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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 277 — Clarify that child independent activity is not abuse or neglect | Yea | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 328 — Regards Education and Workforce Return on Investment Initiative | Yea | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 364 — Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 321 — Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 162 — Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 462 — Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 393 — Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 278 — Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls | Nay | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 320 — Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 365 — Designate Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 280 — Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 290 — Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box | Yea | Apr 14, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 730 — Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028 | Nay | Mar 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 334 — Designate Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 318 — Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 306 — Regards insurance transactions, plans, and policies | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 302 — Create the Land of U.S. Grant license plate | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 254 — Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 214 — Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 244 — Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 364 — Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 334 — Designate Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 462 — Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 278 — Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls | Nay | Mar 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 31 — Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings | Yea | Mar 11, 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
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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
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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
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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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