Rick Brattin

In 2013, Brattin sponsored legislation that would afford equal treatment in textbooks for intelligent design and evolution.[3]

In January 2017, Brattin proposed a bill to end tenure in public universities in Missouri.[4] The bill would also "require public colleges to publish estimated costs of degrees, employment opportunities expected for graduates, average salaries of previous graduates, and a summary of the job market, among other things."[4]

In December 2014, Brattin proposed legislation that would require women seeking abortions in Missouri to obtain written consent from the father of the fetus, except in cases of "legitimate rape."[5][6] Brattin cited his own recent vasectomy as his inspiration for the legislation.[5]

In February 2015, Brattin introduced Missouri House Bill 813,[7] reading "A recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not use such benefits to purchase cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, seafood, or steak."[8]

In 2015, in response to a protest by the University of Missouri football team related to campus discrimination, Brattin proposed a bill that would strip a college athlete of their scholarship if the athlete "calls, incites, supports or participates in any strike or concerted refusal to play a scheduled game."[9]

In 2021, the state senator proposed a bill that would target unlawful assemblies, including the use of deadly force against protesters on private property.[10]

In 2017, Brattin made a statement on the Missouri House floor that "When you look at the tenets of religion, of the Bible, of the Qur’an, of other religions, there is a distinction between homosexuality and just being a human being."[11] The Kansas City Star called his position intolerant and said in an editorial, "The statement, made on the Missouri House floor, was deplorable. It betrayed a stunning lack of understanding of theology and self-government: The Constitution protects all Americans from the tyranny of any single faith-based approach to secular law."[12]