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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 228
Create the Lifetown license plate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e2f1ffe-3435-41ee-bc22-7193b1ce0988 | Feb 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e2f1ffe-3435-41ee-bc22-7193b1ce0988 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 216
Designate Clarence "Sonny" Smith, Jr. Memorial Highway.
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01e1e04d-dece-4ab4-86f3-7d25ee3135e7 | Feb 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01e1e04d-dece-4ab4-86f3-7d25ee3135e7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 55
Revise fees for the administration of a probate estate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll acc979f8-3419-4d0c-bf8e-7c38b80c4867 | Feb 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/acc979f8-3419-4d0c-bf8e-7c38b80c4867 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 |
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SB 219
Revise the law governing oil and gas wells
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll eea5f1df-78e0-4d93-9dd8-b010eb35f5c0 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eea5f1df-78e0-4d93-9dd8-b010eb35f5c0 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b4701199-e680-4892-90fa-0a4256c2bce9 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4701199-e680-4892-90fa-0a4256c2bce9 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 111
Designate Henrietta Lacks Day
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92406c01-90d9-43eb-b99c-621b40afc2eb | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92406c01-90d9-43eb-b99c-621b40afc2eb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 34
Enact the Historical Educational Displays Act
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2050dbf9-a3ad-49f5-ac3f-d02bbdd7b7ef | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2050dbf9-a3ad-49f5-ac3f-d02bbdd7b7ef CC0-1.0 |
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SB 19
Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b5d0ace6-46ea-4b83-a1f8-5cd446760993 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5d0ace6-46ea-4b83-a1f8-5cd446760993 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 440
Regards the Board of Nursing and criminal records check results
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c852bc01-bffe-45fa-91c1-d7232e2b8a79 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c852bc01-bffe-45fa-91c1-d7232e2b8a79 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 246
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 906e0fdd-1040-43c5-951e-655256a2f4f4 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/906e0fdd-1040-43c5-951e-655256a2f4f4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 29
Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c9dc8199-de15-45b3-90d0-6a65401702ed | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9dc8199-de15-45b3-90d0-6a65401702ed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 184
Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8037899e-d639-480a-8a9b-84755a5ea644 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8037899e-d639-480a-8a9b-84755a5ea644 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 335
Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 59d44039-aaa6-4f24-b74e-1c10980cb885 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59d44039-aaa6-4f24-b74e-1c10980cb885 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 309
Regards budget commissions, property tax, and certain funds
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 801d82a0-71c9-435c-9749-d577d61254c1 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/801d82a0-71c9-435c-9749-d577d61254c1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 247
Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 138699f1-cf07-4c03-8f2c-4243a21dc179 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/138699f1-cf07-4c03-8f2c-4243a21dc179 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 75cddc21-5656-4597-a9fc-3f09578cae39 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/75cddc21-5656-4597-a9fc-3f09578cae39 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 186
Regards school district property taxes, school funding formula
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e0f1d71-d823-4d8c-8d34-b14f4cd2144e | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e0f1d71-d823-4d8c-8d34-b14f4cd2144e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 129
Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0cc690b1-8ea8-4843-b82a-19e0a2f38663 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cc690b1-8ea8-4843-b82a-19e0a2f38663 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 114
Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 60353996-da39-4ddc-8802-d2828b8ebc28 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/60353996-da39-4ddc-8802-d2828b8ebc28 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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