Missouri Senate · District 5

Steve Roberts

Democratic

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tem 60% On 129 contested votes where both voted · 80% on all votes Votes with own party 100% Partisan rank: 1 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) Didn't vote at roll call 32% 137 of 422 roll calls · 128 of them excused

Bills passed 1 47 sponsored · 1 became law · Rank 14 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) Bills that became law 1 of 1 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

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

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Steve Roberts'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 93% of the Missouri Senate.

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3rd most liberal of 33

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tem

60%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Steve Roberts.

On 129 contested votes where both voted80% on all 268 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Steve Roberts.

On 52 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 1 other)No one in the Senate votes with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Steve Roberts
	Bills
Sponsored	47
Passed both chambers	1
Became law	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 14 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) · 1 of 10 Democrats (tied with 1 other)

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: Steve Roberts
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 959 (2026 Regular Session) Creates the Missouri Geospatial Advisory Council	Became law	May 5, 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

52 against the Senate President Pro Tem; 1 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Steve Roberts
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President Pro Tem	Most of their party
May 15, 2026	SB 953: Modifies provisions relating to environmental programs within the Department of Natural Resources Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2026	SB 953: Modifies provisions relating to environmental programs within the Department of Natural Resources Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2026	SJR 87: Modifies provisions relating to sheriffs Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2026	SJR 87: Modifies provisions relating to sheriffs Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	SB 905: Modifies language relating to school protection officers and creates Missouri Rangers training program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	SB 905: Modifies language relating to school protection officers and creates Missouri Rangers training program Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	SB 999: Modifies provisions relating to vulnerable persons Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	SB 1012: Creates new provisions relating to artificial intelligence Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 6, 2026	HB 2012: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	HB 2012: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 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 Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 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 Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 5, 2026	HB 1644: Creates new provisions relating to joint employers Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 9, 2026	Journal: Amend Senate Journal, Second Regular Session, Thirty-First Day, Thursday, March 5, 2026, Page 536, Line 27 Amendment to the Journal	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 953: Modifies provisions relating to environmental programs within the Department of Natural Resources Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 18, 2026	SB 1233: Modifies provisions relating to activities requiring licensure Senate Amendment 3	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 18, 2026	SB 1233: Modifies provisions relating to activities requiring licensure Senate Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HB 567: Modifies provisions relating to employee compensation Agreeing to the Title	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 567: Modifies provisions relating to employee compensation Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 567: Modifies provisions relating to employee compensation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 567: Modifies provisions relating to employee compensation Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 567: Modifies provisions relating to employee compensation Motion to Proceed	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 567: Modifies provisions relating to employee compensation Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Agreeing to the Title	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 9, 2025	HB 12: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 9, 2025	HB 12: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2025	HB 595: Modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2025	HB 595: Modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 225: Allows the chief law enforcement executive in any jurisdiction to request assistance from another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside the state of… Senate Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 5, 2025	HB 75: Establishes the "Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act" Senate Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 5, 2025	HB 75: Establishes the "Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act" Senate Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 1, 2025	HB 754: Modifies standards for certain financial organizations Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 29, 2025	HB 9: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections Senate Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	HB 594: Relating to taxation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
March 31, 2025	SB 225: Modifies provisions relating to jury instructions for the offense of murder in the first degree Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	HB 495: Modifies provisions relating to public safety Emergency Clause	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	HB 495: Modifies provisions relating to public safety Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
March 6, 2025	SB 160: Establishes provisions relating to educational institutions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 221: Modifies the standard of review for agency interpretation of statutes, rules, regulations, and subregulatory documents Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 27, 2025	SB 22: Creates new provisions relating to the treatment of summary statements prepared by the General Assembly for ballot measures Emergency Clause	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 27, 2025	SB 22: Creates new provisions relating to the treatment of summary statements prepared by the General Assembly for ballot measures Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 27, 2025	SB 10: Modifies termination dates of certain sections Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 26, 2025	SB 160: Establishes provisions relating to educational institutions Senate Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 4: Modifies and creates new provisions relating to utilities Emergency Clause	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 20, 2025	SB 49: Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 4: Modifies and creates new provisions relating to utilities Senate Amendment 3	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 4: Modifies and creates new provisions relating to utilities Senate Amendment 2	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 17, 2025	SB 10: Modifies termination dates of certain sections Senate Amendment 1	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 47: Amends Supreme Court Rule 52.08 relating to class actions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—

Every roll call

How Steve Roberts voted on each of the 422 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Steve Roberts
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President Pro Tem	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: www.senate.mo.gov
Email: steven.roberts@senate.mo.gov
Capitol office: Room 434, 201 W. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-4415

Committees

Administration
Fiscal Oversight
Government Accountability
Gubernatorial Appointments
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Legislative Research
Select Committee on Government Modernization and Transformation
Tax Policy
Veterans and Military Affairs

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