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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Sept. 30, 2015 OH HB 2 Amends Charter School Regulations Concurrence Vote Failed - House (34 - 58)
Dec. 17, 2020 OH SB 175 Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws Bill Passed - House (52 - 31)
Dec. 3, 2020 OH SB 27 Requires Either a Funeral or Cremation of Abortion Remains Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
May 10, 2023 OH SJR 2 Requires 60% Vote to Approve any Constitutional Amendment Bill Passed - House (62 - 37)
Dec. 14, 2022 OH SB 302 Amends Unemployment Compensation Law (68 - 22)
Dec. 14, 2022 OH SB 202 Prohibits Denial or Limitation of Custody on Basis of Disability (66 - 24)
Feb. 16, 2011 OH HB 1 Establishes JobsOhio Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35)
May 15, 2012 OH HB 99 Prohibits Texting While Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 12)
Jan. 13, 2010 OH HB 5 Campaign Finance Amendments Concurrence Vote Failed - House (48 - 50)
Sept. 21, 2011 OH HB 319 Congressional Redistricting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35)
Dec. 14, 2022 OH SB 16 Amends Various Criminal Justice Reforms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 20)
May 22, 2012 OH HB 322 Repeals Limits on Credit Card Interest Rates for Certain Banks Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 30)
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)
March 20, 2013 OH SB 47 Prohibits Collection of Petition Signatures after Filing Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
May 29, 2013 OH SB 67 Prohibits JobsOhio Liquor Leases from Being Publicly Audited Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
Feb. 19, 2014 OH SB 238 Reduces Number of Absentee Voting Days Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
Feb. 19, 2014 OH SB 205 Amends Absentee Ballot Voting Laws Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
Dec. 10, 2014 OH SB 342 Prohibits Use of Traffic Cameras to Issue Tickets Unless Officer is Present Bill Passed - House (58 - 31)
May 4, 2016 OH SB 152 Prohibits Local Hiring Requirement in Labor Contracts Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
May 25, 2016 OH SB 296 Requires Bond for Extended Polling Hours Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
June 27, 2018 OH SB 220 Limits Data Breach Liability in Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
June 27, 2018 OH SB 216 Amends Regulations Relating to Public Education Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
April 10, 2019 OH SB 23 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
May 6, 2020 OH SB 1 Requires Issues Ordered After April 29 by the State Department of Health Last No Longer Than 14 Days Bill Passed - House (58 - 37)
Dec. 2, 2020 OH SB 40 Prohibits State Universities from Enacting Limitations on Campus Free Speech Bill Passed - House (66 - 27)
June 24, 2021 OH SB 187 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating on Sports Teams that do Not Match their Birth Gender Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
June 28, 2021 OH SB 19 Limits the Size of the Sales Tax Levy Sought by the Toledo Area Regional Transportation Authority Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
June 24, 2021 OH SB 113 Authorizes the Legal Sale of Fireworks Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
May 12, 2021 OH SB 4 Exempts Personal Information of Certain Persons from Public Records Law Bill Passed - House (83 - 10)
June 1, 2022 OH SB 156 Expands Definition of "Right to Bear Arms" to Include Knives Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
June 14, 2023 OH SB 21 Restructures Where Individuals can Contest State Agency Orders Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
Dec. 3, 2020 OH SCR 8 Authorizes Congress to Pass the Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 and Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent Nationwide Bill Passed - House (61 - 32)
Dec. 1, 2022 OH SB 185 Prohibits Local Governments from Confiscating Firearms During Declared Emergencies Bill Passed - House (57 - 22)
March 10, 2021 OH SB 22 Authorizes the General Assembly to Repeal the Governor's Emergency Declarations Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
May 7, 2014 OH SB 310 Amends Energy Laws Bill Passed - House (55 - 42)
Nov. 18, 2021 OH SB 258 Establishes Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (55 - 37)
June 21, 2017 OH SB 2 Amends Environmental Protection Laws Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
April 24, 2024 OH SB 90 Establishes and Adopts the Social Work Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (90 - 2)
June 20, 2018 OH SB 4 Authorizes Expunged Convictions for Victims of Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (81 - 12)
Feb. 28, 2018 OH SB 28 Requires Abortion Providers Bury or Cremate Fetal Remains Bill Passed - House (12 - 7)
April 22, 2021 OH SB 28 Authorizes the Use of Owls for Falconry Bill Passed - House (69 - 23)
June 28, 2021 OH SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
Feb. 7, 2024 OH SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
June 25, 2021 OH SB 80 Requires Party Affiliations of Judicial Candidates to be Listed on Election Ballots Bill Passed - House (52 - 37)
June 27, 2018 OH SB 81 Amends Renewal Procedures for Veteran Concealed Carry Permits Bill Passed - House (84 - 7)
June 23, 2021 OH SB 3 Authorizes Ohio to Join the Nurse Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
Dec. 17, 2020 OH SB 263 Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Insurers from Imposing Additional Charges or Reducing Reimbursements Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
March 23, 2022 OH SB 47 Exempts Certain Tasks from Overtime Pay Bill Passed - House (56 - 37)
Nov. 19, 2020 OH SB 311 Prohibits the Department of Health from Issuing Certain Mandatory Quarantine Orders Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
Dec. 17, 2020 OH SB 140 Amends Knife Laws and Regulation to Allow Manufacturing in the State Bill Passed - House (59 - 25)
March 30, 2022 OH HB 276 Prohibits Receipt of Proceeds from Prostitution (87 - 4)
Oct. 21, 2011 OH HB 318 Establishing New Dates for Primaries Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 37)
June 5, 2019 OH HB 136 Prohibits Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses from Being Sentenced to Death Bill Passed - House (76 - 18)
June 2, 2010 OH SB 210 Establishing Health and Nutrition Standards in Schools Bill Passed - House (77 - 21)
June 13, 2012 OH SB 316 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - House (56 - 35)
May 6, 2020 OH SB 55 Reduces Penalty for Violating a Public Health Order Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
Nov. 15, 2018 OH HB 258 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
March 30, 2011 OH SB 5 Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
June 15, 2011 OH SB 17 Authorizes Concealed Handguns at Alcohol Vendors Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
Nov. 14, 2018 OH HB 228 Establishes New Self-Defense and Firearm Handling Rules Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
June 27, 2018 OH HB 479 Amends Previous Prescription Drug Cost Laws Bill Passed - House (93 - 0)
June 27, 2018 OH HB 349 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Mistreatment of Search and Rescue Animals Bill Passed - House (78 - 15)
April 11, 2018 OH HB 318 Requires New Training Guidelines for School Resource Officers Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
June 27, 2018 OH HB 36 Exempts Licensed Ministers From Preforming Marriage Ceremonies Against Religious Beliefs Bill Passed - House (61 - 30)
June 27, 2018 OH HB 540 Amends Teacher Evaluation Process Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
June 7, 2018 OH HB 411 Requires Compensation for Wrongfully Imprisoned Individuals Bill Passed - House (77 - 11)
June 20, 2018 OH HB 58 Require Instruction in Cursive Handwriting Bill Passed - House (89 - 4)
March 21, 2018 OH HB 410 Establishes Monetary Penalties for Red Light Camera Tickets Going to Trial Bill Passed - House (71 - 24)
April 9, 2014 OH HB 369 Requires Local Boards to Offer Certain Addiction Treatments Bill Passed - House (71 - 20)
June 20, 2018 OH HB 365 Amends Prison Parole and Sentencing Laws Bill Passed - House (90 - 3)
March 19, 2014 OH HB 334 Amends the Circumstances a Student May be Expelled Bill Passed - House (70 - 27)
Jan. 22, 2014 OH HB 8 Authorizes Certain Employees to Carry Concealed Firearms on School Property Bill Passed - House (63 - 29)
March 7, 2019 OH HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
April 18, 2013 OH HB 59 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
March 13, 2013 OH HB 7 Limits Prize Payouts in Sweepstakes Bill Passed - House (66 - 29)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/30 HB 2 Amends Charter School Regulations Concurrence Vote Failed - House (34 - 58)
12/17 SB 175 Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws Bill Passed - House (52 - 31)
12/03 SB 27 Requires Either a Funeral or Cremation of Abortion Remains Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
5/10 SJR 2 Requires 60% Vote to Approve any Constitutional Amendment Bill Passed - House (62 - 37)
12/14 SB 302 Amends Unemployment Compensation Law (68 - 22)
12/14 SB 202 Prohibits Denial or Limitation of Custody on Basis of Disability (66 - 24)
2/16 HB 1 Establishes JobsOhio Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35)
5/15 HB 99 Prohibits Texting While Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 12)
1/13 HB 5 Campaign Finance Amendments Concurrence Vote Failed - House (48 - 50)
9/21 HB 319 Congressional Redistricting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 35)
12/14 SB 16 Amends Various Criminal Justice Reforms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 20)
5/22 HB 322 Repeals Limits on Credit Card Interest Rates for Certain Banks Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 30)
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)
3/20 SB 47 Prohibits Collection of Petition Signatures after Filing Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
5/29 SB 67 Prohibits JobsOhio Liquor Leases from Being Publicly Audited Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
2/19 SB 238 Reduces Number of Absentee Voting Days Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
2/19 SB 205 Amends Absentee Ballot Voting Laws Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
12/10 SB 342 Prohibits Use of Traffic Cameras to Issue Tickets Unless Officer is Present Bill Passed - House (58 - 31)
5/04 SB 152 Prohibits Local Hiring Requirement in Labor Contracts Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
5/25 SB 296 Requires Bond for Extended Polling Hours Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
6/27 SB 220 Limits Data Breach Liability in Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
6/27 SB 216 Amends Regulations Relating to Public Education Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
4/10 SB 23 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
5/06 SB 1 Requires Issues Ordered After April 29 by the State Department of Health Last No Longer Than 14 Days Bill Passed - House (58 - 37)
12/02 SB 40 Prohibits State Universities from Enacting Limitations on Campus Free Speech Bill Passed - House (66 - 27)
6/24 SB 187 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating on Sports Teams that do Not Match their Birth Gender Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
6/28 SB 19 Limits the Size of the Sales Tax Levy Sought by the Toledo Area Regional Transportation Authority Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
6/24 SB 113 Authorizes the Legal Sale of Fireworks Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
5/12 SB 4 Exempts Personal Information of Certain Persons from Public Records Law Bill Passed - House (83 - 10)
6/01 SB 156 Expands Definition of "Right to Bear Arms" to Include Knives Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
6/14 SB 21 Restructures Where Individuals can Contest State Agency Orders Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
12/03 SCR 8 Authorizes Congress to Pass the Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 and Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent Nationwide Bill Passed - House (61 - 32)
12/01 SB 185 Prohibits Local Governments from Confiscating Firearms During Declared Emergencies Bill Passed - House (57 - 22)
3/10 SB 22 Authorizes the General Assembly to Repeal the Governor's Emergency Declarations Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
5/07 SB 310 Amends Energy Laws Bill Passed - House (55 - 42)
11/18 SB 258 Establishes Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (55 - 37)
6/21 SB 2 Amends Environmental Protection Laws Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
4/24 SB 90 Establishes and Adopts the Social Work Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (90 - 2)
6/20 SB 4 Authorizes Expunged Convictions for Victims of Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (81 - 12)
2/28 SB 28 Requires Abortion Providers Bury or Cremate Fetal Remains Bill Passed - House (12 - 7)
4/22 SB 28 Authorizes the Use of Owls for Falconry Bill Passed - House (69 - 23)
6/28 SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
2/07 SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
6/25 SB 80 Requires Party Affiliations of Judicial Candidates to be Listed on Election Ballots Bill Passed - House (52 - 37)
6/27 SB 81 Amends Renewal Procedures for Veteran Concealed Carry Permits Bill Passed - House (84 - 7)
6/23 SB 3 Authorizes Ohio to Join the Nurse Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
12/17 SB 263 Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Insurers from Imposing Additional Charges or Reducing Reimbursements Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
3/23 SB 47 Exempts Certain Tasks from Overtime Pay Bill Passed - House (56 - 37)
11/19 SB 311 Prohibits the Department of Health from Issuing Certain Mandatory Quarantine Orders Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
12/17 SB 140 Amends Knife Laws and Regulation to Allow Manufacturing in the State Bill Passed - House (59 - 25)
3/30 HB 276 Prohibits Receipt of Proceeds from Prostitution (87 - 4)
10/21 HB 318 Establishing New Dates for Primaries Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 37)
6/05 HB 136 Prohibits Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses from Being Sentenced to Death Bill Passed - House (76 - 18)
6/02 SB 210 Establishing Health and Nutrition Standards in Schools Bill Passed - House (77 - 21)
6/13 SB 316 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - House (56 - 35)
5/06 SB 55 Reduces Penalty for Violating a Public Health Order Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
11/15 HB 258 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
3/30 SB 5 Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
6/15 SB 17 Authorizes Concealed Handguns at Alcohol Vendors Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
11/14 HB 228 Establishes New Self-Defense and Firearm Handling Rules Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
6/27 HB 479 Amends Previous Prescription Drug Cost Laws Bill Passed - House (93 - 0)
6/27 HB 349 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Mistreatment of Search and Rescue Animals Bill Passed - House (78 - 15)
4/11 HB 318 Requires New Training Guidelines for School Resource Officers Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
6/27 HB 36 Exempts Licensed Ministers From Preforming Marriage Ceremonies Against Religious Beliefs Bill Passed - House (61 - 30)
6/27 HB 540 Amends Teacher Evaluation Process Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
6/07 HB 411 Requires Compensation for Wrongfully Imprisoned Individuals Bill Passed - House (77 - 11)
6/20 HB 58 Require Instruction in Cursive Handwriting Bill Passed - House (89 - 4)
3/21 HB 410 Establishes Monetary Penalties for Red Light Camera Tickets Going to Trial Bill Passed - House (71 - 24)
4/09 HB 369 Requires Local Boards to Offer Certain Addiction Treatments Bill Passed - House (71 - 20)
6/20 HB 365 Amends Prison Parole and Sentencing Laws Bill Passed - House (90 - 3)
3/19 HB 334 Amends the Circumstances a Student May be Expelled Bill Passed - House (70 - 27)
1/22 HB 8 Authorizes Certain Employees to Carry Concealed Firearms on School Property Bill Passed - House (63 - 29)
3/07 HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
4/18 HB 59 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
3/13 HB 7 Limits Prize Payouts in Sweepstakes Bill Passed - House (66 - 29)
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