Today, state Senators Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 236. The legislation would establish safety measures to help reduce suicides and support individuals struggling with mental health challenges and suicidal ideation.

Today, state Senators Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati) gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 75, their legislation to increase the penalty for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm from a fourth-degree to a first-degree misdemeanor.

This week, state Senators Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid) gave sponsor testimony supporting Senate Bill 329. This bill will ensure Ohio's roads and waterways are free from radioactive brine. 

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) welcomed farmers, educators, and advocates to the Senate Finance Committee as they gave proponent testimony on her Senate Bill 120, which establishes the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program. 

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to Senate Bill 56, which significantly changes the state's adult-use cannabis program and directly undermines the will of Ohio voters, who established Ohio's recreational marijuana industry by passing State Issue 2 in 2023. 

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement regarding the Senate's passage of HB 184, a bill that originally protected inter-collegiate athletes after the end of their eligibility but later became a so-called "budget correction" bill that was loaded with significant policy changes and rushed through the legislative process with minimal scrutiny: