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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 26, 2024 OH SB 226 Establishes the Ohio Property Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 130 Amends Public Notary Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 157 Amends the Law Governing Debt Suspension Products and Other Products Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 79 Amends Energy Efficiency Standards Bill Passed - House (50 - 46)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 366 Establishes the Organized Retail Theft Task Force within the Organized Crime Investigations Commission Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 599 Establishes Walleye as the Official State Fish Bill Passed - House (94 - 4)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 196 Authorizes Global Signature Uses for Advanced Nurses Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 40 Establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Into State Law Bill Passed - House (80 - 11)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 49 Requires Hospital Price Transparency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 206 Establishes a Process for the Sale of Derelict or Abandoned Aircraft Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 303 Amends State EMS Training Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 331 Requires an Audit of State Rural Villages Every 10 Years After the U.S. Census Bill Passed - House (88 - 3)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 186 Requires Payment of Property Taxes and Assessments When a Lot is Split Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 112 Establishes the Ohio Childhood Safety Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 503 Authorizes Wild Boar Hunting and Prohibits Public Feeding of Feral Pigs (Wild Boars) Bill Passed - House (90 - 0)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 176 Authorizes Child Support Orders for Children over 18 with a Disability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
June 6, 2024 OH HB 328 Amends the Sale of Used Catalytic Converters Bill Passed - House (94 - 2)
May 31, 2024 OH HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
May 31, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
May 30, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
May 28, 2024 OH HB 271 Requires that State Questions and Issues Appearing on Ballots Must be Numbered Consecutively Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
May 22, 2024 OH HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 8)
May 22, 2024 OH HB 360 Establishes and Designates Ukraine Independence Day Bill Passed - House (85 - 7)
May 22, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
May 8, 2024 OH HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
May 8, 2024 OH HB 81 Authorizes Certain Nurses to Sign Hospital Patient Documents Bill Passed - House (89 - 1)
May 8, 2024 OH HB 114 Authorizes Usage of Campaign Funds for Childcare Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
May 8, 2024 OH HB 338 Authorizes Child Support for Adult Disabled Children Bill Passed - House (85 - 4)
May 8, 2024 OH HB 265 Exempts Certain Information about First Responders from Disclosure under Public Records Law Bill Passed - House (89 - 0)
April 24, 2024 OH SB 90 Establishes and Adopts the Social Work Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (90 - 2)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 250 Limits the Use of Cellphones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
April 24, 2024 OH SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 322 Prohibits "Grooming" and Creates a Criminal Offense for "Pattern of Conduct" with a Minor Bill Passed - House (90 - 1)
Feb. 28, 2024 OH SB 148 Establishes the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 OH SB 215 Prohibits Foreign Nationals From Making Contributions or Expenditures Regarding Ballot Issue Campaigns Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 OH SB 154 Requires the Space Force to be Recognized as a Uniformed Armed Service Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Feb. 7, 2024 OH SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
Feb. 7, 2024 OH HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
Jan. 24, 2024 OH HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
Jan. 10, 2024 OH HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Veto Override Passed - House (65 - 28)
Jan. 10, 2024 OH HB 258 Increases Penalties for Repeatedly Selling Tobacco Products to Minors Bill Passed - House (83 - 8)
Dec. 13, 2023 OH HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 27)
Dec. 13, 2023 OH HB 201 Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 31)
Dec. 13, 2023 OH HB 201 Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
Dec. 13, 2023 OH HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
Dec. 13, 2023 OH HB 56 Prohibits Various Forms of Stunt Driving and Enforces Stricter Penalties from Law Enforcement for Reckless Driving Bill Passed - House (84 - 6)
Dec. 13, 2023 OH HB 93 Amends Utility Regulations to Shift Payment Requirements from Landlords onto Renters Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
Nov. 29, 2023 OH HB 161 Repeals the Marital Loophole in Rape Cases Bill Passed - House (75 - 1)
Nov. 15, 2023 OH HB 201 Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source Bill Passed - House (70 - 23)
Nov. 15, 2023 OH HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - House (64 - 30)
Oct. 11, 2023 OH HB 187 Amends the Process for Home Value Calculations Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
Oct. 11, 2023 OH SB 113 Prohibits Individuals from Servining In Public Office if they Have Not Signed Up for Selective Service Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
Oct. 11, 2023 OH SJR 216 Alleges Opposition to Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Oct. 11, 2023 OH SB 75 Authorizes Joint Economic Development Districts Without Involving Townships Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
Oct. 11, 2023 OH SJR 215 Alleges Opposition to Proposed Constitutional Ammendment 1 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Sept. 27, 2023 OH SB 158 Specifies Municipalities Must Gain Approval from Legislative Authorities to Draw Money from the Treasury Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
June 30, 2023 OH HB 33 Establishes Operating Appropriations for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 30)
June 30, 2023 OH HB 33 Establishes Operating Appropriations for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
June 28, 2023 OH SB 117 Establishes "Intellectual Diversity' Centers on All College Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
June 27, 2023 OH HB 49 Requires Hospital Price Transparency Bill Passed - House (89 - 5)
June 21, 2023 OH HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Bill Passed - House (65 - 29)
June 21, 2023 OH HB 122 Establishes Increased Protections for Guardian ad Litems and Court Appointed Special Advocates Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
June 21, 2023 OH HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
June 21, 2023 OH HB 73 Authorizes Healthcare Providers and Pharmacies to Prescribe Off-Label Medication Bill Passed - House (75 - 17)
June 15, 2023 OH SB 21 Restructures Where Individuals can Contest State Agency Orders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
June 15, 2023 OH HB 17 Prohibits State Officials from Using TikTok, WeChat or Other China-Sourced Applications Bill Passed - House (73 - 21)
June 14, 2023 OH SB 21 Restructures Where Individuals can Contest State Agency Orders Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
June 14, 2023 OH HB 114 Authorizes Usage of Campaign Funds for Childcare Services Bill Passed - House (65 - 29)
May 31, 2023 OH SB 39 Repeals State Sales Tax on Baby Products Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
May 24, 2023 OH HB 27 Requires Higher Education Organizations to Provide Financial Cost and Aid Disclosure Forms Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/26 SB 226 Establishes the Ohio Property Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/26 SB 130 Amends Public Notary Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/26 SB 157 Amends the Law Governing Debt Suspension Products and Other Products Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/26 HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
6/26 HB 79 Amends Energy Efficiency Standards Bill Passed - House (50 - 46)
6/26 HB 366 Establishes the Organized Retail Theft Task Force within the Organized Crime Investigations Commission Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
6/26 HB 599 Establishes Walleye as the Official State Fish Bill Passed - House (94 - 4)
6/26 SB 196 Authorizes Global Signature Uses for Advanced Nurses Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/12 SB 40 Establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Into State Law Bill Passed - House (80 - 11)
6/12 HB 49 Requires Hospital Price Transparency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
6/12 SB 206 Establishes a Process for the Sale of Derelict or Abandoned Aircraft Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/12 HB 303 Amends State EMS Training Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
6/12 HB 331 Requires an Audit of State Rural Villages Every 10 Years After the U.S. Census Bill Passed - House (88 - 3)
6/12 SB 186 Requires Payment of Property Taxes and Assessments When a Lot is Split Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/12 SB 112 Establishes the Ohio Childhood Safety Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/12 HB 503 Authorizes Wild Boar Hunting and Prohibits Public Feeding of Feral Pigs (Wild Boars) Bill Passed - House (90 - 0)
6/12 SB 176 Authorizes Child Support Orders for Children over 18 with a Disability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/12 HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
6/06 HB 328 Amends the Sale of Used Catalytic Converters Bill Passed - House (94 - 2)
5/31 HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
5/31 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
5/30 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
5/28 HB 271 Requires that State Questions and Issues Appearing on Ballots Must be Numbered Consecutively Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
5/22 HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 8)
5/22 HB 360 Establishes and Designates Ukraine Independence Day Bill Passed - House (85 - 7)
5/22 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
5/08 HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
5/08 HB 81 Authorizes Certain Nurses to Sign Hospital Patient Documents Bill Passed - House (89 - 1)
5/08 HB 114 Authorizes Usage of Campaign Funds for Childcare Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
5/08 HB 338 Authorizes Child Support for Adult Disabled Children Bill Passed - House (85 - 4)
5/08 HB 265 Exempts Certain Information about First Responders from Disclosure under Public Records Law Bill Passed - House (89 - 0)
4/24 SB 90 Establishes and Adopts the Social Work Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (90 - 2)
4/24 HB 250 Limits the Use of Cellphones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/24 HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
4/24 HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
4/24 SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/24 HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
4/24 HB 322 Prohibits "Grooming" and Creates a Criminal Offense for "Pattern of Conduct" with a Minor Bill Passed - House (90 - 1)
2/28 SB 148 Establishes the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
2/28 SB 215 Prohibits Foreign Nationals From Making Contributions or Expenditures Regarding Ballot Issue Campaigns Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
2/28 SB 154 Requires the Space Force to be Recognized as a Uniformed Armed Service Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
2/07 SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
2/07 HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
1/24 HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
1/10 HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Veto Override Passed - House (65 - 28)
1/10 HB 258 Increases Penalties for Repeatedly Selling Tobacco Products to Minors Bill Passed - House (83 - 8)
12/13 HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 27)
12/13 HB 201 Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 31)
12/13 HB 201 Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
12/13 HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
12/13 HB 56 Prohibits Various Forms of Stunt Driving and Enforces Stricter Penalties from Law Enforcement for Reckless Driving Bill Passed - House (84 - 6)
12/13 HB 93 Amends Utility Regulations to Shift Payment Requirements from Landlords onto Renters Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
11/29 HB 161 Repeals the Marital Loophole in Rape Cases Bill Passed - House (75 - 1)
11/15 HB 201 Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source Bill Passed - House (70 - 23)
11/15 HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - House (64 - 30)
10/11 HB 187 Amends the Process for Home Value Calculations Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
10/11 SB 113 Prohibits Individuals from Servining In Public Office if they Have Not Signed Up for Selective Service Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
10/11 SJR 216 Alleges Opposition to Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
10/11 SB 75 Authorizes Joint Economic Development Districts Without Involving Townships Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
10/11 SJR 215 Alleges Opposition to Proposed Constitutional Ammendment 1 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
9/27 SB 158 Specifies Municipalities Must Gain Approval from Legislative Authorities to Draw Money from the Treasury Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
6/30 HB 33 Establishes Operating Appropriations for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 30)
6/30 HB 33 Establishes Operating Appropriations for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
6/28 SB 117 Establishes "Intellectual Diversity' Centers on All College Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
6/27 HB 49 Requires Hospital Price Transparency Bill Passed - House (89 - 5)
6/21 HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Bill Passed - House (65 - 29)
6/21 HB 122 Establishes Increased Protections for Guardian ad Litems and Court Appointed Special Advocates Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
6/21 HB 68 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
6/21 HB 73 Authorizes Healthcare Providers and Pharmacies to Prescribe Off-Label Medication Bill Passed - House (75 - 17)
6/15 SB 21 Restructures Where Individuals can Contest State Agency Orders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
6/15 HB 17 Prohibits State Officials from Using TikTok, WeChat or Other China-Sourced Applications Bill Passed - House (73 - 21)
6/14 SB 21 Restructures Where Individuals can Contest State Agency Orders Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
6/14 HB 114 Authorizes Usage of Campaign Funds for Childcare Services Bill Passed - House (65 - 29)
5/31 SB 39 Repeals State Sales Tax on Baby Products Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
5/24 HB 27 Requires Higher Education Organizations to Provide Financial Cost and Aid Disclosure Forms Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)

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