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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
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 3)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 7)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 74 Amends Various State Election Laws and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 28)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 331 Requires an Audit of State Rural Villages Every 10 Years After the U.S. Census Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 106 Requires Employers to Provide Pay Stubs to Employees Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HJR 8 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Ask Voters to Approve $2.5 Billion in Spending Over 10 Years Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 26)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH SB 109 Increases the Authority of the State Medical Board of Ohio to Hold Sexually Abusive Medical Professionals Accountable Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Bill Passed - House (63 - 27)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH HB 74 Amends Various State Election Laws and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH HB 73 Authorizes Healthcare Providers and Pharmacies to Prescribe Off-Label Medication Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
Dec. 10, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 111 Increases the Criminal Sentence Range for 3rd-Degree Felony Domestic Violence Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 296 Increases Contributions to the State's Police and Fire Pension Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HJR 8 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Ask Voters to Approve $2.5 Billion in Spending Over 10 Years Joint Resolution Passed - House (87 - 4)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 683 Appropriates $10 Million from the State General Budget in Drought Relief for Farmers Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - House (68 - 15)
Nov. 20, 2024 OH HB 5 Amends and Modernizes State Adoption Systems Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Nov. 20, 2024 OH SJR 4 Establishes a Statewide Measure on the Ballot in May 2025 to Ask Voters to Approve the Issuance of an Additional $2.5 Billion Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
Nov. 13, 2024 OH SB 104 Prohibits K-12 Schools and Colleges From Allowing Transgender Individuals To Use Bathrooms That Align With Their Gender Identity Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
June 27, 2024 OH SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 5)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 47 Requires Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 11)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 30)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 56 Prohibits Various Forms of Stunt Driving and Enforces Stricter Penalties from Law Enforcement for Reckless Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 1)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 29 Requires Public Schools to Stop Monitoring Student Web-Browsing During Non-School Hours Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 40 Establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Into State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 144 Authorizes Pharmacy Technicians to Deliver Immunizations Bill Passed - House (75 - 21)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 147 Amends Teacher Licensure Revocation and Hiring Practices Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Bill Passed - House (85 - 11)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 94 Establishes the CAMPUS Act Bill Passed - House (80 - 14)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 98 Prohibits Fraudulent Business Filings in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 104 Prohibits K-12 Schools and Colleges From Allowing Transgender Individuals To Use Bathrooms That Align With Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (60 - 31)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 117 Establishes "Intellectual Diversity' Centers on All College Campuses Bill Passed - House (85 - 12)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 399 Amends Organ Donation Tax Credits to Create an Employer Credit Bill Passed - House (82 - 10)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 112 Establishes the Ohio Childhood Safety Act Bill Passed - House (96 - 2)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 24 Requires Health Plan and Medicaid Coverage of Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - House (77 - 17)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 397 Increases Public Awareness of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Bill Passed - House (73 - 21)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 87 Prohibits Government Purchase of Non-U.S. Made American or Ohio State Flags Bill Passed - House (95 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/18 HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 3)
12/18 HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 7)
12/18 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
12/18 HB 74 Amends Various State Election Laws and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 28)
12/18 HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
12/18 HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
12/18 HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
12/18 HB 331 Requires an Audit of State Rural Villages Every 10 Years After the U.S. Census Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
12/18 HB 106 Requires Employers to Provide Pay Stubs to Employees Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
12/18 HJR 8 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Ask Voters to Approve $2.5 Billion in Spending Over 10 Years Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
12/11 HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 26)
12/11 SB 109 Increases the Authority of the State Medical Board of Ohio to Hold Sexually Abusive Medical Professionals Accountable Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
12/11 HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
12/11 SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Bill Passed - House (63 - 27)
12/11 HB 74 Amends Various State Election Laws and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
12/11 HB 73 Authorizes Healthcare Providers and Pharmacies to Prescribe Off-Label Medication Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
12/10 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
12/04 HB 111 Increases the Criminal Sentence Range for 3rd-Degree Felony Domestic Violence Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
12/04 HB 296 Increases Contributions to the State's Police and Fire Pension Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
12/04 HJR 8 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Ask Voters to Approve $2.5 Billion in Spending Over 10 Years Joint Resolution Passed - House (87 - 4)
12/04 HB 683 Appropriates $10 Million from the State General Budget in Drought Relief for Farmers Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
12/04 HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - House (68 - 15)
11/20 HB 5 Amends and Modernizes State Adoption Systems Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
11/20 SJR 4 Establishes a Statewide Measure on the Ballot in May 2025 to Ask Voters to Approve the Issuance of an Additional $2.5 Billion Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
11/13 SB 104 Prohibits K-12 Schools and Colleges From Allowing Transgender Individuals To Use Bathrooms That Align With Their Gender Identity Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
6/27 SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
6/26 HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 5)
6/26 HB 47 Requires Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 11)
6/26 HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 30)
6/26 HB 56 Prohibits Various Forms of Stunt Driving and Enforces Stricter Penalties from Law Enforcement for Reckless Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 1)
6/26 HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
6/26 SB 29 Requires Public Schools to Stop Monitoring Student Web-Browsing During Non-School Hours Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/26 SB 40 Establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Into State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
6/26 SB 144 Authorizes Pharmacy Technicians to Deliver Immunizations Bill Passed - House (75 - 21)
6/26 HB 147 Amends Teacher Licensure Revocation and Hiring Practices Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
6/26 SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Bill Passed - House (85 - 11)
6/26 HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
6/26 SB 94 Establishes the CAMPUS Act Bill Passed - House (80 - 14)
6/26 HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
6/26 SB 98 Prohibits Fraudulent Business Filings in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
6/26 SB 104 Prohibits K-12 Schools and Colleges From Allowing Transgender Individuals To Use Bathrooms That Align With Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (60 - 31)
6/26 SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
6/26 SB 117 Establishes "Intellectual Diversity' Centers on All College Campuses Bill Passed - House (85 - 12)
6/26 HB 399 Amends Organ Donation Tax Credits to Create an Employer Credit Bill Passed - House (82 - 10)
6/26 HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
6/26 SB 112 Establishes the Ohio Childhood Safety Act Bill Passed - House (96 - 2)
6/26 HB 24 Requires Health Plan and Medicaid Coverage of Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - House (77 - 17)
6/26 HB 397 Increases Public Awareness of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
6/26 HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Bill Passed - House (73 - 21)
6/26 HB 87 Prohibits Government Purchase of Non-U.S. Made American or Ohio State Flags Bill Passed - House (95 - 1)

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