendment Perfection	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2025	SB 105: Modifies provisions relating to invasive plants House Amendment 1	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	SB 189: Modifies provisions relating to public safety House Amendment 19	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 29, 2025	SB 7: Modifies provisions relating to health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 23, 2025	HB 627: Modifies provisions relating to environmental protection House Amendment 3	Yea	Excused	Nay (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 952: Establishes provisions relating to payments for tort liability to insurers Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 15, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Perfection	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 14, 2025	HB 126: Modifies provisions relating to elections Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 9, 2025	HB 970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
April 9, 2025	HB 835: Adds provisions relating to an in-home licensed day care Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation Perfection	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation House Amendment 4	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 507: Modifies provisions relating to elections Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 2, 2025	HB 507: Modifies provisions relating to elections House Amendment 1	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 563: Establishes protections for landowners taking wildlife on the landowner's property Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2025	HB 660: Modifies provisions relating to certain special taxing districts Motion to Recommit	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)

Every roll call

How Brenda Shields voted on each of the 1,022 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Brenda Shields
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: house.mo.gov
Email: brenda.shields@house.mo.gov
Capitol office: Room 407-A, 201 W. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-3643

Committees

Rules Committee on Administrative Oversight Chair
Conservation and Natural Resources
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Transportation

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Missouri General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Missouri House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Sept. 16, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections