Key Votes

Chamber

Keyword Search

Search string must be longer than 3 characters.

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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.


results per page:
Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Sept. 1, 2020 OH HB 272 Prohibits State Officials From Changing the Time and Place of an Election Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
June 11, 2020 OH HB 164 Authorizes Religious Expression in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 3)
June 11, 2020 OH HB 425 Repeals the Requirement that Handgun Owners Notify Police About Their Firearm When Stopped Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
June 11, 2020 OH HB 33 Requires Social Service Professionals to Alert Authorities When They Suspect Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (90 - 2)
June 11, 2020 OH HB 13 Establishes Fund to Create Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Areas of Ohio Bill Passed - House (82 - 8)
June 11, 2020 OH HB 674 Amends Liquor Laws Bill Passed - House (76 - 16)
June 10, 2020 OH HB 679 Expands Telehealth Services to Various Medical fields Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
June 10, 2020 OH HB 624 Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
June 4, 2020 OH HB 680 Establishes Absentee Voting Requirements Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
May 28, 2020 OH HB 194 Authorizes Sports Gambling in the State Bill Passed - House (83 - 10)
May 28, 2020 OH HB 606 Establishes a COVID-19 Business Liability Shield Bill Passed - House (83 - 9)
May 20, 2020 OH HB 3 Amends Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence Bill Passed - House (94 - 0)
May 13, 2020 OH HB 368 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Cyber Crimes Bill Passed - House (93 - 1)
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)
May 6, 2020 OH SB 55 Reduces Penalty for Violating a Public Health Order Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
March 25, 2020 OH HB 197 Establishes Relief Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 0)
Feb. 20, 2020 OH HR 247 Rescinds the E-Check Program Resolution Passed - House (62 - 29)
Feb. 12, 2020 OH HB 308 Establishes Workers' Compensation for First Responders with PTSD Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
Dec. 11, 2019 OH HB 242 Prohibits Local Government from Enacting Fees on Plastic Bags in Stores Bill Passed - House (58 - 35)
Nov. 13, 2019 OH HB 272 Prohibits State Officials From Changing the Time and Place of an Election Bill Passed - House (91 - 0)
Nov. 13, 2019 OH HB 164 Authorizes Religious Expression in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 31)
Oct. 24, 2019 OH HB 76 Establishes the Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act for Tax Levies Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
Oct. 2, 2019 OH HB 123 Requires Annual Suicide Prevention Classes for Public Middle and High Schools Bill Passed - House (85 - 7)
July 17, 2019 OH HB 166 Establishes a $69 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 17)
June 5, 2019 OH HB 136 Prohibits Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses from Being Sentenced to Death Bill Passed - House (76 - 18)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/01 HB 272 Prohibits State Officials From Changing the Time and Place of an Election Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
6/11 HB 164 Authorizes Religious Expression in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 3)
6/11 HB 425 Repeals the Requirement that Handgun Owners Notify Police About Their Firearm When Stopped Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
6/11 HB 33 Requires Social Service Professionals to Alert Authorities When They Suspect Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (90 - 2)
6/11 HB 13 Establishes Fund to Create Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Areas of Ohio Bill Passed - House (82 - 8)
6/11 HB 674 Amends Liquor Laws Bill Passed - House (76 - 16)
6/10 HB 679 Expands Telehealth Services to Various Medical fields Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
6/10 HB 624 Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
6/04 HB 680 Establishes Absentee Voting Requirements Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
5/28 HB 194 Authorizes Sports Gambling in the State Bill Passed - House (83 - 10)
5/28 HB 606 Establishes a COVID-19 Business Liability Shield Bill Passed - House (83 - 9)
5/20 HB 3 Amends Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence Bill Passed - House (94 - 0)
5/13 HB 368 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Cyber Crimes Bill Passed - House (93 - 1)
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)
5/06 SB 55 Reduces Penalty for Violating a Public Health Order Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
3/25 HB 197 Establishes Relief Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 0)
2/20 HR 247 Rescinds the E-Check Program Resolution Passed - House (62 - 29)
2/12 HB 308 Establishes Workers' Compensation for First Responders with PTSD Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
12/11 HB 242 Prohibits Local Government from Enacting Fees on Plastic Bags in Stores Bill Passed - House (58 - 35)
11/13 HB 272 Prohibits State Officials From Changing the Time and Place of an Election Bill Passed - House (91 - 0)
11/13 HB 164 Authorizes Religious Expression in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 31)
10/24 HB 76 Establishes the Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act for Tax Levies Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
10/02 HB 123 Requires Annual Suicide Prevention Classes for Public Middle and High Schools Bill Passed - House (85 - 7)
7/17 HB 166 Establishes a $69 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 17)
6/05 HB 136 Prohibits Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses from Being Sentenced to Death Bill Passed - House (76 - 18)

arrow_upward