K
Kent Smith
OH Senate District 21
Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0
Verify externally: Open States
Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SB 281
Allow county comm to award a franchise for public transit system
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f7afdbbc-3121-4118-8fea-132c658d6c32 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f7afdbbc-3121-4118-8fea-132c658d6c32 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fa748df1-190f-49e8-be0d-b9739f3629f5 | May 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fa748df1-190f-49e8-be0d-b9739f3629f5 CC0-1.0 | |
|
SB 280
Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c3783bf1-2ae1-4637-bc5e-b1cee24c39d9 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3783bf1-2ae1-4637-bc5e-b1cee24c39d9 CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 225
Expand the Address Confidentiality Program
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5266e25c-151a-4126-9746-53c82463d445 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5266e25c-151a-4126-9746-53c82463d445 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cb60777a-d95b-4db4-bdce-d1302ce92c87 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb60777a-d95b-4db4-bdce-d1302ce92c87 CC0-1.0 | |
|
SB 163
Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bfc655ea-71d8-4fcc-af78-fb6d1ffb9ec2 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bfc655ea-71d8-4fcc-af78-fb6d1ffb9ec2 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3b9ed4a9-e120-4c6b-90ce-615ad66679c1 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b9ed4a9-e120-4c6b-90ce-615ad66679c1 CC0-1.0 | |
|
SB 157
Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions
|
Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 657b3311-32ed-4de1-8be4-1917f0c183e3 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/657b3311-32ed-4de1-8be4-1917f0c183e3 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 95d19c17-505c-4b34-8d92-94329ec562d8 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/95d19c17-505c-4b34-8d92-94329ec562d8 CC0-1.0 | |
|
HB 311
Designate EMS week in Ohio
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b9ef39dc-0b87-4d19-98d2-c7eb96ea12d0 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9ef39dc-0b87-4d19-98d2-c7eb96ea12d0 CC0-1.0 |
|
HB 170
Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll afca57c7-18b9-4372-a836-183362cd53b2 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/afca57c7-18b9-4372-a836-183362cd53b2 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ecf46a33-bb66-486b-b46a-79106d0fad6c | May 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ecf46a33-bb66-486b-b46a-79106d0fad6c CC0-1.0 | |
|
SB 393
Regards sexually oriented offenses involving juveniles, animals
|
Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 87e57e9d-8176-484f-aa96-764f1b58148b | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87e57e9d-8176-484f-aa96-764f1b58148b CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 135
Regards real property foreclosures and estate sales
|
Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 19d72f2b-f913-4b19-b5ca-100cef5ba5a3 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19d72f2b-f913-4b19-b5ca-100cef5ba5a3 CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 365
Designate Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bb211427-4bbc-4948-8876-9bc76938ea5e | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb211427-4bbc-4948-8876-9bc76938ea5e CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 307
Allow tax increment financing for police, firefighting facilities
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 346b0eeb-cadd-40e1-819d-e87bfd42f3e8 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/346b0eeb-cadd-40e1-819d-e87bfd42f3e8 CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 290
Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4bf15136-5957-43ac-b282-80e4e917c00d | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4bf15136-5957-43ac-b282-80e4e917c00d CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 277
Clarify that child independent activity is not abuse or neglect
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0d08befc-5a65-4009-bb07-0f6b1cf58896 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0d08befc-5a65-4009-bb07-0f6b1cf58896 CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 218
Exempt armed forces-certified child care provider from licensure
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7246db7a-9ab2-4070-88c9-ce45ed5abed0 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7246db7a-9ab2-4070-88c9-ce45ed5abed0 CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 202
Enact the Chief Steven DiSario Act
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92172e55-6e1d-4783-bd78-1140a45b4e77 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92172e55-6e1d-4783-bd78-1140a45b4e77 CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 181
Regards limestone, dolomite mining; increase severance taxes
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01ddca44-f70c-4de3-b632-21e38757c8b6 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01ddca44-f70c-4de3-b632-21e38757c8b6 CC0-1.0 |
|
HB 377
Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a786d33a-c5ef-4be2-b736-cee45be1af8d | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a786d33a-c5ef-4be2-b736-cee45be1af8d CC0-1.0 |
|
HB 31
Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings
|
Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5f97b53-92da-4fe1-bea0-cbdb138e158f | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5f97b53-92da-4fe1-bea0-cbdb138e158f CC0-1.0 |
|
SR 271
Support the United States of Kindness initiative
|
Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e5ff068-5ae5-4674-ba38-9b797afad5b1 | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e5ff068-5ae5-4674-ba38-9b797afad5b1 CC0-1.0 |
|
SB 358
Create the Blackout license plate
|
Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e428f18-6a4a-47d2-bc7a-fca6158c4e9e | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e428f18-6a4a-47d2-bc7a-fca6158c4e9e CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (26 as lead sponsor)
-
SB 443
OH · —
Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act
-
SB 442
OH · —
Enact the Food Literacy Standards Act
-
SB 77
OH · —
Require a system to anonymously report wage discrimination
-
SB 74
OH · —
Create the fair paycheck workplace certificate
-
SR 287
OH · —
Honoring Laila Edwards as a 2026 Olympic gold medalist.
-
SB 245
OH · —
Prohibit utilities from recovering political expenditure costs
-
SB 297
OH · —
Regards electric submetering companies and customers
-
SB 85
OH · —
Create the Ohio NAACP license plate
-
SB 235
OH · —
Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire
-
SB 186
OH · —
Create a music incubator program, certain sales tax rebates
Showing the 10 most recent.