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Legislator > Kent Smith
State Senator
Kent Smith
(D) - Ohio
Ohio Senate District 21
In Office - Started: 01/01/2023
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Capitol Office
Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square
Second Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Second Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-4857
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB155 | Revise the real estate wholesaler law | To amend sections 4735.18 and 4735.24 and to enact section 5301.95 of the Revised Code to amend the law related to real estate wholesalers. | Crossed Over |
| SB253 | Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day | A BILL To enact section 5.213 of the Revised Code to designate February 20th as "Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day." | Introduced |
| HB144 | Enact Keith's Law regarding the communication disability database | AN ACT To amend sections 3304.23 and 5502.08 of the Revised Code to expand the communication disability database to include any person with a disability, to expand access to that database through countywide 9-1-1 systems, and to name this act "Keith's Law". | Passed |
| SCR10 | Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial | To support and encourage the work of the Ohio Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial in celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary. | Crossed Over |
| SB179 | Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals | To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment. | Crossed Over |
| SB16 | Establish road rules around distressed stationary vehicles | To amend section 4511.213 of the Revised Code to prohibit failing to change lanes or proceed with caution around a stationary vehicle in distress. | Introduced |
| SB288 | Create the Ohio Food and Agriculture Policy Council | To create the Ohio Food and Agriculture Policy Council and to make an appropriation. | Introduced |
| SB189 | Create the COSI specialty license plate | To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.742 of the Revised Code to create the "COSI" specialty license plate. | Crossed Over |
| SB235 | Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire | To amend sections 2923.13 and 2923.14 and to enact section 2923.133 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain conduct regarding trigger cranks, bumpfire devices, and other items that accelerate a semi-automatic firearm's rate of fire but do not convert it into an automatic firearm. | Introduced |
| SB234 | Increase the state minimum wage | To amend sections 4111.02, 4111.05, 4111.09, and 4111.14 and to repeal section 4111.07 of the Revised Code to increase the state minimum wage. | Introduced |
| SB231 | Establish community energy program and pilot program | To amend section 4928.02 and to enact sections 1.66, 519.216, 4934.01, 4934.011, 4934.04, 4934.05, 4934.06, 4934.07, 4934.071, 4934.072, 4934.08, 4934.09, 4934.10, 4934.11, 4934.12, 4934.13, 4934.14, 4934.15, 4934.16, 4934.17, 4934.18, 4934.20, 4934.21, 4934.23, 4934.25, 4934.26, 4934.27, 4934.35, 4934.36, 4934.37, and 4934.38 of the Revised Code to establish the community energy program and pilot program and to define electricity measurement in alternating current. | Introduced |
| SB257 | Establish the SCOPE Pilot Program | To establish the Support Children's Overall Psychological and Emotional Health (SCOPE) Pilot Program and to make an appropriation. | Introduced |
| SB264 | Enact Megan's Way Out Act | To amend sections 3781.03 and 3781.99 and to enact section 3781.113 of the Revised Code to require a separate by-pass lane adjacent to specified drive-through lanes and to name this act as the Megan's Way Out Act. | Introduced |
| SB267 | Designate Ohio Doula Awareness Week | A BILL To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate the week including March 22nd as Ohio Doula Awareness Week. | Introduced |
| SB240 | Authorize county marijuana tax for art, culture, entertainment | To enact section 3780.221 of the Revised Code to authorize a county excise tax on the sale of adult use marijuana to support artistic, cultural, and entertainment opportunities. | Introduced |
| SB237 | Restore local authority to regulate firearms and knives | To repeal section 9.68 of the Revised Code to restore local authority to generally regulate conduct related to firearms and knives. | Introduced |
| SB243 | Require certain offices assist with claiming unclaimed funds | To enact section 4501.41 of the Revised Code to require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles and deputy registrars to assist customers with locating and claiming unclaimed funds. | Introduced |
| SB236 | Enact the Suicide Self-Defense Act | To amend sections 149.43, 2923.11, 2923.125, 2923.128, and 2923.20 and to enact sections 2923.133, 2923.22, 2923.221, and 4731.058 of the Revised Code to enact the Suicide Self-Defense Act, relative to the creation of a do not possess firearms registry. | Introduced |
| SB245 | Prohibit utilities from recovering political expenditure costs | To enact sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.55, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, and 4933.60 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain public utilities from recovering political expenditure costs from their customers. | Introduced |
| SB246 | Prohibit terminating electric, gas service to certain households | To amend sections 4933.12, 4933.121, and 4933.123 and to enact sections 4933.125, 4933.126, 4933.127, 4933.128, 4933.129, 4933.1210, and 4933.1211 of the Revised Code to prohibit terminating electric or gas service to certain households and establish a payment plan for these services. | Introduced |
| SB247 | Designate the buckeye as the state candy | To enact section 5.083 of the Revised Code to designate the buckeye as the state candy of Ohio. | Introduced |
| SB255 | Provide grants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill help | A BILL To enact section 175.50 of the Revised Code to provide grants to qualifying applicants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill assistance. | Introduced |
| SB254 | Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April | A BILL To amend section 5.2281 of the Revised Code to change the designation for "Ohio Deaf History Month" to the month of April. | Introduced |
| SB178 | Form Missing Women-Black, Indigenous, People of Color task force | To enact section 2901.44 of the Revised Code to create the Task Force on Missing Women and Girls who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color and to make an appropriation. | Introduced |
| SB114 | Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations | To enact section 109.70 of the Revised Code to prohibit law enforcement agencies from using quotas for arrests and citations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB39 | Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services | To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code regarding the creation and display of a poster containing information on benefits and services for veterans. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR194 | In memory of Mary Rose Oakar. | In memory of Mary Rose Oakar. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB17 | Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day | To enact section 5.212 of the Revised Code to designate March 9th as "6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day." | Crossed Over |
| SB52 | Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway | To enact section 5534.59 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 33 in Fairfield County and I-70 in Clark County as the "Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway." | Crossed Over |
| SB85 | Create the Ohio NAACP license plate | To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.589 of the Revised Code to create the "Ohio NAACP" license plate. | Crossed Over |
| SB182 | Designate John E. Gallagher Way | To enact section 5534.926 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 10 in Cleveland as "John E. Gallagher Way." | Crossed Over |
| SB21 | Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day | To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate October 4 as "Rutherford B. Hayes Day." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB14 | Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day | To enact section 5.57 of the Revised Code to designate September 28 as "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB15 | Amend competitive retail electric service law | To amend sections 122.6511, 3313.372, 3313.373, 4905.03, 4906.01, 4906.03, 4906.06, 4906.07, 4906.10, 4909.04, 4909.05, 4909.052, 4909.06, 4909.07, 4909.08, 4909.15, 4909.156, 4909.173, 4909.174, 4909.18, 4909.19, 4909.191, 4909.42, 4928.01, 4928.05, 4928.08, 4928.14, 4928.141, 4928.142, 4928.144, 4928.17, 4928.20, 4928.23, 4928.231, 4928.232, 4928.34, 4928.542, 4928.64, 4928.645, 4929.20, 4933.81, 4935.04, 5727.01, 5727.111, and 5727.75; to enact sections 122.161, 3313.377, 3313.378, 4903.27, 4905.23, 4905.311, 4905.321, 4905.331, 4909.041, 4909.042, 4909.159, 4909.181, 4909.192, 4909.193, 4909.421, 4928.041, 4928.101, 4928.102, 4928.103, 4928.104, 4928.105, 4928.149, 4928.1410, 4928.73, 4928.83, 4928.86, 4929.221, 4929.222, and 5727.76; and to repeal sections 3706.40, 3706.41, 3706.43, 3706.431, 3706.45, 3706.46, 3706.49, 3706.491, 3706.55, 3706.551, 3706.59, 3706.63, 3706.65, 4906.105, 4928.143, 4928.148, 4928.47, and 4928.642 of the Revised Code to amend the competitive retail electric service law, modify taxation of certain public utility property, and repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR172 | Honoring James C. Lilly for his service to the State of Ohio. | Honoring James C. Lilly for his service to the State of Ohio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR171 | In memory of Jack Cera. | In memory of Jack Cera. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR166 | Honoring Randy Queen for outstanding service to the State of Ohio. | Honoring Randy Queen for outstanding service to the State of Ohio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR164 | Honoring Hathaway Brown School on its Sesquicentennial. | Honoring Hathaway Brown School on its Sesquicentennial. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB24 | Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane | To enact section 5.022 of the Revised Code to adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR153 | Honoring Ricardo DeLaSerda, Jr. on his retirement from Ohio Legislative Information Systems. | Honoring Ricardo DeLaSerda, Jr. on his retirement from Ohio Legislative Information Systems. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB221 | Create the Equality Ohio license plate | To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.59 of the Revised Code to create the "Equality Ohio" license plate. | Introduced |
| SB60 | Establish veterinarian telehealth visit requirements, procedures | To amend section 4741.04 and to enact section 4741.041 of the Revised Code to establish requirements and procedures for veterinarian telehealth visits. | Crossed Over |
| SB95 | Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway | To enact section 5534.428 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of I-71 in Columbus as the "Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway." | Crossed Over |
| SR138 | Honoring Harold Bozeman for his service to the State of Ohio. | Honoring Harold Bozeman for his service to the State of Ohio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB211 | Designate Love Makes a Family Week | To enact section 5.2541 of the Revised Code to designate the first full week of June as "Love Makes a Family Week." | Introduced |
| SB121 | Designate Counseling Awareness Month | To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate April as "Counseling Awareness Month." | Introduced |
| SCR7 | Urge Congress reissue DoD Civilian Retiree Identification Cards | To urge Congress to reissue Department of Defense Civilian Retiree Identification Cards. | Crossed Over |
| SB18 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | To enact section 5.2540 of the Revised Code to designate February 14 as "Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day." | Crossed Over |
| SR131 | Honoring Caleb Greenwood as a 2025 Division III State Wrestling Champion. | Honoring Caleb Greenwood as a 2025 Division III State Wrestling Champion. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB200 | Create Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership | To enact section 122.1712 of the Revised Code to create the Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership and to make an appropriation. | Introduced |
| SB30 | Require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay cash | To enact section 1333.97 of the Revised Code to require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay by cash. | Introduced |
| SR22 | Urge federal govt reduce processing time-veteran disability claim | To urge the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the United States Congress to take prompt action to reduce the processing time for veterans' disability benefit claims. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB101 | Regards recording of certain real property documents | To amend sections 3123.67, 4123.78, 4141.23, 5301.071, 5301.255, 5719.04, 5739.13, 5747.13, and 5749.07 of the Revised Code to require certain liens filed with the county recorder to set forth the last known address of the lien debtor and to require a memorandum of trust or other qualifying instrument concerning real property to be recorded. | Crossed Over |
| SB148 | Designate Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway | To enact section 5534.675 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 2 in Lake County as the "Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway." | Crossed Over |
| SB86 | Regulate and tax intoxicating hemp, drinkable cannabinoid product | To amend sections 131.02, 715.013, 928.01, 928.03, 4506.01, 5502.01, 5502.13, 5502.14, 5703.052, 5703.053, 5703.19, 5703.263, 5703.50, 5703.70, and 5703.77 and to enact sections 3779.01, 3779.02, 3779.03, 3779.04, 3779.05, 3779.06, 3779.21, 3779.22, 3779.23, 3779.24, 3779.25, 3779.26, 3779.27, 3779.28, 3779.29, 3779.40, 3779.41, 3779.42, 3779.43, 3779.431, 3779.44, 3779.45, 3779.451, 3779.46, 3779.47, 3779.48, and 3779.99 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit the sale of intoxicating hemp products, except for sales at licensed dispensaries; to regulate drinkable cannabinoid products, and to levy taxes on drinkable cannabinoid products and other intoxicating hemp products that may be sold. | Crossed Over |
| SB190 | Enact A Good Deal for Ohio Act | To amend sections 122.175, 131.44, 131.51, 319.30, 319.301, 319.54, 321.24, 321.26, 323.08, 323.152, 323.155, 323.158, 351.01, 351.021, 353.06, 718.83, 1509.01, 1509.02, 1509.11, 1509.34, 1513.08, 1513.182, 3301.91, 3313.819, 3354.24, 3354.25, 4503.06, 4503.065, 5703.021, 5703.052, 5703.19, 5703.80, 5709.92, 5709.93, 5715.19, 5715.30, 5739.01, 5739.02, 5739.03, 5739.05, 5739.08, 5739.09, 5739.091, 5741.01, 5747.01, 5747.02, 5747.03, 5747.031, 5747.08, 5747.10, 5747.38, 5747.41, 5747.71, 5747.98, 5749.01, 5749.02, 5749.04, 5749.06, 5749.07, 5749.08, 5749.10, 5749.11, 5749.12, 5749.13, 5749.14, 5749.15, 5751.01, and 5751.20; to enact section 5747.87; and to repeal sections 319.302, 1509.50, 5739.41, and 5751.40 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 259.30 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly to modify the law governing property, income, sales and use, severance, and lodging taxes; to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to public and chartered nonpublic school students; to increase the Local Government Fund; to modify funding for the Low- and Moderate-income Housing Trust Fund; and to name this act A Good Deal for Ohio. | Introduced |
| SB186 | Create a music incubator program, certain sales tax rebates | To amend section 5739.21 and to enact section 122.97 of the Revised Code to create a music incubator program to provide sales tax rebates to certain music venues and festival promoters. | Introduced |
| SB187 | Create temporary tax credit - sound recording company investment | To amend sections 107.036 and 5747.98 and to enact sections 122.853 and 5747.68 of the Revised Code to temporarily authorize a refundable income tax credit for investing in a sound recording production company. | Introduced |
| SCR8 | Urge Congress pass Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act | To urge the Congress of the United States to pass H.R. 971, known as The Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act. | Introduced |
| HB43 | Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school | To waive the required minimum instructional hours for Ashtabula Lakeside High School due to the school building being unusable and to declare an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR93 | Support amendment: abolish corporate personhood, money as speech | To call on legislators at the state and federal level and other communities and jurisdictions to support an amendment to the United States Constitution that would abolish corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as speech. | Introduced |
| SB159 | Regards film and theater production tax credits | To amend sections 122.85, 5726.98, 5747.98, and 5751.98 and to repeal sections 122.852, 5726.59, 5747.67, and 5751.55 of the Revised Code to modify the film and theater production tax credit and to repeal the film and theater capital improvement tax credit. | Introduced |
| SB37 | Require presidential primary election to be held on specified day | To amend section 3501.01 of the Revised Code to require a presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. | Introduced |
| SR29 | Urge Congress to restore stolen SNAP benefits, address fraud | To urge Congress to resume restoring stolen SNAP benefits and implement anti-fraud measures in the SNAP program. | Introduced |
| SB154 | Regards long-term care facility resident's room monitoring | To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding electronic monitoring of a resident's room in a long-term care facility. | Introduced |
| SB58 | Expand eligibility: grandparent POA, caretaker affidavits | To amend sections 3109.51, 3109.52, 3109.53, 3109.54, 3109.59, 3109.60, 3109.65, 3109.66, 3109.67, 3109.69, 3109.70, 3109.71, 3109.74, 3109.76, 3310.51, 3313.64, 3313.649, and 3313.672 of the Revised Code to expand who is eligible to execute a grandparent power of attorney or a caretaker authorization affidavit. | Introduced |
| SR21 | Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment | To urge the U.S. Congress to support the provision of prompt and comprehensive mental health treatment to military personnel and veterans who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other service- related stress disorders. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2 | Increase power generation; improve Ohio's electric grid | To amend sections 4905.03, 4906.01, 4906.03, 4906.04, 4906.07, 4906.10, 4909.04, 4909.05, 4909.052, 4909.06, 4909.07, 4909.08, 4909.15, 4909.156, 4909.17, 4909.173, 4909.174, 4909.18, 4909.191, 4909.42, 4911.15, 4928.01, 4928.05, 4928.08, 4928.14, 4928.141, 4928.142, 4928.144, 4928.17, 4928.20, 4928.23, 4928.231, 4928.232, 4928.34, 4928.542, 4928.64, 4928.645, 4929.20, 5727.01, 5727.031, 5727.06, and 5727.11; to enact sections 122.161, 4903.27, 4905.321, 4909.041, 4909.042, 4909.181, 4909.47, 4928.041, 4928.081, 4928.101, 4928.102, 4928.103, 4928.149, 4928.1410, 4928.73, 4929.201, 4929.221, 4929.222, 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.54, 4933.56, 4933.58, 4933.59, and 5727.76; and to repeal sections 3706.40, 3706.41, 3706.43, 3706.431, 3706.45, 3706.46, 3706.49, 3706.491, 3706.55, 3706.551, 3706.59, 3706.63, 3706.65, 4928.143, 4928.148, and 4928.642 of the Revised Code regarding public utilities and competitive retail electric and natural gas services, to make changes regarding electric company property taxation, and repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly. As Pending in the Senate Energy Committee | Crossed Over |
| SB132 | Enact the PRESERVE Act | To enact section 1509.023 of the Revised Code to prohibit the removal of oil or gas from under state lands via horizontal wells and to name this act the Protecting public Resources, Ecosystems, and Sensitive lands from Extraction, Violation, and Exploitation (PRESERVE) Act. | Introduced |
| SB139 | Designate Judge Nathaniel R. Jones Day | To enact section 5.295 of the Revised Code to designate May 13 as "Judge Nathaniel R. Jones Day." | Introduced |
| SB140 | Regards freestanding birthing centers | To enact section 3702.35 of the Revised Code regarding freestanding birthing centers. | Introduced |
| SR51 | Reaffirm Ukraine's sovereignty; support the people of Ukraine | To reaffirm Ukraine's sovereignty and to support the people of Ukraine following the third-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | Introduced |
| SB76 | Regards the debarment of state vendors | To amend sections 125.25, 153.02, and 5513.06 of the Revised Code regarding the debarment of state vendors. | Introduced |
| HB14 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | To amend section 5701.11 of the Revised Code to expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 15, 2023, into Ohio law and to declare an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB11 | Prohibit post-employment agreement restraining career or business | To enact sections 4119.01, 4119.02, 4119.03, and 4119.04 of the Revised Code to prohibit agreements that restrain engaging in a lawful profession or business after the conclusion of an employment relationship. | Introduced |
| SB99 | Revise Public Utilities Commission nominating council and process | To amend sections 4901.02 and 4901.021 and to enact section 4901.022 of the Revised Code to make various changes to the Public Utilities Commission nominating council and nomination process. | Introduced |
| SR42 | Honoring Scott W. Stockman for outstanding service to the State of Ohio. | Honoring Scott W. Stockman for outstanding service to the State of Ohio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB120 | Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program | To amend sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code relating to temporary greenhouses and building codes, to establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, to codify certain property tax requirements for agricultural land, and to make an appropriation. | Introduced |
| SR41 | Authorizing Cleveland State University to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 13, 2025. | Authorizing Cleveland State University to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 13, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB83 | Revise eviction, code enforcement, and real property transfer law | To amend sections 319.20, 1923.06, 1923.08, 1923.09, 3781.10, and 5321.17 and to enact sections 120.522, 120.531, 319.204, 1923.111, 1923.16, and 3781.181 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing eviction, residential building code enforcement, and real property transfers. | Introduced |
| SB74 | Create the fair paycheck workplace certificate | To enact sections 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, and 4145.06 of the Revised Code to create the fair paycheck workplace certificate. | Introduced |
| SB9 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | To amend section 5701.11 of the Revised Code to expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 15, 2023, into Ohio law and to declare an emergency. | Crossed Over |
| SB77 | Require a system to anonymously report wage discrimination | To enact section 4112.041 of the Revised Code to require the Ohio Civil Rights Commission to establish a system for individuals to anonymously report wage discrimination. | Introduced |
| SR39 | In memory of Alan J. Zaleski. | In memory of Alan J. Zaleski. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB96 | Authorize tax credit for handgun training and firearms storage | To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact sections 5747.87 and 5747.88 of the Revised Code to authorize a nonrefundable income tax credit for the cost of handgun training and firearms storage and locking devices. | Introduced |
| SB109 | Provide no-cost breakfast and lunch to students | To amend sections 3301.91 and 3313.819 of the Revised Code to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to public and chartered nonpublic school students, and to make an appropriation. | Introduced |
| SB72 | Regards filing false claims with the state, defrauding the state | To enact sections 2749.01, 2749.02, 2749.03, 2749.04, 2749.05, 2749.06, 2749.07, 2749.08, 2749.09, and 2749.10 of the Revised Code regarding filing false or fraudulent claims with the state and defrauding the state of money or property. | Introduced |
| SR38 | Honoring Annice Carter on her years of service to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. | Honoring Annice Carter on her years of service to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB75 | Increase penalty for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm | To amend section 2923.20 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm. | Introduced |
| SB71 | Prohibit conversion therapy for minors by certain professionals | To enact sections 4723.95, 4731.45, 4732.34, 4743.11, 4757.46, and 4758.73 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain licensed health care professionals from engaging in conversion therapy for minor patients. | Introduced |
| SB78 | Establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan | To amend section 109.02 and to enact sections 3920.01, 3920.02, 3920.03, 3920.04, 3920.05, 3920.06, 3920.07, 3920.08, 3920.09, 3920.10, 3920.11, 3920.12, 3920.13, 3920.14, 3920.15, 3920.21, 3920.22, 3920.23, 3920.24, 3920.25, 3920.26, 3920.27, 3920.28, 3920.31, 3920.32, and 3920.33 of the Revised Code to establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan to provide universal health care coverage to all Ohio residents. | Introduced |
| SB70 | Enact the Ohio Fairness Act | To amend sections 4112.01 and 4112.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Fairness Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio Civil Rights Commission may use, and to uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio's Civil Rights Law. | Introduced |
| SB73 | Enact Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act | To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 4112.01 and to enact section 3313.6612 of the Revised Code to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act to prohibit discrimination against an individual based on hair texture and protective hair styles. | Introduced |
| SB38 | Establish liability standard for certain food-related injuries | To enact section 2307.56 of the Revised Code to provide for a reasonable expectation test in determining liability for injury caused by consumption of food containing a substance injurious to health and for the jury to make that determination. | Introduced |
| SR23 | Honoring Urban Meyer on being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. | Honoring Urban Meyer on being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR26 | Honoring Kathleen A. Luikart on her retirement from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. | Honoring Kathleen A. Luikart on her retirement from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR24 | Honoring The Ohio State University football team as the 2025 College Football Playoff National Champion. | Honoring The Ohio State University football team as the 2025 College Football Playoff National Champion. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR17 | Adopt Senate Rules | To adopt the rules of the Senate for the 136th General Assembly. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR20 | Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on January 30-31, 2025, and March 20-21, 2025. | Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on January 30-31, 2025, and March 20-21, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB22 | Authorize tax credit or rebate for certain homeowners, renters | To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.87 of the Revised Code to authorize a refundable income tax credit or rebate for homeowners and renters whose property taxes or a portion of their rent exceed five per cent of their income. | Introduced |
| SR5 | Honoring Phil Cummins for years of stalwart service to the Legislative Service Commission. | Honoring Phil Cummins for years of stalwart service to the Legislative Service Commission. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR4 | In memory of Ben Espy. | In memory of Ben Espy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB27 | Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge | Senate Favorable Passage | 10/08/2025 | Yea |
| SB55 | Regards operating under the influence of marihuana, OVI evidence | Senate Passed | 10/08/2025 | Yea |
| SB55 | Regards operating under the influence of marihuana, OVI evidence | Senate Favorable Passage | 10/08/2025 | Yea |
| SB137 | Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs | Senate Passed | 10/08/2025 | Yea |
| HB171 | Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway | Senate Passed | 10/08/2025 | Yea |
| SB189 | Create the COSI specialty license plate | Senate Passed | 10/08/2025 | Yea |
| HB56 | Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway | Senate Favorable Passage | 10/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB57 | Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs | Senate Passed | 10/01/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs | Senate Favorable Passage | 10/01/2025 | Nay |
| HB96 | Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | Senate Passed | 10/01/2025 | Nay |
| HB144 | Enact Keith's Law regarding the communication disability database | Senate Passed | 10/01/2025 | Yea |
| SCR10 | Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial | Senate Adopted | 10/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB171 | Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway | Senate Favorable Passage | 10/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB189 | Create the COSI specialty license plate | Senate Favorable Passage | 10/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB51 | Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway | Senate Passed | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB80 | Make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for FY 2026-27 | Senate Passed | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB96 | Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | Senate Passed | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| SB182 | Designate John E. Gallagher Way | Senate Passed | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB212 | Create Play Golf Ohio license plate | Senate Passed | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB52 | Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway | Senate Favorable Passage | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB65 | Revise product contracts, vehicle agreements, motor vehicle laws | Senate Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB51 | Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway | Senate Favorable Passage | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB50 | Designate PFC John Wayne Richard Memorial Highway | Senate Favorable Passage | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB85 | Create the Ohio NAACP license plate | Senate Favorable Passage | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB96 | Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | Senate Passed | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| SB119 | Designate the Freedom Parkway | Senate Favorable Passage | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB179 | Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals | Senate Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB60 | Establish veterinarian telehealth visit requirements, procedures | Senate Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB155 | Revise the real estate wholesaler law | Senate Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB18 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | Senate Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SCR2 | Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid | Senate Adopted | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB152 | Allow wild animal rehab facility to get euthanasia drug permit | Senate Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB155 | Revise the real estate wholesaler law | Senate Favorable Passage | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB63 | Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use | Senate Passed | 05/14/2025 | Nay |
| SR22 | Urge federal govt reduce processing time-veteran disability claim | Senate Adopted | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| SB95 | Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway | Senate Passed | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| SB158 | Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools | Senate Passed | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| SB158 | Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools | Senate Favorable Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB4 | Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day | Senate Passed | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| SB138 | Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws | Senate Passed | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| SB148 | Designate Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway | Senate Passed | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB15 | Amend competitive retail electric service law | Senate Passed | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| SB86 | Regulate and tax intoxicating hemp, drinkable cannabinoid product | Senate Passed | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| SB95 | Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway | Senate Favorable Passage | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| SB114 | Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations | Senate Passed | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| SB148 | Designate Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway | Senate Favorable Passage | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| HB15 | Amend competitive retail electric service law | Senate Favorable Passage | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| SCR2 | Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid | Senate Favorable Passage | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB114 | Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations | Senate Favorable Passage | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB7 | Regards student instruction on harmful effects of substance use | Senate Passed | 04/09/2025 | Yea |
| SB7 | Regards student instruction on harmful effects of substance use | Senate Favorable Passage | 04/09/2025 | Yea |
| SB50 | Regards age and schooling certificates, minor work hours | Senate Passed | 04/09/2025 | Nay |
| SCR3 | Urge Fair Labor Standards Act changes for employees under 16 | Senate Adopted | 04/09/2025 | Nay |
| SB147 | Revise solid waste and construction and demolition debris laws | Senate Passed | 04/09/2025 | Yea |
| HB43 | Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school | Senate Passed | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SCR7 | Urge Congress reissue DoD Civilian Retiree Identification Cards | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB100 | Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations | Senate Passed | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SR68 | Support moving NASA headquarters to Ohio | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1 | Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act | Senate Passed | 03/26/2025 | Nay |
| SR21 | Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment | Senate Adopted | 03/26/2025 | Yea |
| SB101 | Regards recording of certain real property documents | Senate Passed | 03/26/2025 | Yea |
| SCR5 | Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements | Senate Adopted | 03/26/2025 | Nay |
| SB2 | Increase power generation; improve Ohio's electric grid | Senate Passed | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB43 | Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school | Senate Favorable Passage | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB54 | Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | Senate Passed | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB54 | Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | Senate Favorable Passage | 03/19/2025 | Nay |
| SB2 | Increase power generation; improve Ohio's electric grid | Senate Favorable Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| SB101 | Regards recording of certain real property documents | Senate Favorable Passage | 03/18/2025 | Yea |
| SB27 | Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day | Senate Passed | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB39 | Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services | Senate Passed | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB33 | Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet | Senate Passed | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SCR1 | Urge designation of illicit fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction | Senate Adopted | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| SB17 | Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day | Senate Passed | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| SB20 | Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week | Senate Passed | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| SB56 | Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes | Senate Passed | 02/26/2025 | Nay |
| SR41 | Authorizing Cleveland State University to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 13, 2025. | Senate Adopted | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| SB21 | Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day | Senate Passed | 02/19/2025 | Yea |
| SB14 | Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day | Senate Passed | 02/19/2025 | Yea |
| SB6 | Revise building inspection law | Senate Passed | 02/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB14 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Senate Passed | 02/19/2025 | Yea |
| SB1 | Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act | Senate Passed | 02/12/2025 | Nay |
| SB1 | Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act | Senator DeMora amendments | 02/12/2025 | Nay |
| SB9 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Senate Passed | 02/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB24 | Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane | Senate Passed | 02/12/2025 | Yea |
| SR16 | Relative to mileage reimbursement. | Senate Adopted | 01/29/2025 | Yea |
| SCR4 | Adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics | Senate Adopted | 01/29/2025 | Yea |
| SR18 | Permitting the use of the Ohio Senate Chamber and hearing rooms by the Western Ohio National Speech and Debate Association on March 15, 2025. | Senate Adopted | 01/29/2025 | Yea |
| SR19 | Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on April 10-12, 2025. | Senate Adopted | 01/29/2025 | Yea |
| SR17 | Adopt Senate Rules | Senate Adopted | 01/29/2025 | Yea |
| SR20 | Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on January 30-31, 2025, and March 20-21, 2025. | Senate Adopted | 01/29/2025 | Yea |
| SR1 | Relative to the salaries of the officials and employees of the Senate. | Senate Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| SR2 | Relative to mileage reimbursement. | Senate Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Ohio Senate Education Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Ohio Senate Energy Committee | Ranking Democratic Member | 3 |
| Detail | Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Ohio Senate Local Government Committee | Ranking Member | 3 |
| Detail | Ohio Senate Rules and Reference Committee | 13 | |
| Detail | Ohio Senate Transportation Committee | 6 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | Ohio Senate District 21 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/01/2023 | |
| OH | Ohio House District 08 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/03/2015 | 01/16/2024 |