Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session
SB 977: Establishes the "No Foreign Laws Act" which prohibits the application and enforceability of foreign law, legal codes, and systems
Final Passage · May 12, 2026 · Yeas 99, nays 45 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Speaker Jon Patterson voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 977
- Motion
- Final Passage
- Date
- May 12, 2026
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 99, nays 45; 14 didn't vote (14 absent with leave, 0 voted present)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
Official record: the House Journal (PDF) ↗
The bill on the chamber's site ↗
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (99)
- Bill Allen R-17
- Brad Banderman R-119
- Hardy Billington R-152
- Bob Bromley R-162
- Chris Brown R-16
- Danny Busick R-3
- Tricia Byrnes R-63
- David Casteel R-97
- Carolyn Caton R-33
- Darin Chappell R-137
- Brad Christ R-96
- Mazzie Christensen R-2
- Jeff Coleman R-32
- Bennie Cook R-143
- Mike Costlow R-108
- Scott Cupps R-158
- Bishop Davidson R-130
- Michael Davis R-56
- Dirk Deaton R-159
- Dane Diehl R-125
- David Dolan R-148
- Lisa Durnell R-154
- Keith Elliott R-153
- Bill Falkner R-10
- Jeff Farnan R-1
- Ron Fowler R-31
- Sherri Gallick R-62
- Jamie Ray Gragg R-140
- Dave Griffith R-60
- Kent Haden R-43
- Willard Haley R-58
- Tony Harbison R-144
- Bill Hardwick R-121
- Wendy Hausman R-65
- John Hewkin R-120
- Dave Hinman R-103
- Barry Hovis R-146
- George Hruza R-89
- Josh Hurlbert R-8
- Bill Irwin R-55
- Holly Jones R-88
- Mike Jones R-12
- Steve Jordan R-151
- Doyle Justus R-41
- Jim Kalberloh R-126
- Ben Keathley R-101
- Ann Kelley R-127
- Becky Laubinger R-117
- Ed Lewis R-6
- Cathy Loy R-163
- Bill Lucas R-115
- John Martin R-44
- Mark Matthiesen R-107
- Don Mayhew R-124
- Peggy McGaugh R-7
- Mike McGirl R-118
- Mark Meirath R-39
- Scott Miller R-69
- Jim Murphy R-94
- Jeff Myers R-42
- Mark Nolte R-51
- Philip Oehlerking R-100
- Matthew Overcast R-155
- Bill Owen R-131
- Cameron Parker R-150
- Jon Patterson R-30
- Chad Perkins R-40
- Tara Peters R-122
- Brandon Phelps R-54
- Brad Pollitt R-52
- Sean Pouche R-13
- Rodger Reedy R-57
- Renee Reuter R-112
- Louis Riggs R-5
- Alex Riley R-134
- Lane Roberts R-161
- Bruce Sassmann R-61
- Melissa Schmidt R-141
- Brian Seitz R-156
- Deanna Self R-64
- Greg Sharpe R-4
- John Simmons R-109
- Mike Steinmeyer R-20
- Melanie Stinnett R-133
- Tim Taylor R-48
- Terry Thompson R-53
- Bob Titus R-139
- Dean VanSchoiack R-9
- Rudy Veit R-59
- Terri Violet R-104
- John Voss R-147
- Chris Warwick R-128
- Colin Wellenkamp R-105
- Richard West R-102
- Burt Whaley R-138
- Cecelie Williams R-111
- Travis Wilson R-106
- Bryant Wolfin R-145
- Dale Wright R-116
Nay (45)
- Marlon Anderson D-76
- LaDonna Appelbaum D-71
- Ashley Aune D-14
- Donna Barnes D-28
- LaKeySha Bosley D-79
- Stephanie Boykin D-70
- Mark Boyko D-90
- Michael Burton D-92
- Gregg Bush D-50
- Steve Butz D-81
- Doug Clemens D-72
- Kimberly-Ann Collins D-77
- Aaron Crossley D-29
- Jeremy Dean D-132
- Jo Doll D-91
- Melissa Douglas D-27
- Betsy Fogle D-135
- Yolonda Fountain-Henderson D-85
- Lilly Fuchs D-80
- Jeff Hales D-86
- Keri Ingle D-35
- Marty Jacobs D-38
- Will Jobe D-21
- Michael Johnson D-23
- Nick Kimble D-82
- Ian Mackey D-99
- Pattie Mansur D-25
- Bridget Moore D-93
- Marty Murray D-78
- Adrian Plank D-47
- Tiffany Price D-26
- Raychel Proudie D-73
- Ray Reed D-83
- Tonya Rush D-67
- David Smith D-46
- Kem Smith D-68
- Marla Smith D-74
- Kathy Steinhoff D-45
- Connie Steinmetz D-87
- Marlene Terry D-66
- Wick Thomas D-19
- Emily Weber D-24
- Eric Woods D-18
- Yolanda Young D-22
- Jaclyn Zimmermann D-98
Excused (14)
- Phil Amato R-113
- John Black R-129
- Mitch Boggs R-157
- Anthony Ealy D-36
- Stephanie Hein D-136
- Ken Jamison D-15
- Jeff Knight R-142
- Chanel Mosley D-75
- Jim Schulte R-49
- Mark Sharp D-37
- Brenda Shields R-11
- Kemp Strickler D-34
- Del Taylor D-84
- Jeff Vernetti R-123