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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 455
Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0fed2f1d-21d3-4c9f-a525-9a338a2c4a7b | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0fed2f1d-21d3-4c9f-a525-9a338a2c4a7b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 433
Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1525f7ae-5367-423e-9913-d891fbc814e6 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1525f7ae-5367-423e-9913-d891fbc814e6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 297
Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b2842828-10b3-4825-9c61-d9e27ef0bc62 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2842828-10b3-4825-9c61-d9e27ef0bc62 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 292
Establish the Ohio Defense Commission
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e2715af-76d5-4ab0-bf91-098d01339004 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e2715af-76d5-4ab0-bf91-098d01339004 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 251
Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bdf69bd1-8ca5-4852-87e3-20543d6448ca | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bdf69bd1-8ca5-4852-87e3-20543d6448ca CC0-1.0 |
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HB 210
Regards the sale of used catalytic converters
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7a6d3198-c126-4932-a49b-09f3ce690c96 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a6d3198-c126-4932-a49b-09f3ce690c96 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aad826ca-7f5e-47d9-9ac0-5f63334e49dc | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aad826ca-7f5e-47d9-9ac0-5f63334e49dc CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 105
Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0dd363dd-59ed-44ae-8549-f5adef41a4e2 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0dd363dd-59ed-44ae-8549-f5adef41a4e2 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4260cfb2-9eeb-4251-ad63-7f5de43fa752 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4260cfb2-9eeb-4251-ad63-7f5de43fa752 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 479
Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5aa84e6c-7c38-4059-a230-340dda745bce | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5aa84e6c-7c38-4059-a230-340dda745bce CC0-1.0 |
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HB 472
Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42a9ba78-928e-4f1d-894c-bdd19b2ccb02 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42a9ba78-928e-4f1d-894c-bdd19b2ccb02 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 541
Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db209be9-8a1c-4af4-a618-443125287349 | Jun 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db209be9-8a1c-4af4-a618-443125287349 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a372019d-ba18-4172-9017-978b99104fe6 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a372019d-ba18-4172-9017-978b99104fe6 CC0-1.0 | |
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SCR 20
Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure
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Adopted | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2fd33e7f-ef5c-41dc-b4e1-c3395ed746d4 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fd33e7f-ef5c-41dc-b4e1-c3395ed746d4 CC0-1.0 |
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SCR 19
Urge Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2a459a81-0b62-4754-bf57-9df81888a988 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a459a81-0b62-4754-bf57-9df81888a988 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 262
Require construction contracts note variation from standard form
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 81b15b76-6e87-4fb6-bc8f-35877e744472 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/81b15b76-6e87-4fb6-bc8f-35877e744472 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 219
Revise the law governing oil and gas wells
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 72b13ccb-63d4-4a24-a88b-9a1f6b5d9270 | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72b13ccb-63d4-4a24-a88b-9a1f6b5d9270 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 179
Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2c20c132-e0c0-4c4e-af73-5d5d30925f2f | Jun 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c20c132-e0c0-4c4e-af73-5d5d30925f2f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 178
Form Missing Women-Black, Indigenous, People of Color task force
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 620877b0-85cc-4ec1-86c9-4c8e3bb61052 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/620877b0-85cc-4ec1-86c9-4c8e3bb61052 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 341
Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d07f6336-c9fc-4126-9624-140342ef89c8 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d07f6336-c9fc-4126-9624-140342ef89c8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 422
Prohibit certain offenders from school or child care premises
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c5a9f2af-2e9f-4d74-a816-0f55ad760948 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5a9f2af-2e9f-4d74-a816-0f55ad760948 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 492
Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7efcac8b-1c96-43dc-a21e-eded209f6722 | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7efcac8b-1c96-43dc-a21e-eded209f6722 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 646
Create the Data Center Study Commission
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4b270ef0-3197-40a1-ba90-a801f3b4c6da | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b270ef0-3197-40a1-ba90-a801f3b4c6da CC0-1.0 |
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SB 326
Require students complete a high school computer science course
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fc39e8b6-7df5-4784-a242-5df3d961da8e | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc39e8b6-7df5-4784-a242-5df3d961da8e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 311
Regards the operation of public and chartered nonpublic schools
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll a8c27820-02a0-4718-baa6-01f5a68ec44c | Jun 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8c27820-02a0-4718-baa6-01f5a68ec44c 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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