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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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SB 277
Clarify that child independent activity is not abuse or neglect
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5479c714-64e3-4d8a-8e4c-a82c0652ea07 | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5479c714-64e3-4d8a-8e4c-a82c0652ea07 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 328
Regards Education and Workforce Return on Investment Initiative
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 861c1273-0111-4e85-add7-74770c7da57b | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/861c1273-0111-4e85-add7-74770c7da57b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 364
Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6a8b4ab4-28c1-4560-a317-990faa17690a | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a8b4ab4-28c1-4560-a317-990faa17690a CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 63f99f5a-20cf-4690-815a-26a02f60855d | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/63f99f5a-20cf-4690-815a-26a02f60855d CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 321
Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a97625d-dd2a-45f3-816e-ee0f1930ea6e | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a97625d-dd2a-45f3-816e-ee0f1930ea6e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 162
Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f36ee8d0-f68b-410c-99f6-aa82dde7fd95 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f36ee8d0-f68b-410c-99f6-aa82dde7fd95 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 462
Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7b0bcd20-5ddc-4627-98a9-42f1395b93fa | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7b0bcd20-5ddc-4627-98a9-42f1395b93fa CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4714812a-8d64-4796-83d5-e0df04b4cfd2 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4714812a-8d64-4796-83d5-e0df04b4cfd2 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 393
Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f83818d-d6a2-4b77-ab79-2aa554b723bd | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f83818d-d6a2-4b77-ab79-2aa554b723bd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 278
Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll becf2326-fe54-4892-b977-8b3046a60c49 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/becf2326-fe54-4892-b977-8b3046a60c49 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5f663e6-4fa2-4eb6-afcd-1b197f0de84d | Mar 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5f663e6-4fa2-4eb6-afcd-1b197f0de84d CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 320
Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 61c69853-6458-46e6-ac3c-8f136d37f914 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61c69853-6458-46e6-ac3c-8f136d37f914 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 365
Designate Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ef5d794-732b-43a6-94ef-7938bd6cb63a | Apr 15, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ef5d794-732b-43a6-94ef-7938bd6cb63a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 280
Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c184c6b-1c13-4cf3-84bc-f69d4ccdfdfe | Apr 15, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c184c6b-1c13-4cf3-84bc-f69d4ccdfdfe CC0-1.0 |
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SB 290
Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1cfcbb94-4ecc-4fe8-8edb-e23d8d9faeba | Apr 14, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1cfcbb94-4ecc-4fe8-8edb-e23d8d9faeba CC0-1.0 |
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HB 730
Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 277a21fa-2aa1-447b-8668-dde80a84d117 | Mar 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/277a21fa-2aa1-447b-8668-dde80a84d117 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 334
Designate Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d3d686de-38e5-41a1-abd1-300037f7ada1 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3d686de-38e5-41a1-abd1-300037f7ada1 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f832fe23-4ca5-4a7e-889c-1379f0b55b68 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f832fe23-4ca5-4a7e-889c-1379f0b55b68 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 318
Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 65dc8dfa-00f4-4921-8673-b1f4be0b818d | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/65dc8dfa-00f4-4921-8673-b1f4be0b818d CC0-1.0 |
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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 31
Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dc010e42-4c14-4071-a800-aa787f9db00d | Mar 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc010e42-4c14-4071-a800-aa787f9db00d 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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