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Kent Smith
OH Senate District 21
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. 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)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 38 — Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 144 — Regards educator license grade bands | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HCR 7 — Support American Legion Buckeye Boys State, Buckeye Girls State | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 151 — Allow certain natural gas suppliers to offer carbon offsets | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 217 — Authorize conveyance of state-owned land. | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 103 — Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 61 — Regards courts and court procedures | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 35 — Regards supported decision-making for certain disabled adults | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 61 — Regards courts and court procedures | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 35 — Regards supported decision-making for certain disabled adults | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 103 — Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 156 — Regards the success sequence curriculum | Nay | Oct 15, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 189 — Create the COSI specialty license plate | Yea | Oct 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 137 — Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs | Yea | Oct 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 55 — Regards operating under the influence of marihuana, OVI evidence | Yea | Oct 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 171 — Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway | Yea | Oct 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 27 — Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge | Yea | Oct 8, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 55 — Regards operating under the influence of marihuana, OVI evidence | Yea | Oct 8, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 144 — Enact Keith’s Law regarding the communication disability database | Yea | Oct 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 96 — Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | Nay | Oct 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 57 — Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs | Nay | Oct 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 10 — Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial | Yea | Oct 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 189 — Create the COSI specialty license plate | Yea | Oct 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 171 — Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway | Yea | Oct 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 56 — Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway | Yea | Oct 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) 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
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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
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Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire
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SB 186
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Create a music incubator program, certain sales tax rebates
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