Jon Patterson

Reopened the historic Missouri House Lounge to public tours on 2025-01-17, ending a COVID-era restriction that had limited access to the space to Speaker approval during session.

January 17, 2025For

Source: house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Appointed State Rep. Ed Lewis to the Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children on 2026-07-23, an appointment made under Section 210.1505, RSMo.

July 23, 2026For

Source: house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Voted yes as Speaker on 2025-03-12 when the Missouri House truly agreed to and finally passed SS#2 SCS HCS#2 HB 495, the public safety package returning the St. Louis police department to a state-appointed board of commissioners, on a 113-39 roll call.

March 12, 2025For

Source: documents.house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Voted yes as Speaker on 2025-03-13 on third reading and passage of HCS#2 HBs 567, 546, 758 & 958, which repealed the voter-approved statewide paid sick leave requirement; the bill passed 96-51.

March 13, 2025Against

Source: documents.house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Voted yes on 2021-05-14 when the Missouri House truly agreed to and finally passed SS SCS HCS HBs 85 & 310, the Second Amendment Preservation Act barring state enforcement of certain federal firearm laws, on a 111-42 recorded roll call.

May 14, 2021Against

Source: documents.house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Cast a recorded nay vote as Speaker on 2025-04-17 against third reading and passage of HCS HJR 73, the proposed constitutional amendment repealing Missouri's abortion-rights amendment; the resolution cleared the House 103-51.

April 17, 2025For

Source: documents.house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Issued an official statement on 2024-03-06 declaring his support for in vitro fertilization as a component of family planning, responding to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that treated frozen embryos as unborn children.

March 6, 2024For

Source: house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Voted yes on 2019-05-17 when the Missouri House truly agreed to and finally passed SS SCS HB 126, the fetal-heartbeat measure restricting abortion, on a 110-44 recorded roll call.

May 17, 2019Against

Source: documents.house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Voted no on 2023-05-10, while serving as Missouri House Majority Floor Leader, on final House passage of SS#2 SCS SBs 49, 236 & 164 restricting gender-transition procedures for minors; the measure passed 108-50 over his recorded nay vote.

May 10, 2023For

Source: documents.house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Served as prime sponsor of Missouri HB 677, a measure changing the financing provisions for certain tourism infrastructure facilities; the bill was truly agreed to and finally passed and the Governor approved it on 2019-07-09.

July 9, 2019For

Source: archive.house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Received the endorsement of Americans for Prosperity-Missouri in the 2026 race for Missouri's 8th State Senate District, announced by the group on 2026-05-13.

May 13, 2026

Source: americansforprosperity.org · researched July 24, 2026

Announced the formation of 32 standing House committees and named every committee chair for the 103rd General Assembly on 2025-01-16, exercising the Speaker's appointment authority.

January 16, 2025

Source: house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Delivered the Speaker's welcome address to the Missouri House on 2025-01-09 at the opening of the first regular session of the 103rd General Assembly, after the chamber elected him Speaker.

January 9, 2025

Source: house.mo.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Chosen Speaker-elect of the Missouri House by the chamber's Republican majority caucus on 2023-09-13, more than a year before taking the gavel.

September 13, 2023

Source: komu.com · researched July 24, 2026