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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 10
Regulate imitation meat and egg products
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e1ce1ce-77a6-4a0b-ab0e-36fceed6f939 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e1ce1ce-77a6-4a0b-ab0e-36fceed6f939 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 155
Revise the real estate wholesaler law
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c399c25-4b4d-4ccf-88de-5019fd4e8a91 | Nov 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c399c25-4b4d-4ccf-88de-5019fd4e8a91 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 152
Allow wild animal rehab facility to get euthanasia drug permit
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f2a1f0a7-f063-49e9-a23c-e97108089943 | Nov 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2a1f0a7-f063-49e9-a23c-e97108089943 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 174
Regards allocation of parenting responsibilities
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b916e05b-dec2-4c78-8240-af899b10dc91 | Nov 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b916e05b-dec2-4c78-8240-af899b10dc91 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 276
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c6f0f7b7-5320-4d62-928f-4ca9a745c92b | Nov 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c6f0f7b7-5320-4d62-928f-4ca9a745c92b 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 bd7deaca-4355-4444-b1a8-341dfc101d92 | Nov 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd7deaca-4355-4444-b1a8-341dfc101d92 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 146
Codify the common law action for piercing the corporate veil
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 50a0d53e-6fdc-4fad-a821-f07fa528fa13 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50a0d53e-6fdc-4fad-a821-f07fa528fa13 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 954ed877-49c9-4918-9d5b-7cd679a4a750 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/954ed877-49c9-4918-9d5b-7cd679a4a750 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 144
Regards educator license grade bands
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c8eefb5a-0e53-4d52-8907-68bd6eafc0cb | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c8eefb5a-0e53-4d52-8907-68bd6eafc0cb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 16
Establish road rules around distressed stationary vehicles
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9b967239-2e2d-419d-a87c-0a8bc3d9fd07 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b967239-2e2d-419d-a87c-0a8bc3d9fd07 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d4e1fedc-540c-489b-be46-db194e669ed7 | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d4e1fedc-540c-489b-be46-db194e669ed7 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 434
Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 73fb2f24-267b-4d9b-b57f-74de80fef701 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73fb2f24-267b-4d9b-b57f-74de80fef701 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 56
Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ba85d8e3-3f40-48e9-8817-aedc4bcff291 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba85d8e3-3f40-48e9-8817-aedc4bcff291 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 23
Create the escaped convict alert program
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e3c70134-df3b-4cd1-a6d6-2cd6a11b9740 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3c70134-df3b-4cd1-a6d6-2cd6a11b9740 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 56
Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
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Refused to concur in House amendments | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7c8f9f16-e330-43a7-9dd2-58b617c88218 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c8f9f16-e330-43a7-9dd2-58b617c88218 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 282
Create the American Motorcyclist Association license plate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 755a2e09-8825-4197-92a3-ce710b6194e6 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/755a2e09-8825-4197-92a3-ce710b6194e6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 251
Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fdc5ec5d-4b0d-4ff6-b406-2a2e9b3c6ee9 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdc5ec5d-4b0d-4ff6-b406-2a2e9b3c6ee9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 229
Create the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 97aecfdf-d0b6-401e-880c-0926eacbf474 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97aecfdf-d0b6-401e-880c-0926eacbf474 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 224
Make changes to the telemarketing law
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3970d869-dfeb-45a6-814f-f71ce2ea276e | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3970d869-dfeb-45a6-814f-f71ce2ea276e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 184
Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 77b35b56-6aa6-4c63-8946-f38aa83d2400 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/77b35b56-6aa6-4c63-8946-f38aa83d2400 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 223
Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3cbd0446-3ac6-4b74-9e68-49b508fc40b3 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3cbd0446-3ac6-4b74-9e68-49b508fc40b3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 156
Regards the success sequence curriculum
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll c07b96a4-1cda-4401-972d-813d2eeea531 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c07b96a4-1cda-4401-972d-813d2eeea531 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 44
Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db59f126-b194-4f42-927f-8aa0eec48e03 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db59f126-b194-4f42-927f-8aa0eec48e03 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 27
Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 98bb7cd0-f5a1-4eeb-857b-1931f3d730b0 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98bb7cd0-f5a1-4eeb-857b-1931f3d730b0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 228
Designate SSG Jack W. Coy Veterans Memorial Highway
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dd4adfbb-090b-4475-a0b1-4819bbede501 | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd4adfbb-090b-4475-a0b1-4819bbede501 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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