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D.J. Swearingen
OH House District 89
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Topics in their record
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Criminal Justice & Policing 9Government Operations & Budget 8Healthcare 6Agriculture 4Social Services & Welfare 4Economy & Taxes 3Labor & Employment 3Transportation & Infrastructure 3Civil Rights & Liberties 2Defense & Military 2Education 2Gun Policy 2Housing 2Immigration 2Veterans Affairs 2Banking & Finance 1Elections & Voting 1Environment & Energy 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH House District 89 current
Ohio |
Republican | Aug 1, 2019 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (347 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 532
Regards custody of children who cannot be released to a parent
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fbc82d48-67fb-4a98-92b6-56dfbb6b22ab | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fbc82d48-67fb-4a98-92b6-56dfbb6b22ab CC0-1.0 |
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HB 503
Regards voter approval of municipal income tax reciprocity credit
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 909ae25d-561b-4aec-bb31-0123f37d6699 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/909ae25d-561b-4aec-bb31-0123f37d6699 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 500
Designate a school JROTC program as a career-technical ed program
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 04e5aace-3c5b-43a8-80b7-f7d80d25645c | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/04e5aace-3c5b-43a8-80b7-f7d80d25645c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 479
Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7a01dbed-fe43-4b72-abd1-2c82d335e0a3 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a01dbed-fe43-4b72-abd1-2c82d335e0a3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 428
Remove residency requirements for certain city director positions
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll efbb974d-983f-4cb1-a2db-d5d84e83ce3f | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/efbb974d-983f-4cb1-a2db-d5d84e83ce3f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 332
Create the small defense business linked deposit program
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6c7f6d57-53f5-4a44-8aeb-fb465d1b5186 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c7f6d57-53f5-4a44-8aeb-fb465d1b5186 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 58
Create recovery housing residences certificate of need program
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4c1b780f-45c1-4f2f-8cd0-bcf0dc01b3ac | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c1b780f-45c1-4f2f-8cd0-bcf0dc01b3ac CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c969a397-fda3-4982-a2a5-8a391757ceaa | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c969a397-fda3-4982-a2a5-8a391757ceaa CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 9
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b6a1c38d-d26e-43e6-a06f-cafd607eb3cc | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6a1c38d-d26e-43e6-a06f-cafd607eb3cc CC0-1.0 |
| Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 559002d3-9426-4814-97ad-0c3bae8bb5b3 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/559002d3-9426-4814-97ad-0c3bae8bb5b3 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 472
Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ac9f20cb-f34f-4e2b-90e3-2f90a0f33675 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac9f20cb-f34f-4e2b-90e3-2f90a0f33675 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 385
Designate PFC Thomas "Tommy" Pizzino Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f69d8267-22fe-4ca5-819a-ddecbda1e76d | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f69d8267-22fe-4ca5-819a-ddecbda1e76d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 326
Regards the Classic Learning Test entrance exam
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f0903b12-4a6a-4e56-b4d9-cfa833e795fc | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f0903b12-4a6a-4e56-b4d9-cfa833e795fc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 296
Delay offender financial sanctions until 180 days after release
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 459a51a9-bcbf-45fc-a12f-254b439fb1d7 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/459a51a9-bcbf-45fc-a12f-254b439fb1d7 CC0-1.0 |
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HR 304
Support Ohio’s FAA proposal re: vertical takeoff, air mobility
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Adopted | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d52c846a-0e84-45dc-b481-c8c60d4f9e83 | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d52c846a-0e84-45dc-b481-c8c60d4f9e83 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 36
Convene in joint session of Senate and House
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Adopted | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5c6282b5-6b70-4b57-a7de-a71f18f6a70b | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c6282b5-6b70-4b57-a7de-a71f18f6a70b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 295
Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5b7fe918-a7ba-4860-a1b5-c20ee4e1411f | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5b7fe918-a7ba-4860-a1b5-c20ee4e1411f CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d6a7fb81-07c6-48f5-ab2c-3e5904901b99 | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6a7fb81-07c6-48f5-ab2c-3e5904901b99 CC0-1.0 | |
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HR 243
Urge selection of Rickenbacker as KC-46 Pegasus operating base.
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Adopted | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4a119c0e-8992-4005-bb52-5bbbeb35acf6 | Nov 20, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a119c0e-8992-4005-bb52-5bbbeb35acf6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 56
Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
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Conference report agreed to | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll a2494b36-66a9-4ed3-b45d-f48f4b305ef5 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2494b36-66a9-4ed3-b45d-f48f4b305ef5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 184
Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts
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Concurred in Senate amendments | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 91244839-2845-406b-9d6e-016275287a23 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91244839-2845-406b-9d6e-016275287a23 CC0-1.0 |
| Concurred in Senate amendments | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a6db23cb-60ac-4ff5-a597-36f94d44e066 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a6db23cb-60ac-4ff5-a597-36f94d44e066 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 247
Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs
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Concurred in Senate amendments | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 26fa2c59-1779-47c2-bb9f-bdcdac385da2 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26fa2c59-1779-47c2-bb9f-bdcdac385da2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 114
Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission
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Concurred in Senate amendments | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4e5a1d0f-9315-4ea3-8fa4-a8b0f6fb7699 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e5a1d0f-9315-4ea3-8fa4-a8b0f6fb7699 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 335
Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds
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Concurred in Senate amendments | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 359d7ea2-f9c7-48cb-bfa6-d24de894db86 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/359d7ea2-f9c7-48cb-bfa6-d24de894db86 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (32 as lead sponsor)
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HB 696
OH · —
Modify jurisdiction of the Erie County prosecuting attorney
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HB 921
OH · —
Require additional Ohio employers to use E-verify
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HB 649
OH · —
Enact the Child Care Fraud Prevention Act
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HB 638
OH · —
Designate President Donald Trump Freedom Highway
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HB 560
OH · —
Enact the Protect Our Parents Act
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HB 366
OH · —
Regards disposal of self-service storage property and liability
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HB 246
OH · —
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
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HR 145
OH · —
Honoring the Sandusky Lions Club on its One Hundredth Anniversary.
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HB 544
OH · —
Expand the offense of obstructing justice
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HR 242
OH · —
Honoring First National Bank on its One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary.
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