Legislation Missouri

State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon

Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder

 

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster

 

U.S. Senators representing Missouri should not be confused with Missouri State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

Missouri         US Senator     Claire McCaskill

Missouri         US Senator     Roy Blunt

 

Missouri U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with Mississippi State House Representatives. Missouri has 8 U.S. House Representatives.

 

Missouri Senate

Missouri State Senators should not be confused with Missouri US Senators. Missouri has 34 State Senators.

Missouri House

Missouri State House Representatives should not be confused with Missouri US House Representatives.  Minnesota has 163 State House Representatives.