Mike Steinmeyer
Republican · MO · State Representative, Missouri House of Representatives, District 20
Mike Steinmeyer is listed by the Missouri Secretary of State as a certified Republican candidate for State Representative, District 20.
Where Mike Steinmeyer stands, based on their records
Supports
Cost of Living Reduction (3 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Anti-Corruption (1 support · 2 oppose), Civil Rights (3 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 oppose
Voted to pass HB 344, a bill to give the state sole control over tobacco and vaping sales rules. The Missouri House passed it 108-29. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 10, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Joined a colleague in asking the Independence City Council to remove mask requirements in indoor and outdoor public spaces. The council approved it 6-0.
May 17, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 567, which repealed the voter-approved paid sick time law and froze the minimum wage after 2026. The Missouri House passed it 96-51 and it became law.
March 13, 2025Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 567, which repealed the voter-approved paid sick time law and froze the minimum wage after 2026. The Missouri House passed it 96-51 and it became law.
March 13, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted for House Bill 145, which closed several kinds of government records, including minors' details and utility billing. The Missouri House gave it final approval 107-50 and it became law.
May 12, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 71, which made breaking into a vehicle or restricted business area second degree burglary. The Missouri House passed it 112-33 and it became law.
May 1, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Asked for forensic audits of Independence Power and Light and of city budget and buying rules. He said a city overtime investigation report had recommended an audit. Both resolutions failed 2-4.
September 19, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 3 support
Voted for House Bill 594, which let individuals deduct 100 percent of capital gains from state income tax from 2025. The Missouri House adopted the Senate's version 102-41 and it became law.
May 7, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 493, a bill to exempt certain used personal property from state sales tax. The Missouri House passed it 104-41. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 7, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 269, a bill to create three tax credits for child care donors, employers and providers. The Missouri House passed it 120-34. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
February 27, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 495, which put the St. Louis police department back under a state-appointed board. The Missouri House gave it final approval 113-39 and it became law.
March 12, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against adding $300,000 to the Independence Power and Light budget for 2023-24. The council approved it 5-2.
September 5, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 71, which made breaking into a vehicle or restricted business area second degree burglary. The Missouri House passed it 112-33 and it became law.
May 1, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 495, which put the St. Louis police department back under a state-appointed board. The Missouri House gave it final approval 113-39 and it became law.
March 12, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 oppose
Voted for House Bill 595, which stopped cities and counties from passing several kinds of renter protection. The Missouri House passed the conference version 103-37 and it became law.
May 5, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Joined two colleagues in asking the Independence City Council to pause approvals of all new apartment projects. The council approved the moratorium 5-2.
February 16, 2021Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted to pass HB 1175, a bill to bring back the Second Amendment Preservation Act declaring some federal gun laws invalid. The Missouri House passed it 100-51. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
March 27, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored an Independence ordinance changing the mayor's emergency powers. It removed the mayor's power to halt firearm and liquor sales in an emergency. The council passed it 7-0.
October 16, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 oppose
Voted for House Joint Resolution 73, a proposed constitutional amendment repealing the 2024 reproductive-freedom right and restricting abortion. The Missouri House passed it 103-51. It takes effect only if Missouri voters approve it; a joint resolution needs no governor's signature.
April 17, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 195, a bill to give a child born alive during an abortion the same rights as any newborn. The Missouri House passed it 109-32. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
March 27, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 152, which barred foreign nationals from funding or steering ballot measure campaigns. The Missouri House passed it 94-47 and it became law.
May 15, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 794, a bill to bar foreign money in ballot measure campaigns and add party challengers at ballot counting. The Missouri House passed it 99-48. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Limit Foreign Influence
Limit Foreign Influence · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 152, which barred foreign nationals from funding or steering ballot measure campaigns. The Missouri House passed it 94-47 and it became law.
May 15, 2025Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 794, a bill to bar foreign money in ballot measure campaigns and add party challengers at ballot counting. The Missouri House passed it 99-48. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 594, which let individuals deduct 100 percent of capital gains from state income tax from 2025. The Missouri House adopted the Senate's version 102-41 and it became law.
May 7, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 152, which barred foreign nationals from funding or steering ballot measure campaigns. The Missouri House passed it 94-47 and it became law.
May 15, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 145, which closed several kinds of government records, including minors' details and utility billing. The Missouri House gave it final approval 107-50 and it became law.
May 12, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support · 3 oppose
Voted for final passage of HB 2061, a bill against antisemitic actions that threaten students and staff at schools and colleges. The Missouri House passed it 100-17.
April 9, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: documents.house.mo.gov
Voted for House Bill 595, which stopped cities and counties from passing several kinds of renter protection. The Missouri House passed the conference version 103-37 and it became law.
May 5, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Joint Resolution 73, a proposed constitutional amendment repealing the 2024 reproductive-freedom right and restricting abortion. The Missouri House passed it 103-51. It takes effect only if Missouri voters approve it; a joint resolution needs no governor's signature.
April 17, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 126, a bill to end no-excuse absentee voting. The Missouri House passed it 85-64. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 875, a bill to stop public colleges denying recognition or funding to student groups over their beliefs. The Missouri House passed it 108-47. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
February 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Co-sponsored an Independence ordinance to ban conversion therapy for minors. He argued the practice was cruel. The ordinance failed on a 3-3 vote.
August 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 6 oppose
Voted to pass HB 918, a bill to make injured people prove the defendant made the exact product involved. The Missouri House passed it 94-57. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 22, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 565, a bill to narrow when horse and livestock activity sponsors can be sued for ordinary carelessness. The Missouri House passed it 97-51. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 10, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 437, a bill to rewrite the rules for settlement demands in injury and wrongful death claims. The Missouri House passed it 96-52. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
March 27, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 567, which repealed the voter-approved paid sick time law and froze the minimum wage after 2026. The Missouri House passed it 96-51 and it became law.
March 13, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 68, a bill to cut the deadline for most personal injury lawsuits from five years to two. The Missouri House passed it 92-42. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
February 20, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 544, a bill to let a federally approved pesticide label satisfy any state cancer warning requirement. The Missouri House passed it 85-72. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
February 20, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sponsored HB 1346, a bill changing the rules for local port authorities. The Missouri House passed it on April 10, 2025. Its last action was a move to the informal calendar on May 9, 2025.
April 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: archive.house.mo.gov
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Voted for final passage of HB 3231, a bill on money incentives for economic development. The Missouri House passed it 119-24.
May 14, 2026
Source: documents.house.mo.gov
Voted for final passage of HB 1839, which requires age checks on adult websites. The Missouri House passed it 112-25.
May 13, 2026
Source: documents.house.mo.gov
Voted against final passage of HB 1871, a broad elections bill. The Missouri House passed it 101-47 over his no vote.
May 12, 2026
Source: documents.house.mo.gov
Voted for the final version of HB 2002, the state budget bill for public schools for July 2026 to June 2027. The Missouri House passed it 83-68.
May 6, 2026
Source: documents.house.mo.gov
Sponsored HB 2740 to create a state task force on rare and genetic diseases in children. The House passed it and sent it to the Senate, but it did not reach final passage.
April 13, 2026
Source: house.mo.gov
Sponsored HJR 107, a proposed change to the Missouri Constitution. It proposed letting Kansas City split from Jackson County if voters approve. It got a public hearing on March 25, 2026, but no floor vote.
March 25, 2026
Source: house.mo.gov
Voted for House Bill 1, which redrew Missouri's eight congressional districts in the middle of the decade. The Missouri House passed it 90-65 and the governor signed it into law.
September 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Joint Resolution 3, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a majority in every congressional district to pass initiatives. The Missouri House passed it 98-58. It went to Missouri voters as Amendment 4 at the August 4, 2026 primary election, and they rejected it.
September 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against HB 1264, a bill to treat a building permit as approved if a city or county does not answer within thirty days. The Missouri House passed it 96-37. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
April 22, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 4, which let electric utilities charge customers for new gas power plants while still building them. The Missouri House passed it 96-44 and it became law.
March 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 742, a bill to bar state departments from spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The Missouri House passed it 108-50. The Senate did not vote on it, so it did not become law.
February 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Asked Independence to explore joining a class action lawsuit against Jackson County over 2023 property tax assessments. The council approved it 7-0.
July 17, 2023
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Voted against a development agreement between Independence and NorthPoint Development for a large project. The council approved it 4-2.
May 2, 2022
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Joined a colleague in asking the Independence City Council to end the city's COVID-19 state of emergency. The resolution failed 3-4.
January 18, 2022
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Voted against an amendment to the Crackerneck Creek tax increment financing plan, a local development tax deal. The Independence City Council passed it 5-2.
June 21, 2021
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Voted against flying the Pride flag at Independence City Hall and other city buildings. The resolution failed 1-6.
April 5, 2021
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
As an Independence City Council member, joined a colleague in asking the council to suspend landlord license fees during eviction bans. The resolution failed 3-4.
November 16, 2020
Source: independence.novusagenda.com
Past race Mike Steinmeyer ran in:
- State House District 20 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 20; Missouri · incumbent