Kent Smith Legislation

Primary Sponsored Bills

Bill	Title
S. B. No. 74	Create the fair paycheck workplace certificate
S. B. No. 77	Require a system to anonymously report wage discrimination
S. B. No. 85	Create the Ohio NAACP license plate
S. B. No. 109	Provide no-cost breakfast and lunch to students
S. B. No. 186	Create a music incubator program, certain sales tax rebates
S. B. No. 187	Create temporary tax credit - sound recording company investment
S. B. No. 190	Enact A Good Deal for Ohio Act
S. B. No. 221	Create the Equality Ohio license plate
S. B. No. 231	Establish community energy program and pilot program
S. B. No. 234	Increase the state minimum wage
S. B. No. 235	Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire
S. B. No. 240	Authorize county marijuana tax for art, culture, entertainment
S. B. No. 245	Prohibit utilities from recovering political expenditure costs
S. B. No. 246	Prohibit terminating electric, gas service to certain households
S. B. No. 297	Regards electric submetering companies and customers
S. B. No. 329	Prohibit road surface application of brine from oil, gas wells
S. B. No. 332	Dissolve academic distress comms; require student support teams
S. B. No. 335	Make Election Day a holiday
S. B. No. 355	Expand the offense of aggravated menacing re: certain workers

Cosponsored Bills

Bill	Title
S. B. No. 2	Increase power generation; improve Ohio's electric grid
S. B. No. 9	Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
S. B. No. 11	Prohibit post-employment agreement restraining career or business
S. B. No. 14	Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day
H. B. No. 14	Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
H. B. No. 15	Amend competitive retail electric service law
S. B. No. 16	Establish road rules around distressed stationary vehicles
S. B. No. 17	Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day
S. B. No. 18	Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day
S. B. No. 21	Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day
S. B. No. 22	Authorize tax credit or rebate for certain homeowners, renters
S. B. No. 24	Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane
H. B. No. 27	Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge
H. B. No. 29	Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers
S. B. No. 30	Require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay cash
S. B. No. 35	Regards supported decision-making for certain disabled adults
S. B. No. 37	Require presidential primary election to be held on specified day
S. B. No. 38	Establish liability standard for certain food-related injuries
S. B. No. 39	Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services
H. B. No. 43	Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school
S. B. No. 52	Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway
S. B. No. 58	Expand eligibility: grandparent POA, caretaker affidavits
S. B. No. 60	Establish veterinarian telehealth visit requirements, procedures
S. B. No. 70	Enact the Ohio Fairness Act
S. B. No. 71	Prohibit conversion therapy for minors by certain professionals
S. B. No. 72	Regards filing false claims with the state, defrauding the state
S. B. No. 73	Enact Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act
S. B. No. 75	Increase penalty for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm
S. B. No. 76	Regards the debarment of state vendors
S. B. No. 78	Establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan
S. B. No. 83	Revise eviction, code enforcement, and real property transfer law
S. B. No. 86	Regulate and tax intoxicating hemp, drinkable cannabinoid product
S. B. No. 95	Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway
S. B. No. 96	Authorize tax credit for handgun training and firearms storage
S. B. No. 99	Revise Public Utilities Commission nominating council and process
S. B. No. 101	Regards recording of certain real property documents
S. B. No. 103	Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies
S. B. No. 111	Designate Henrietta Lacks Day
S. B. No. 114	Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations
S. B. No. 120	Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program
S. B. No. 121	Designate Counseling Awareness Month
S. B. No. 132	Enact the PRESERVE Act
S. B. No. 139	Designate Judge Nathaniel R. Jones Day
S. B. No. 140	Regards freestanding birthing centers
H. B. No. 144	Enact Keith's Law regarding the communication disability database
S. B. No. 148	Designate Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway
S. B. No. 154	Regards long-term care facility resident's room monitoring
S. B. No. 155	Revise the real estate wholesaler law
S. B. No. 159	Regards film and theater production tax credits
S. B. No. 178	Form Missing Women-Black, Indigenous, People of Color task force
S. B. No. 179	Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals
S. B. No. 182	Designate John E. Gallagher Way
S. B. No. 189	Create the COSI specialty license plate
S. B. No. 200	Create Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership
S. B. No. 211	Designate Love Makes a Family Week
S. B. No. 223	Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members
S. B. No. 229	Create the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate
S. B. No. 236	Enact the Suicide Self-Defense Act
S. B. No. 237	Restore local authority to regulate firearms and knives
S. B. No. 243	Require certain offices assist with claiming unclaimed funds
S. B. No. 247	Designate the buckeye as the state candy
S. B. No. 251	Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy
S. B. No. 253	Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day
S. B. No. 254	Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April
S. B. No. 255	Provide grants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill help
S. B. No. 257	Establish the SCOPE Pilot Program
S. B. No. 264	Enact Megan's Way Out Act
S. B. No. 267	Designate Ohio Doula Awareness Week
S. B. No. 276	Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
S. B. No. 288	Create the Ohio Food and Agriculture Policy Council
S. B. No. 295	Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases
S. B. No. 296	Regards Medicaid personal needs allowance for certain persons
S. B. No. 305	Appropriate funds for SNAP, TANF, WIC upon lapse in federal funds
S. B. No. 326	Require students complete a high school computer science course
S. B. No. 330	Enact the Student Wellness Act
S. B. No. 337	Require disclosure of credit card surcharges
S. B. No. 341	Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry

Primary Sponsored Resolutions

Resolution	Title
S. R. No. 93	Support amendment: abolish corporate personhood, money as speech
S. R. No. 131	Honoring Caleb Greenwood as a 2025 Division III State Wrestling Champion.
S. R. No. 164	Honoring Hathaway Brown School on its Sesquicentennial.

Cosponsored Resolutions

Resolution	Title
S. R. No. 4	In memory of Ben Espy.
S. J. R. No. 5
S. R. No. 5	Honoring Phil Cummins for years of stalwart service to the Legislative Service Commission.
S. C. R. No. 7	Urge Congress reissue DoD Civilian Retiree Identification Cards
S. C. R. No. 8	Urge Congress pass Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act
S. C. R. No. 10	Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial
H. C. R. No. 13	Urge Congress to designate Buckeye Trail a National Scenic Trail
S. R. No. 17	Adopt Senate Rules
S. R. No. 20	Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on January 30-31, 2025, and March 20-21, 2025.
H. C. R. No. 20	Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary
S. R. No. 21	Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment
H. C. R. No. 21	Recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps
S. R. No. 22	Urge federal govt reduce processing time-veteran disability claim
S. R. No. 23	Honoring Urban Meyer on being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
H. C. R. No. 23	Recognize 250th anniversary of United States Army, Chaplain Corps
S. R. No. 24	Honoring The Ohio State University football team as the 2025 College Football Playoff National Champion.
S. R. No. 26	Honoring Kathleen A. Luikart on her retirement from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
S. R. No. 29	Urge Congress to restore stolen SNAP benefits, address fraud
S. R. No. 38	Honoring Annice Carter on her years of service to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
S. R. No. 39	In memory of Alan J. Zaleski.
S. R. No. 41	Authorizing Cleveland State University to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 13, 2025.
S. R. No. 42	Honoring Scott W. Stockman for outstanding service to the State of Ohio.
S. R. No. 51	Reaffirm Ukraine's sovereignty; support the people of Ukraine
S. R. No. 138	Honoring Harold Bozeman for his service to the State of Ohio.
S. R. No. 153	Honoring Ricardo DeLaSerda, Jr. on his retirement from Ohio Legislative Information Systems.
S. R. No. 166	Honoring Randy Queen for outstanding service to the State of Ohio.
S. R. No. 171	In memory of Jack Cera.
S. R. No. 172	Honoring James C. Lilly for his service to the State of Ohio.
S. R. No. 194	In memory of Mary Rose Oakar.
S. R. No. 214	Honoring George W. Boas II for outstanding service to the Ohio General Assembly.
S. R. No. 215	Honoring Wendy Zhan for thirty years of commendable service to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
S. R. No. 216	Honoring the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft on receiving the 2025 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management.
S. R. No. 226	In memory of Zelda "Zettie" Zoe Keeran.
S. R. No. 239	Honoring Jim Kelly for his stalwart service to the Legislative Service Commission.
S. R. No. 246	Honoring the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine on its Fiftieth Anniversary.
S. R. No. 255	In memory of David Lee Wycuff.
S. R. No. 257	Honoring Jonathan Thomas for outstanding service to the State of Ohio.
S. R. No. 261	Urge Congress to create a National Infrastructure Bank.