Missouri House vote

The “Provides that a grandparent shall be given priority if it is in the best interest of the child to be placed...” (HB 2505)

Official title: Provides that a grandparent shall be given priority if it is in the best interest of the child to be placed in the custody of a third party

Passed: 144 yes, 0 no, 14 not voting

Mar 11, 2026, HB 2505

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: documents.house.mo.gov

How each party voted

Republicans97 YES · 0 NO · 9 not voting
Democrats47 YES · 0 NO · 5 not voting

Yes (144)

Republicans (97)

Bill AllenState Representative
Phil AmatoState Representative
Brad BandermanState Representative
Hardy BillingtonState Representative
John BlackState Representative
Mitch BoggsState Representative
Robert BromleyState Representative
Donnie BrownState Representative
Tricia ByrnesState Representative
David CasteelState Representative
Carolyn CatonState Representative
Darin ChappellState Representative
Brad ChristState Representative
Mazzie ChristensenState Representative
Jeff ColemanState Representative
Bennie CookState Representative
Bishop DavidsonState Representative
Michael DavisState Representative
Dirk DeatonState Representative
Dane DiehlState Representative
David DolanState Representative
Lisa DurnellState Representative
Keith ElliottState Representative
Bill FalknerState Representative
Ron FowlerState Representative
Jamie GraggState Representative
Kent HadenState Representative
Willard HaleyState Representative
Bill HardwickState Representative
Wendy HausmanState Representative
John HewkinState Representative
Dave HinmanState Representative
Barry HovisState Representative
George HruzaState Representative
Josh HurlbertState Representative
Bill IrwinState Representative
Holly JonesState Representative
Mike JonesState Representative
Steve JordanState Representative
Doyle JustusState Representative
Jim KalberlohState Representative
Ben KeathleyState Representative
Ann KelleyState Representative
Jeff KnightState Representative
Becky LaubingerState Representative
Ed LewisState Representative
Cathy LoyState Representative
Bill LucasState Representative
John MartinState Representative
Mark MatthiesenState Representative
Don MayhewState Representative
Peggy McGaughState Representative
Mike McGirlState Representative
Mark MeirathState Representative
Scott MillerState Representative
Jim MurphyState Representative
Jeff MyersState Representative
Mark NolteState Representative
Philip OehlerkingState Representative
Bill OwenState Representative
Cameron Bunting ParkerState Representative
Jonathan PattersonState Representative
Chad PerkinsState Representative
Tara PetersState Representative
Brandon PhelpsState Representative
Bradley PollittState Representative
Sean PoucheState Representative
Rodger ReedyState Representative
Renee ReuterState Representative
Louis RiggsState Representative
Alex RileyState Representative
Lane RobertsState Representative
Bruce SassmannState Representative
Melissa SchmidtState Representative
Dean Van SchoiackState Representative
Jim SchulteState Representative
Brian SeitzState Representative
Deanna SelfState Representative
Greg SharpeState Representative
Brenda ShieldsState Representative
John SimmonsState Representative
Mike SteinmeyerState Representative
Melanie StinnettState Representative
Tim TaylorState Representative
Terry ThompsonState Representative
Bob TitusState Representative
Rudy VeitState Representative
Jeff VernettiState Representative
Terri VioletState Representative
John VossState Representative
Christopher WarwickState Representative
Colin WellenkampState Representative
Burt WhaleyState Representative
Cecelie WilliamsState Representative
Travis WilsonState Representative
Bryant WolfinState Representative
Dale WrightState Representative

Democrats (47)

Marlon AndersonState Representative
Ashley AuneState Representative
Donna BarnesState Representative
Lakeysha BosleyState Representative
Stephanie BoykinState Representative
Mark BoykoState Representative
Michael BurtonState Representative
Gregg BushState Representative
Steve ButzState Representative
Doug ClemensState Representative
Kimberly-Ann CollinsState Representative

Absent (14)

Republicans (9)

Danny BusickState Representative
Mike CostlowState Representative
Scott CuppsState Representative
Jeff FarnanState Representative
Sherri GallickState Representative
Dave GriffithState Representative
Tony HarbisonState Representative
Matthew OvercastState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (144)

Republicans (97)

Democrats (47)

ABSENTAbsent (14)

Republicans (9)

How each party voted

YESYes (144)

Republicans (97)

Democrats (47)

ABSENTAbsent (14)

Republicans (9)

Democrats (5)

Yes (144)

Absent (14)

Yes (144)

Absent (14)