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Kent Smith
OH Senate District 21
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Topics in their record
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Government Operations & Budget 24Economy & Taxes 16Social Services & Welfare 14Civil Rights & Liberties 10Environment & Energy 10Healthcare 10Education 9Housing 8Other 8Transportation & Infrastructure 8Criminal Justice & Policing 7Labor & Employment 6Elections & Voting 5Gun Policy 5Banking & Finance 4Technology & Privacy 4Agriculture 3Veterans Affairs 3Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| OH Senate District 21 current
Ohio |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| OH House District 8
Ohio |
Democratic | — | Jan 1, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (329 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 57
Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 06da06ce-bbb5-4c89-8290-d1acfff0d471 | Oct 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/06da06ce-bbb5-4c89-8290-d1acfff0d471 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 96
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27
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Conference report agreed to | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 50964a97-3106-47eb-b6b5-20f7596193aa | Jun 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50964a97-3106-47eb-b6b5-20f7596193aa CC0-1.0 |
| Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2eb32d64-bd1f-4d8b-a4d3-f152be1775f7 | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2eb32d64-bd1f-4d8b-a4d3-f152be1775f7 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 212
Create Play Golf Ohio license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a95b4db5-8cd5-4581-a635-bf15e61e01c2 | Jun 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a95b4db5-8cd5-4581-a635-bf15e61e01c2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 182
Designate John E. Gallagher Way
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 41d48430-dff3-4880-9c18-53b706481ed8 | Jun 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/41d48430-dff3-4880-9c18-53b706481ed8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 80
Make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for FY 2026-27
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ffe01d3a-f5bf-4bc2-b2f8-46ae6b072fb4 | Jun 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ffe01d3a-f5bf-4bc2-b2f8-46ae6b072fb4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 51
Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3c7d877b-6fda-4266-9627-bd656485c64f | Jun 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3c7d877b-6fda-4266-9627-bd656485c64f CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1530b885-f9a5-4df1-88cd-793c821ae930 | Jun 11, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1530b885-f9a5-4df1-88cd-793c821ae930 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 179
Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7bdd18d1-be6c-4f60-adba-dce9793c687f | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7bdd18d1-be6c-4f60-adba-dce9793c687f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 65
Revise product contracts, vehicle agreements, motor vehicle laws
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c86b4c2-88a5-4836-827b-fdb930c3d2e9 | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c86b4c2-88a5-4836-827b-fdb930c3d2e9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 50
Designate PFC John Wayne Richard Memorial Highway
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d67ed626-6406-4b9e-83e8-35a0a6a078a5 | Jun 11, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d67ed626-6406-4b9e-83e8-35a0a6a078a5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 119
Designate the Freedom Parkway
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 44eb71ab-bfbf-4558-9ed7-723a0f436087 | Jun 11, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44eb71ab-bfbf-4558-9ed7-723a0f436087 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 85
Create the Ohio NAACP license plate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26f8ac03-840d-4361-a5d6-0668b18a688e | Jun 11, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26f8ac03-840d-4361-a5d6-0668b18a688e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 52
Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c409dc83-0c23-4e9b-a0e8-379af38f1e8c | Jun 11, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c409dc83-0c23-4e9b-a0e8-379af38f1e8c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 155
Revise the real estate wholesaler law
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa389436-fd3d-4a50-a145-48a77331c1e1 | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa389436-fd3d-4a50-a145-48a77331c1e1 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2d63be58-92b4-440d-8930-aebf0bb2e3b9 | May 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d63be58-92b4-440d-8930-aebf0bb2e3b9 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 60
Establish veterinarian telehealth visit requirements, procedures
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f5100af0-c7e3-4b02-87d2-f9fd354f7a7d | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5100af0-c7e3-4b02-87d2-f9fd354f7a7d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 152
Allow wild animal rehab facility to get euthanasia drug permit
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 99b83339-0f53-4f52-9751-be968a5fde8b | May 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/99b83339-0f53-4f52-9751-be968a5fde8b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 18
Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e06b078-d5a9-4052-afdd-f001a0e97f8b | May 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e06b078-d5a9-4052-afdd-f001a0e97f8b CC0-1.0 |
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SCR 2
Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 129e879f-29c7-436f-886a-843ebcc8032f | May 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/129e879f-29c7-436f-886a-843ebcc8032f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 158
Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5eaa43d9-1316-4818-81a2-f41836d1ad88 | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5eaa43d9-1316-4818-81a2-f41836d1ad88 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f2cc166b-a9fa-48d1-b2c6-ff9a30458704 | May 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2cc166b-a9fa-48d1-b2c6-ff9a30458704 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 95
Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 09f2ed8c-6cb2-4c3e-a30a-bfa66a356211 | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/09f2ed8c-6cb2-4c3e-a30a-bfa66a356211 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 63
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 45cbf204-56ae-4861-b760-7e0be460e6bd | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45cbf204-56ae-4861-b760-7e0be460e6bd CC0-1.0 |
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SR 22
Urge federal govt reduce processing time-veteran disability claim
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3c5c1e59-574f-4bcc-8a5b-08be4b69757b | May 14, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3c5c1e59-574f-4bcc-8a5b-08be4b69757b CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (26 as lead sponsor)
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SB 443
OH · —
Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act
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SB 442
OH · —
Enact the Food Literacy Standards Act
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SB 77
OH · —
Require a system to anonymously report wage discrimination
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SB 74
OH · —
Create the fair paycheck workplace certificate
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SR 287
OH · —
Honoring Laila Edwards as a 2026 Olympic gold medalist.
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SB 245
OH · —
Prohibit utilities from recovering political expenditure costs
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SB 297
OH · —
Regards electric submetering companies and customers
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SB 85
OH · —
Create the Ohio NAACP license plate
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SB 235
OH · —
Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire
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SB 186
OH · —
Create a music incubator program, certain sales tax rebates
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