Melissa Schmidt, Missouri House District 141: Voting Record

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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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Melissa Schmidt'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

Missouri House81stpercentile

More conservative than 80% of the Missouri House.

Most liberalMost conservative

31st most conservative of 155

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Missouri House District 141.

Also on the ballot: Darrel (Mike) Swofford (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

89%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Melissa Schmidt.

On 458 contested votes where both voted93% on all 887 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

98%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Melissa Schmidt.

On 335 party-line votesPartisan rank: 19 of 155 in the House (tied with 35 others)18 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Melissa Schmidt
	Bills
Sponsored	21
Passed both chambers	1
Became law	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 15 of 155 in the House (tied with 21 others) · 15 of 105 Republicans (tied with 21 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: Melissa Schmidt
Bill	Result	Final action
HB 737 (2025 Regular Session) Modifies provisions relating to the protection of children	Became law	April 29, 2025

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

52 against the Speaker; 40 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Melissa Schmidt
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
May 14, 2026	SB 1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2026	SB 1572: Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement systems House Amendment 2	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 13, 2026	HB 2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 13, 2026	HB 2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 12, 2026	SB 953: Modifies provisions relating to environmental programs within the Department of Natural Resources Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 11, 2026	HB 1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 11, 2026	HB 1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 6, 2026	HB 2020: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the several departments and offices of state government Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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 6, 2026	HB 2004: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 5, 2026	SB 1421: Modifies provisions relating to public safety House Amendment 21	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
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 22, 2026	SB 914: Modifies provisions relating to sewage regulation Final Passage	Nay	Excused	Yea (split)
April 20, 2026	HB 2151: Modifies provisions governing the fast track workforce incentive grant Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 20, 2026	HB 2142: Modifies the "Show MO Act" tax credit caps for qualified motion media production projects Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 20, 2026	HB 2297: Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 16, 2026	HB 2436: Modifies provisions relating to offenses involving animals Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 9, 2026	HB 3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 9, 2026	HB 2848: Establishes the offense of masked intimidation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 9, 2026	HB 2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2026	HB 2096: Modifies provisions relating to state funds for regional planning commissions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 2, 2026	HB 1885: Modifies standards for the clean water commission Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 30, 2026	HB 1623: Creates provisions relating to emergency suspensions or restrictions for massage therapists and chiropractors Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 25, 2026	HB 1855: Creates provisions relating to disease surveillance conducted by the department of health and senior services House Amendment 2	Yea	Excused	Nay (split)
March 24, 2026	HB 2002: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education House Amendment 11	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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
June 11, 2025	SB 3: Modifies provisions relating to taxation Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2025	SB 105: Modifies provisions relating to invasive plants Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2025	SB 82: Creates provisions relating to water preservation in the state Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2025	HB 199: Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 15, 2025	HB 199: Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 13, 2025	SB 80: Creates and modifies provisions relating to sports Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 13, 2025	SB 80: Creates and modifies provisions relating to sports House Amendment 2	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 12, 2025	SB 105: Modifies provisions relating to invasive plants House Amendment 1	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	HB 145: Modifies provisions of the sunshine law Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 1, 2025	SB 71: Creates and modifies provisions relating to public safety Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 29, 2025	SB 7: Modifies provisions relating to health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
April 29, 2025	SB 7: Modifies provisions relating to health care House Amendment 5	Nay	Excused	Yea (split)
April 24, 2025	HB 606: Modifies provisions relating to the department of higher education and workforce development Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 24, 2025	HB 837: Modifies provisions relating to state funds for regional planning commissions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 200: Modifies provisions relating to environmental protection Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 7, 2025	HB 970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation Perfection	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 507: Modifies provisions relating to elections Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	HB 661: Requires municipalities and the department of transportation to reimburse non-rate regulated utilities for site relocation costs incurred due to road… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 2, 2025	HB 507: Modifies provisions relating to elections House Amendment 1	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	HB 416: Modifies provisions governing school safety Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 26, 2025	HB 176: Establishes provisions relating to electronic estate planning Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Melissa Schmidt
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: melissa.schmidt@house.mo.gov
Capitol office: Room 406-A, 201 W. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-2205

Committees

Children and Families
Elementary and Secondary Education
Health and Mental Health
Redistricting Special

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.