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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 1, 2022 OH SB 156 Expands Definition of "Right to Bear Arms" to Include Knives Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
June 1, 2022 OH SB 156 Expands Definition of "Right to Bear Arms" to Include Knives Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 99 Reduces Training for Armed School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 151 Authorizes a "Verification" Process for Enforcing Transgender Student Athlete Bans Bill Passed - House (57 - 30)
May 25, 2022 OH HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers (24 - 6)
March 30, 2022 OH HB 175 Repeals the Ohio EPA's Authority to Regulate Ephemeral Streams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
March 30, 2022 OH HB 276 Prohibits Receipt of Proceeds from Prostitution (87 - 4)
March 30, 2022 OH HB 519 Reduces the Penalty for Filing Late Income Tax Returns Bill Passed - House (61 - 29)
March 23, 2022 OH SB 47 Exempts Certain Tasks from Overtime Pay Bill Passed - House (56 - 37)
March 2, 2022 OH SB 215 Amends Concealed Handgun Licensee Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
March 2, 2022 OH HB 88 Requires License for Commercial Roofing Contractors Bill Passed - House (75 - 16)
March 2, 2022 OH SB 215 Amends Concealed Handgun Licensee Duties Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
March 2, 2022 OH HB 60 Authorizes Medical Marijuana for Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill Passed - House (77 - 14)
Feb. 16, 2022 OH HB 304 Amends Smoke Detector Laws in Residential Premises Bill Passed - House (79 - 14)
Feb. 16, 2022 OH HB 109 Increases Penalties for Specific Criminal Offenses Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
Jan. 26, 2022 OH HB 229 Establishes Qualified Immunity for Camp Counselors Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
Jan. 25, 2022 OH SB 261 Expands Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
Dec. 15, 2021 OH HB 126 Amends the Process to Challenge Property Value Evaluations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Dec. 9, 2021 OH HB 458 Amends State Election Laws Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
Dec. 8, 2021 OH HB 29 Authorizes Sports Betting in Ohio Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 13)
Dec. 8, 2021 OH HB 29 Authorizes Sports Betting in Ohio Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 1)
Nov. 18, 2021 OH SB 258 Establishes Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (55 - 37)
Nov. 18, 2021 OH HB 218 Establishes Comprehensive Vaccine Mandate Exemptions for Employees and Students Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
Nov. 17, 2021 OH HB 227 Expands Concealed Carry Laws Bill Passed - House (60 - 32)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/01 SB 156 Expands Definition of "Right to Bear Arms" to Include Knives Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
6/01 SB 156 Expands Definition of "Right to Bear Arms" to Include Knives Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
6/01 HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
6/01 HB 99 Reduces Training for Armed School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
6/01 HB 151 Authorizes a "Verification" Process for Enforcing Transgender Student Athlete Bans Bill Passed - House (57 - 30)
5/25 HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers (24 - 6)
3/30 HB 175 Repeals the Ohio EPA's Authority to Regulate Ephemeral Streams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
3/30 HB 276 Prohibits Receipt of Proceeds from Prostitution (87 - 4)
3/30 HB 519 Reduces the Penalty for Filing Late Income Tax Returns Bill Passed - House (61 - 29)
3/23 SB 47 Exempts Certain Tasks from Overtime Pay Bill Passed - House (56 - 37)
3/02 SB 215 Amends Concealed Handgun Licensee Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
3/02 HB 88 Requires License for Commercial Roofing Contractors Bill Passed - House (75 - 16)
3/02 SB 215 Amends Concealed Handgun Licensee Duties Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
3/02 HB 60 Authorizes Medical Marijuana for Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill Passed - House (77 - 14)
2/16 HB 304 Amends Smoke Detector Laws in Residential Premises Bill Passed - House (79 - 14)
2/16 HB 109 Increases Penalties for Specific Criminal Offenses Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
1/26 HB 229 Establishes Qualified Immunity for Camp Counselors Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
1/25 SB 261 Expands Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
12/15 HB 126 Amends the Process to Challenge Property Value Evaluations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
12/09 HB 458 Amends State Election Laws Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
12/08 HB 29 Authorizes Sports Betting in Ohio Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 13)
12/08 HB 29 Authorizes Sports Betting in Ohio Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 1)
11/18 SB 258 Establishes Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (55 - 37)
11/18 HB 218 Establishes Comprehensive Vaccine Mandate Exemptions for Employees and Students Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
11/17 HB 227 Expands Concealed Carry Laws Bill Passed - House (60 - 32)

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