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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 335
Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8494b49c-0602-41c4-a582-c46dd9873b31 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8494b49c-0602-41c4-a582-c46dd9873b31 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 309
Regards budget commissions, property tax, and certain funds
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 27305563-eaf3-4010-8e34-af8f7b9bc698 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/27305563-eaf3-4010-8e34-af8f7b9bc698 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 186
Regards school district property taxes, school funding formula
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 27a0d0fb-9734-43f9-a879-02f4b15466ed | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/27a0d0fb-9734-43f9-a879-02f4b15466ed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 129
Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll bac34a58-956d-4a59-b291-d3f54ed5e060 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bac34a58-956d-4a59-b291-d3f54ed5e060 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 34
Enact the Historical Educational Displays Act
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1189a3ee-9ad4-44e4-bfe1-1ad8d1b7a965 | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1189a3ee-9ad4-44e4-bfe1-1ad8d1b7a965 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 19
Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b4733b79-b63e-40e3-86f7-374a36aba66b | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4733b79-b63e-40e3-86f7-374a36aba66b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 114
Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission
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Reported | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f21a6cd8-9ddb-4a9f-988a-f7277a230a65 | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f21a6cd8-9ddb-4a9f-988a-f7277a230a65 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 22
Encourage students to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a0a4a3a1-8d86-48a7-8f63-2f9374091595 | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a0a4a3a1-8d86-48a7-8f63-2f9374091595 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 222
Relative to mileage reimbursement.
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db9c4059-0cf2-45f6-9a60-cdf90bb85b7e | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db9c4059-0cf2-45f6-9a60-cdf90bb85b7e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 295
Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 52bdccd9-a018-42fb-94ab-a04652a4d3ee | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/52bdccd9-a018-42fb-94ab-a04652a4d3ee CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 25d734fc-c57c-477a-ac95-27c713578f15 | Nov 12, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25d734fc-c57c-477a-ac95-27c713578f15 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 276
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8104a672-061d-4043-bc72-6d67368e9a61 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8104a672-061d-4043-bc72-6d67368e9a61 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 251
Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7060f66d-0339-4eee-a05a-aed13ec59fc3 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7060f66d-0339-4eee-a05a-aed13ec59fc3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 174
Regards allocation of parenting responsibilities
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 25bd79af-b6e8-4f2b-aa08-dfad7993be38 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25bd79af-b6e8-4f2b-aa08-dfad7993be38 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 124
Modify process for property tax sales-assessment ratio studies
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 67f13dce-a794-48b6-95d8-d3125bd8b137 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67f13dce-a794-48b6-95d8-d3125bd8b137 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 985dc926-4987-4913-9cba-bcdeba6bbb73 | Nov 10, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/985dc926-4987-4913-9cba-bcdeba6bbb73 CC0-1.0 | |
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HCR 23
Recognize 250th anniversary of United States Army, Chaplain Corps
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 39eefb47-03d7-4d60-9a06-d12261917ff7 | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39eefb47-03d7-4d60-9a06-d12261917ff7 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 21
Recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e66ec11-bd21-4ab8-b393-220a1ab894fc | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e66ec11-bd21-4ab8-b393-220a1ab894fc CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 20
Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e8d2bf95-ac75-4bdc-b463-835b3a4c2cce | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8d2bf95-ac75-4bdc-b463-835b3a4c2cce CC0-1.0 |
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SB 293
Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42681516-7e68-4514-b994-4dd3ca96fa30 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42681516-7e68-4514-b994-4dd3ca96fa30 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 282
Create the American Motorcyclist Association license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e1f6e16-7f38-4b1d-ac0f-278077958d0a | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e1f6e16-7f38-4b1d-ac0f-278077958d0a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 244
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ee021ee6-fd13-40ee-8db4-e90558fb7d8b | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee021ee6-fd13-40ee-8db4-e90558fb7d8b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 229
Create the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fe849d2d-e102-4077-9728-4d6284e92868 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe849d2d-e102-4077-9728-4d6284e92868 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 224
Make changes to the telemarketing law
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5ee370b-90f2-42d5-9df5-46dc8961d220 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5ee370b-90f2-42d5-9df5-46dc8961d220 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 38
Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 03ad1195-8c76-40ec-a93d-d0af3805f26e | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03ad1195-8c76-40ec-a93d-d0af3805f26e 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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