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78
Bills sponsored
this session · 156 all-time
20
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 230 all-time
—
Enacted into law
counting…
708
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 708 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
136 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
98.1%
based on 520 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1.9%
based on 520 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 520 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
156 billsCurrent session 78 bills
- HB 282 Add immigration status as a required factor for sentencing, bail Introduced
- HB 281 Regards hospitals and enforcement of federal immigration law Introduced
- HB 26 Enact Protecting Ohio Communities Act Introduced
- HB 256 Revise the law regarding child custody for unwed parents Introduced
- HB 236 Regards crimes committed while masked or disguised Introduced
- HB 231 Enact the Paid Parental Leave Act Introduced
- HB 228 Designate SSG Jack W. Coy Veterans Memorial Highway Passed
- HB 216 Enact A HAND UP Act Introduced
- HB 177 Allow motion for new trial, other relief based on new evidence Introduced
- HB 168 Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement Passed
- HB 152 Regulate the provision of earned wage access services Introduced
- HB 119 Enact the Graduation Readiness and Development (GRAD) Act Introduced
- HB 108 Enact the Self-Defense Protection Act Introduced
- HB 107 Enact the Platinum Providers Act Introduced
- HR 433 Honoring the Toledo Lucas County Public Library Waterville Branch on its One Hundredth Anniversary. Passed
- HR 219 Honoring the Fiftieth Anniversary of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy and the lives lost. Passed
- HCR 8 Urge Congress to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent Passed
- HB 953 Support Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio program Introduced
- HB 935 Let criminal court make certain mental capacity determinations Introduced
- HB 934 Enact the Science of Math Act Introduced
- HB 933 Enact the Fair Trial Protection Act Introduced
- HB 932 Prohibit fraudulent use of state funds Introduced
- HB 931 Regards use of E15 blended fuel for state motor vehicles Introduced
- HB 930 Enact the Medicaid Bridge to Independence Act Introduced
- HB 929 Limit all limited term licenses, ID cards to one-year expiration Introduced
Historical 78 bills
- HB 475 Regards state and local funding of abortion providers Died
- HB 628 Designate SSG Jack W. Coy Memorial Highway 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 666 Enact the Protecting Ohio Communities Act Died
- HB 396 Provide funds for replacement of marijuana-detecting police dogs Died
- HR 195 In memory of Catherine L. Barrett. Died
- HB 438 Enact the Homebuyer Protection Act Died
- HB 84 Lower the minimum age for appointment as a police officer Died
- HB 615 Regards certain children as in need of protective services Died
- HB 522 Enact the Repeat Offender Act Died
- HB 377 Enact Human Trafficking Prevention Act Died
- HB 641 Designate the SSG Jack W. Coy Memorial Highway Died
- HR 657 In memory of Jerry W. Krupinski. Died
- HB 385 Allow human trafficking victim to expunge certain records Died
- HR 597 In memory of Jo Ann Davidson. Died
Co-sponsored
230 billsCurrent session 20 bills
- HB 287 Revise law related to real estate wholesalers Introduced
- HB 279 Authorize an income tax credit for family caregiving expenses Introduced
- HB 271 Enact Breast Examination and Screening Transformation (BEST) Act Introduced
- HB 262 Designate Natural Family Month Introduced
- HB 249 Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act Passed
- HB 23 Create the escaped convict alert program Signed
- HB 211 Require consideration of caretaker status in criminal cases Introduced
- HB 203 Enact Aspen Runnels' Law Passed
- HB 190 Enact the Given Name Act Introduced
- HB 19 Regards underage possession or consumption of alcohol Introduced
- HB 178 Establish a supplemental benefit allotment for SNAP recipients Introduced
- HB 166 Designate Harriet Tubman Day Passed
- HB 155 Prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion in public schools Introduced
- HB 110 Increase the penalty for repeat voyeurism Introduced
- HB 102 Restrict sex offender from residing, loitering near victim’s home Passed
- HB 101 Establish Law Student Encouragement Scholarship Pilot Program Introduced
- HB 305 Enact Logan's Law Introduced
- HB 306 Enact the Hate Crime Act Introduced
- HB 315 Designate Sojourner Truth Day Introduced
- HB 973 Create emergency vehicle access routes across railroads Introduced
Historical 210 bills
- SB 44 Require occupational license agency accept electronic application Died
- HB 35 Eliminate limitations period for certain sexual abuse claims Signed
- HB 480 Regards unauthorized occupants of residential property Died
- SB 94 Regards the Treasurer of State, recorded instruments, liens, etc. Signed
- 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
- HB 445 Regards school policies for release for religious instruction Died
- HB 623 Require school districts to offer high school computer science Died
- HB 492 Create deferred retirement plan for PERS law enforcement officers Died
- HB 501 Create Study Committee on Small Business Retirement Options Died
- HB 440 Regards special needs scholarship services and service providers Died
- HB 49 Regards availability of hospital price information Died
- HCR 12 Express that Ohio stands with Texas; denounce open-border policy Died
- HB 399 Modify organ donation tax credit; create employer credit Died
- HB 397 Increase awareness of cognitive impairment, dementia Died
- HB 401 Create the offense of nonconsensual distribution of a deepfake Died
- HB 381 Designate Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange Died
- SB 214 Allow human trafficking victim to expunge certain records Signed
- SB 112 Enact Ohio Childhood Safety Act Signed
- SB 175 Regards insurance regulations and taxes Signed
- HB 451 Enact Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets Act 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
Voting record
Current session 17 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 184
Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts
House — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | May 14, 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 314
Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response
Reported |
Yea | fail | June 04, 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 |
Yea | pass | November 20, 2025 |
|
HB 252
Modify offenses of burglary, breaking and entering, and trespass
Passed |
Yea | 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 |
Nay | 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 326
Regards the Classic Learning Test entrance exam
Passed |
Yea | 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 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 |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 206
Regards public school expulsion for actions dangerous to others
Concurred in Senate amendments |
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 |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 75
Regards municipal creation of joint economic development district
Failed |
Yea | fail | 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 |
|
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 |
|
SB 158
Regards disbursement of municipal funds by residents
Pass |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 8
Enact the Parents' Bill of Rights
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 75
Regards municipal creation of joint economic development district
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 157
Regards debt suspension products; vehicle protection agreements
Pass |
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 351
Prohibit abuse of a companion animal corpse
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
SB 58
Prohibit requiring firearms liability insurance or certain fees
Pass |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |