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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
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)
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)

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