Cecil Thomas
Born
1952
Contact
Email · rep25@ohiohouse.gov
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12
Bills sponsored
this session · 153 all-time
3
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 803 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
1832
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 1832 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
136 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.3%
based on 509 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.7%
based on 509 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 509 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
153 billsCurrent session 12 bills
- HB 243 Designate Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez Ohio Community Service Day Introduced
- HB 241 Regards dog quarantine, disposition hearing, after a dog attack Introduced
- HB 110 Increase the penalty for repeat voyeurism Introduced
- HR 37 Recognizing Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month in Ohio. Passed
- HCR 4 Condemn issuance of pardons and commutations for January 6, 2021 Introduced
- HB 846 Create the repeat domestic violence offender registry Introduced
- HB 46 Enact the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act Introduced
- HB 452 Designate 761st Tank Battalion Day Introduced
- HB 45 Prohibit certain firearm transfers without a background check Introduced
- HB 359 Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids Signed
- HB 350 Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire Introduced
- HB 337 Require firearm sale by federal dealer to include trigger lock Introduced
Historical 141 bills
- HR 455 Honoring Ted Karras as the winner of the 2023 Nationwide Charity Challenge. 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
- HB 644 Regards items that accelerate a firearm's rate of fire Died
- HR 195 In memory of Catherine L. Barrett. Died
- HR 319 Honoring the Mercy McAuley High School girls volleyball team as the 2023 Division II State Champion. Died
- HB 479 Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day Died
- HR 657 In memory of Jerry W. Krupinski. Died
- HR 597 In memory of Jo Ann Davidson. Died
- HR 512 Honoring the Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated on its Centennial. Died
- HR 637 Honoring Jena Powell for her exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. Died
- HR 625 Honoring Jodi Whitted for her exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. Died
- HR 634 Honoring Dave Dobos for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. Died
- HR 626 Honoring Dr. Beth Liston for her exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. Died
- HR 635 Honoring Derek Merrin for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. Died
- HB 514 Require names submitted by the BMV be included on the jury list Died
Co-sponsored
803 billsCurrent session 3 bills
Historical 800 bills
- HB 380 Designate Tuscarawas Valley Memorial Highway Died
- 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 56 Increase penalty-fleeing police; regards motor vehicle pursuit Signed
- HB 47 Require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools Signed
- HB 432 Regards the teaching of career-technical education Signed
- HCR 15 Urge inclusion of Peter "Pete" Rose on MLB Hall of Fame ballot Died
- HB 503 Prohibit activities re: garbage-fed swine, feral swine, wild boar Died
- HB 397 Increase awareness of cognitive impairment, dementia Died
- HB 398 Prohibit employers from seeking wage or salary history Died
- HB 400 Provide Medigap policy for certain Medicare-eligible individuals Died
- SB 175 Regards insurance regulations and taxes Signed
- SB 225 Designate Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day Signed
- SB 198 Provide inmates with state ID cards, education documentation Died
- SB 257 Allow military to participate in homeownership savings program Died
- SB 208 To require a military exception in an open enrollment policy Died
- HB 438 Enact the Homebuyer Protection Act Died
- HB 77 Regards the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in Ohio Died
- SB 234 Designate Food Allergy Awareness Month Died
- HB 338 Allow child support orders for children over 18 with a disability Died
- SB 290 Create Dolly Parton's Imagination Library license plate Died
- HB 7 Enact the Strong Foundations Act Died
- HJR 2 CA: Prohibit slavery or servitude as punishment for crime Died
- SB 196 Regards authority of advanced practice registered nurses Died
Voting record
Current session 26 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HCR 20
Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | October 01, 2025 |
|
HB 852
Require appointed police chief to complete officer basic training
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HB 630
Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HB 507
Prohibit a person from receiving proceeds of prostitution
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 346
Enact V.J.'s Law
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HB 293
Designate NASA Day of Remembrance
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | October 01, 2025 |
|
HB 247
Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 18, 2025 |
|
HB 23
Create the escaped convict alert program
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 18, 2025 |
|
HB 20
Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 18, 2025 |
|
HB 131
Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | May 28, 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 122
Create tax credit for employers providing organ donors paid leave
Passed |
Yea | pass | June 18, 2025 |
|
HB 689
Align and modernize fingerprinting and disposition reporting
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SB 56
Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
Conference report agreed to |
Nay | pass | November 20, 2025 |
|
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 428
Remove residency requirements for certain city director positions
Passed |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
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 |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 639
Create defense to nuisance claims re: racing facilities
Reported |
Yea | fail | May 20, 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 24 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 257
Authorize certain public bodies to meet virtually
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 7
Enact the Strong Foundations Act
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 74
Regards state information technology systems and shared services
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 206
Regards public school expulsion for actions dangerous to others
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Nay | 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 331
Regards village dissolution
Concurred in Senate amendments |
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 403
Create new causes of action re: vehicles towed after an accident
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 77
Regards the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in Ohio
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 |
|
HB 496
Revise the law governing property taxes and county auditors
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 |