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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 281 — Allow county comm to award a franchise for public transit system | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 280 — Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 225 — Expand the Address Confidentiality Program | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 163 — Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 157 — Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 311 — Designate EMS week in Ohio | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 170 — Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 393 — Regards sexually oriented offenses involving juveniles, animals | Yea | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 225 — Expand the Address Confidentiality Program | Yea | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 163 — Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud | Yea | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 157 — Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions | Yea | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 135 — Regards real property foreclosures and estate sales | Yea | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 170 — Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology | Yea | May 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 281 — Allow county comm to award a franchise for public transit system | Yea | May 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 365 — Designate Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 307 — Allow tax increment financing for police, firefighting facilities | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 290 — Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 277 — Clarify that child independent activity is not abuse or neglect | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 218 — Exempt armed forces-certified child care provider from licensure | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 202 — Enact the Chief Steven DiSario Act | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 181 — Regards limestone, dolomite mining; increase severance taxes | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 377 — Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 31 — Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings | Yea | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 271 — Support the United States of Kindness initiative | Yea | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 358 — Create the Blackout license plate | Yea | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (26 as lead sponsor)
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SB 443
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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
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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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