Hearcel F. Craig
Born
1949
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26
Bills sponsored
this session · 123 all-time
1
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 620 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
1611
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 1611 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
136 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.7%
based on 286 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.3%
based on 286 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 286 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
123 billsCurrent session 26 bills
- SR 40 Honoring the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer team as the 2024 Division II State Champion. Passed
- SR 4 In memory of Ben Espy. Passed
- SR 221 Honoring the St. Charles Preparatory School water polo team as the 2025 Division I State Champion. Passed
- SR 179 Honoring the St. Francis DeSales High School girls lacrosse team as the 2025 Division II State Champion. Passed
- SB 98 Prohibit firearm possession - certain domestic violence offenses Introduced
- SB 97 Double fines for failing to yield to a funeral procession Introduced
- SB 96 Authorize tax credit for handgun training and firearms storage Introduced
- SB 58 Expand eligibility: grandparent POA, caretaker affidavits Introduced
- SB 455 Designate Col. George A. Martin Memorial Highway Introduced
- SB 314 Enact the Ohio Dementia Care Training Act for Nurse Aides Introduced
- SB 297 Regards electric submetering companies and customers Introduced
- SB 296 Regards Medicaid personal needs allowance for certain persons Introduced
- SB 275 Allow partial property tax deferral for eligible homeowners Introduced
- SB 267 Designate Ohio Doula Awareness Week Introduced
- SB 255 Provide grants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill help Introduced
- SB 254 Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April Passed
- SB 253 Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day Passed
- SB 238 Limit liability for firearms dealers re: firearm hold agreements Introduced
- SB 237 Restore local authority to regulate firearms and knives Introduced
- SB 236 Enact the Suicide Self-Defense Act Introduced
- SB 228 Create the Lifetown license plate Passed
- SB 227 Cap cost sharing for prescription insulin drugs Introduced
- SB 189 Create the COSI specialty license plate Passed
- SB 143 Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background Introduced
- SB 124 Increase assault penalty if victim is a transit system operator Introduced
Historical 97 bills
- SR 348 Honoring the Africentric Early College High School girls basketball team as the 2024 Division III State Champion. Died
- SB 249 Provide grants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill aid Died
- SB 243 Declare intent to address local zoning that impedes housing Died
- SB 307 Regards items that accelerate a firearm's rate of fire Died
- SB 245 Revise laws governing real property Died
- SB 244 Authorize programs for partial homeowner property tax exemptions Died
- SB 246 Modify housing law and rename Department of Development Died
- SB 281 Regards info poster on benefits and services for veterans Died
- SB 69 Designate Ohio Doula Awareness Week Died
- SB 187 Prohibit firearm possession with a domestic violence conviction Died
- SJR 4 CA: Authorize bonds for public infrastructure capital improvement Died
- SR 154 Recognizing Black Music Month, June 2023. Died
- SR 444 Recognizing World Sight Day in Ohio, October 10, 2024. Died
- SB 189 Authorize tax credit for handgun training and firearms storage Died
- SB 136 Reduces property taxes on certain homes Died
- SB 164 Enact the Suicide Self-Defense Act Died
- SB 338 Expand eligibility for grandparent POA or caretaker affidavit Died
- SB 207 Designate Stillbirth Prevention Day Died
- SB 188 Limit liability in regards to firearm hold agreements Died
- SB 78 Restore local authority to regulate firearms-related conduct Died
- SR 230 Honoring Caryl Philips for outstanding service to the State of Ohio. Died
- SB 161 Create the Ohio NAACP license plate Died
- SB 61 Cap cost sharing for prescription insulin drugs Died
- SR 488 Honoring the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, Inc. on its One Hundredth Anniversary. Died
- SR 184 Honoring St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church on its Two Hundredth Anniversary. Died
Co-sponsored
620 billsCurrent session 1 bill
Historical 619 bills
- SB 44 Require occupational license agency accept electronic application Died
- HB 331 Regards village dissolution Died
- HB 35 Eliminate limitations period for certain sexual abuse claims Signed
- HB 37 Increase penalties for OVI and aggravated vehicular homicide Died
- SB 289 Eliminate period of limitation - rape prosecution or civil action Died
- SB 89 Enter the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Died
- HB 56 Increase penalty-fleeing police; regards motor vehicle pursuit Signed
- SR 359 To urge the Congress of the United States to enact the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Died
- HB 47 Require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools Signed
- HB 432 Regards the teaching of career-technical education Signed
- SB 316 Provide sales tax rebates to music venues, festival promoters Died
- SR 343 In memory of Carolyn Jean Prentiss. Died
- HB 503 Prohibit activities re: garbage-fed swine, feral swine, wild boar Died
- HB 452 Regards hospital violence prevention, training, security plans Died
- SB 233 Regards on-track equipment when approaching a railroad crossing Died
- SR 385 Honoring Michael A. Rulli for his exemplary service to the Ohio Senate. 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
- SR 283 Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on February 29-March 1, 2024, and March 21-22, 2024. Died
- SR 285 In memory of Stanley J. Aronoff. Died
- HB 531 Enact Braden's Law to prohibit sexual extortion Died
- 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
Voting record
Current session 8 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 533
Revise list of vehicles that can commit vehicular homicide
Senate — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 10, 2026 |
|
HB 3
Enact the School Bus Safety Act
Senate — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 10, 2026 |
|
HB 251
Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities
Senate — Favorable Passage |
Yea | pass | June 10, 2026 |
|
SB 19
Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention
Passed |
Yea | pass | November 20, 2025 |
|
SB 2
Increase power generation; improve Ohio’s electric grid
Passed |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2025 |
|
SB 120
Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program
Reported |
Yea | fail | May 20, 2026 |
|
SB 343
Regards workers' compensation coverage-urban search and rescue
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SB 320
Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact
Passed |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2026 |
Historical 42 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 257
Authorize certain public bodies to meet virtually
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 364
Regards non-commercial seed sharing; noxious weed removal
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 211
Enter the Dietitian Licensure Compact
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 208
To require a military exception in an open enrollment policy
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 315
Revise the township law
Conference report agreed to |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 58
Prohibit requiring firearms liability insurance or certain fees
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 8
Enact the Parents' Bill of Rights
Pass |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 54
Establish the New African Immigrants Grant and Gift Fund
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HCR 14
Urges enactment of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024
Adopted |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 163
Create Dublin City Schools license plate
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HJR 8
CA: Authorize bonds for public infrastructure capital improvement
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 77
Regards the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in Ohio
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 496
Revise the law governing property taxes and county auditors
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 403
Create new causes of action re: vehicles towed after an accident
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 322
Regards childhood sexual abuse registrants, offense of grooming
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 37
Increase penalties for OVI and aggravated vehicular homicide
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 452
Regards hospital violence prevention, training, security plans
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HCR 8
Urge selection of Ohio as headquarters of the U.S. Space Command
Adopted |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 234
Designate Food Allergy Awareness Month
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 7
Enact the Strong Foundations Act
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 531
Enact Braden's Law to prohibit sexual extortion
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 452
Regards hospital violence prevention, training, security plans
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 206
Regards public school expulsion for actions dangerous to others
Pass |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 265
Exempt certain public service workers' forms from disclosure
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 29
Regards driver's license suspensions-failure to pay child support
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 7
Enact the Strong Foundations Act
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 366
Enact FORCE Act re: organized retail theft
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HCR 11
Condemn People's Republic of China for global drug trade role
Adopted |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 173
Designate May as Older Ohioans Month
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 237
Enacts the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 63
Require plaintiff in asbestos claim to file specified disclosures
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 95
Authorize the operation of remote dispensing pharmacies
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HJR 8
CA: Authorize bonds for public infrastructure capital improvement
Adopted |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 331
Regards village dissolution
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 158
Regards disbursement of municipal funds by residents
Concurred in Senate amendments |
Nay | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
HB 106
Enact the Pay Stub Protection Act
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 281
Regards info poster on benefits and services for veterans
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2024 |
|
SB 281
Regards info poster on benefits and services for veterans
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2024 |
|
HCR 11
Condemn People's Republic of China for global drug trade role
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2024 |
|
HCR 8
Urge selection of Ohio as headquarters of the U.S. Space Command
Reported - Substitute |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2024 |
|
HB 303
Establish a process to revise EMS training subjects
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |
|
HB 236
Enact Never Alone Act
Pass |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2024 |