Anita Somani
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8
Bills sponsored
this session · 75 all-time
3
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 126 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
561
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 561 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
136 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
94.9%
based on 371 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
5.1%
based on 371 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 371 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
75 billsCurrent session 8 bills
- HB 245 Regards Ohio parenting and pregnancy program services Introduced
- HB 237 Protect assisted reproduction care Introduced
- HCR 12 Recognize the importance of perinatal mental health Introduced
- HB 966 Study the prevalence of cholestatic liver disorders in women Introduced
- HB 905 Prohibit common ownership of certain health care entities Introduced
- HB 904 Establish a reinsurance program Introduced
- HB 836 Require physicians to sign death certificates electronically Introduced
- HB 713 Regards adoption advertising and facilitation Introduced
Historical 67 bills
- HB 502 Protect assisted reproduction care Died
- HCR 16 Recognizing the importance of perinatal mental health Died
- HR 493 In memory of Ronald Mottl, Sr. Died
- HR 27 In memory of Dan Ramos. Died
- HR 651 In memory of Senator J. Kirk Schuring. Died
- HR 96 In memory of Dr. Samuel Wallace Speck, Jr. Died
- HR 600 In memory of Darrell W. Opfer. Died
- HR 435 In memory of Charles F. Kurfess. Died
- HR 438 In memory of Brigid Kelly. Died
- HR 120 In memory of Jon D. Myers. Died
- HR 601 In memory of David Hobson. Died
- HR 667 In memory of Carolyn Jean Prentiss. Died
- HR 599 In memory of Marigene Valiquette. Died
- HR 431 Observing April 2024 as the Month of the Military Child in Ohio. Died
- HR 195 In memory of Catherine L. Barrett. Died
- HR 657 In memory of Jerry W. Krupinski. Died
- HR 169 Honoring COSI as the recipient of a 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Died
- HR 597 In memory of Jo Ann Davidson. Died
- HR 41 Honoring the Columbus Metropolitan Library on its Sesquicentennial. Died
- HR 148 Honoring the Dublin Jerome High School girls 400-yard freestyle relay team on securing the 2023 Division I State Championship title. Died
- HR 153 Honoring the Hilliard Darby High School Shades of Blue on winning the 2023 Varsity Vocals International Championship of High School A Cappella. Died
- HR 192 Honoring Jaclyn Prati on being selected as the 2023 Ohio Principal of the Year. Died
- HR 223 Honoring the Dublin Jerome High School boys lacrosse team on earning the 2023 Division I State Championship. Died
- HR 301 Honoring the Dublin Jerome High School girls golf team as the 2023 Division I State Champion. Died
- HR 396 Honoring Milly Leonard on winning two 2024 Division I State swimming championships. Died
Co-sponsored
126 billsCurrent session 3 bills
Historical 123 bills
- HB 35 Eliminate limitations period for certain sexual abuse claims Signed
- HB 37 Increase penalties for OVI and aggravated vehicular homicide Died
- HB 506 Regards school policies on overdose reversal drugs Died
- HB 372 Require drivers stop for on-track equipment at railroad crossing Died
- SB 144 Regards immunizations by pharmacists, pharmacy interns and techs Signed
- HB 47 Require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools Signed
- HB 512 Regards child emergency placement facilities, treatment solutions Died
- SB 81 Authorize certain nurses to sign hospital patient documents Signed
- HB 452 Regards hospital violence prevention, training, security plans Died
- HB 399 Modify organ donation tax credit; create employer credit Died
- HB 397 Increase awareness of cognitive impairment, dementia Died
- HB 398 Prohibit employers from seeking wage or salary history Died
- HB 381 Designate Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange Died
- HB 497 Make various changes regarding county law Died
- HB 531 Enact Braden's Law to prohibit sexual extortion Died
- SB 225 Designate Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day Signed
- SB 237 Enacts the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act Died
- HB 438 Enact the Homebuyer Protection Act Died
- SB 211 Enter the Dietitian Licensure Compact Died
- HB 77 Regards the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in Ohio Died
- SB 234 Designate Food Allergy Awareness Month Died
- HB 486 Enact Aisha's Law Died
- HB 338 Allow child support orders for children over 18 with a disability Died
- HCR 5 Support Ohio Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial Died
- HJR 2 CA: Prohibit slavery or servitude as punishment for crime Died
Voting record
Current session 17 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 87
No title provided
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2025 |
|
HB 692
Revise the household sewage treatment system law
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 10, 2026 |
|
HB 440
Regards the Board of Nursing and criminal records check results
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | October 01, 2025 |
|
HB 423
Regulate practice of surgical assistants, surgical technologists
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
|
HB 4
Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
SB 106
Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HB 500
Designate a school JROTC program as a career-technical ed program
Passed |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 689
Align and modernize fingerprinting and disposition reporting
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HB 252
Modify offenses of burglary, breaking and entering, and trespass
Passed |
Nay | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB 227
Modify excavation requirements
Passed |
Yea | pass | October 15, 2025 |
|
HB 148
Establish tax refund designation for spaying, neutering pets
Passed |
Yea | pass | October 29, 2025 |
|
HR 348
Relative to travel allowance.
Adopted |
Yea | fail | March 18, 2026 |
|
SB 9
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
Passed |
Nay | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 326
Regards the Classic Learning Test entrance exam
Passed |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 132
Enact Philip Wigal's Law
Passed |
Yea | pass | October 29, 2025 |
|
SB 155
Revise the real estate wholesaler law
Passed |
Yea | pass | October 29, 2025 |
|
HB 541
Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway
Passed |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
Historical 33 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 7
Enact the Strong Foundations Act
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 290
Create Dolly Parton's Imagination Library license plate
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 54
Establish the New African Immigrants Grant and Gift Fund
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 238
Regards occupational regulations
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 75
Regards municipal creation of joint economic development district
Failed |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 71
Enact Data Analysis Transparency Archive (DATA) Act
Pass |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 173
Designate May as Older Ohioans Month
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 531
Enact Braden's Law to prohibit sexual extortion
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 452
Regards hospital violence prevention, training, security plans
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 265
Exempt certain public service workers' forms from disclosure
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HCR 18
To urge the United States Congress to enact the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
Adopted |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 366
Enact FORCE Act re: organized retail theft
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 37
Increase penalties for OVI and aggravated vehicular homicide
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 497
Make various changes regarding county law
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 29
Regards driver's license suspensions-failure to pay child support
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 211
Enter the Dietitian Licensure Compact
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 234
Designate Food Allergy Awareness Month
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 158
Regards disbursement of municipal funds by residents
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 211
Enter the Dietitian Licensure Compact
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2024 |
|
HB 583
Express intent to increase accountability for group homes
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2024 |
|
HB 289
Regards SORN law compliance; add new sexually oriented offense
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
SB 198
Provide inmates with state ID cards, education documentation
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
HB 303
Establish a process to revise EMS training subjects
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
HB 236
Enact Never Alone Act
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
SB 58
Prohibit requiring firearms liability insurance or certain fees
Pass |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
HB 315
Revise the township law
Refused to concur in Senate amendments |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2024 |
|
HB 308
Include energy generated by nuclear reaction as green energy
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
HB 503
Prohibit activities re: garbage-fed swine, feral swine, wild boar
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
SB 58
Prohibit requiring firearms liability insurance or certain fees
Passed |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
HB 73
Enact Dave and Angie Patient and Health Provider Protection Act
Refused to concur in Senate amendments |
Yea | fail | December 11, 2024 |
|
SB 130
Regards notaries public; limited liability companies; fees
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
SB 44
Require occupational license agency accept electronic application
Pass |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
SB 237
Enacts the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |