State Senator

Emily Buss

Forward Party · Senate District 11

6bills written, 0 passedTypical Senate member: 11 written, 7 passed 0budget requests funded, of 2Typical Senate member: 1 of 3 3House bills carriedTypical Senate member: 13 7%of floor votes missedTypical Senate member: 8%–of votes against their partyTypical Senate member: 4%77times on the record

“Typical” is the median of all 29 Senate members in the 2026 General Session.

Bills they wrote

Bills where Sen. Emily Buss is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

S.B. 189 School District Funding Amendments · Did not pass
S.B. 247 Road Funding Amendments · Did not pass
S.B. 291 Student Transportation Amendments · Did not pass
S.B. 297 School Social Worker Amendments · Did not pass
S.B. 320 School-based Food Pantry Amendments · Did not pass
S.J.R. 17 Resolution Encouraging Innovation in Legislative Analysis and Information Services · Did not pass

Bills they carried in the Senate

Bills written by a member of the House that Emily Buss sponsored and presented once they reached the Senate (the “floor sponsor”).

H.B. 22 Vintage Vehicle Amendments · Became law
H.B. 541 First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program Amendments · Did not pass
H.J.R. 11 Joint Resolution Recognizing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome · Did not pass

Budget requests (RFAs)

Besides writing bills, legislators can ask the budget committees to fund a program or project with a Request for Appropriation. Here is each one Sen. Emily Buss sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

The Privilege Classroom Pilot Program Not funded
Public Education · asked for $35,000 · official request
Grief & Trauma Farm Support Program Not funded
Social Services · asked for $35,000 · official request

From the Legislature's budget system (COBI) and the RFA forms filed with each budget subcommittee.