H
Hearcel Craig
OH Senate District 15
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Topics in their record
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Government Operations & Budget 24Economy & Taxes 15Criminal Justice & Policing 14Social Services & Welfare 14Civil Rights & Liberties 12Healthcare 12Housing 11Transportation & Infrastructure 11Labor & Employment 8Environment & Energy 7Gun Policy 7Other 7Education 5Elections & Voting 4Banking & Finance 2Technology & Privacy 2Veterans Affairs 2Agriculture 1Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| OH Senate District 15 current
Ohio |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2019 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| OH House District 26
Ohio |
Democratic | — | Dec 31, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (277 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 306
Regards insurance transactions, plans, and policies
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 846cd722-b206-4376-9eaf-4229b19c70e5 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/846cd722-b206-4376-9eaf-4229b19c70e5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 302
Create the Land of U.S. Grant license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a06cd695-3e61-4c61-84fb-7d09527dcd95 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a06cd695-3e61-4c61-84fb-7d09527dcd95 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 254
Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ced7ef22-4d98-4452-95c0-c4da680715d0 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ced7ef22-4d98-4452-95c0-c4da680715d0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 214
Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f5cc2203-0fee-452b-9cac-eb7b37c2f7ab | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5cc2203-0fee-452b-9cac-eb7b37c2f7ab CC0-1.0 |
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SB 244
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a7d65b8-d44e-41a8-a059-706cc5cfe7fb | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a7d65b8-d44e-41a8-a059-706cc5cfe7fb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 730
Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 19beeac8-2508-4d43-aa89-c0081090f6e5 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19beeac8-2508-4d43-aa89-c0081090f6e5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 295
Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7e448ee6-8f29-4958-9a8f-792ad04d15e2 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7e448ee6-8f29-4958-9a8f-792ad04d15e2 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 281
Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and…
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a604c9a-8e1c-48a4-9d63-59a3d1400f68 | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a604c9a-8e1c-48a4-9d63-59a3d1400f68 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 280
Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 15ee6e81-c38e-47ba-8d09-eb6610e9d098 | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15ee6e81-c38e-47ba-8d09-eb6610e9d098 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 106
Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ff3f1c0-ef29-48b7-a4ad-967fc36dd672 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ff3f1c0-ef29-48b7-a4ad-967fc36dd672 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 227
Modify excavation requirements
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6284997e-a0c4-4003-aa35-a228c4503541 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6284997e-a0c4-4003-aa35-a228c4503541 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 52
Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 79360143-a9c2-4cc1-a3b4-dbc9c5cf09ba | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79360143-a9c2-4cc1-a3b4-dbc9c5cf09ba CC0-1.0 |
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SR 275
Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on…
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 665fbac8-2ab9-47a4-9852-4573e46dc882 | Feb 12, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/665fbac8-2ab9-47a4-9852-4573e46dc882 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 228
Create the Lifetown license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6a8a2916-4359-467a-9a06-3c0d0eaa4585 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a8a2916-4359-467a-9a06-3c0d0eaa4585 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 216
Designate Clarence "Sonny" Smith, Jr. Memorial Highway.
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ad803d27-0ec4-4d58-82da-932753a0bdc4 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad803d27-0ec4-4d58-82da-932753a0bdc4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 151
Allow certain natural gas suppliers to offer carbon offsets
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ffb99be9-dd48-4ea4-b046-d57e6b642cba | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ffb99be9-dd48-4ea4-b046-d57e6b642cba CC0-1.0 |
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HB 55
Revise fees for the administration of a probate estate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d1a11d8-358c-402b-a813-902b1c492c72 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d1a11d8-358c-402b-a813-902b1c492c72 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 22
Encourage students to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ffb150bc-97d6-4205-b61d-8c948093c2ab | Feb 12, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ffb150bc-97d6-4205-b61d-8c948093c2ab CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 13
Urge Congress to designate Buckeye Trail a National Scenic Trail
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e23f7448-ffba-4eb1-a38f-04b8da797352 | Feb 12, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e23f7448-ffba-4eb1-a38f-04b8da797352 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 | upper · stage not recorded · roll 41a26412-70ec-4653-a335-04206884bd24 | Dec 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/41a26412-70ec-4653-a335-04206884bd24 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 217
Authorize conveyance of state-owned land.
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7343d057-d517-406d-b606-bb0f0e747a93 | Nov 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7343d057-d517-406d-b606-bb0f0e747a93 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 293
Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots
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Concurred in House amendments | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 922b663b-8820-41d1-826f-b541be709828 | Nov 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/922b663b-8820-41d1-826f-b541be709828 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 273
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a8ab93e0-b442-4d8d-bc0d-cac40d630b3a | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8ab93e0-b442-4d8d-bc0d-cac40d630b3a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 253
Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 442e481a-ade8-4872-9a73-12d9e8ce49cd | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/442e481a-ade8-4872-9a73-12d9e8ce49cd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 247
Designate the buckeye as the state candy
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c902510b-e67d-40e1-aef6-a0c9ecbf7eb1 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c902510b-e67d-40e1-aef6-a0c9ecbf7eb1 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (44 as lead sponsor)
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SR 42
OH · —
Honoring Scott W. Stockman for outstanding service to the State of Ohio.
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SR 4
OH · —
In memory of Ben Espy.
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SB 98
OH · —
Prohibit firearm possession - certain domestic violence offenses
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SR 214
OH · —
Honoring George W. Boas II for outstanding service to the Ohio General Assembly.
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SR 179
OH · —
Honoring the St. Francis DeSales High School girls lacrosse team as the 2025 Division II State Champion.
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SB 143
OH · —
Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background
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SB 297
OH · —
Regards electric submetering companies and customers
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SB 189
OH · —
Create the COSI specialty license plate
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SB 237
OH · —
Restore local authority to regulate firearms and knives
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SB 253
OH · —
Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day
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