Paula Hicks-Hudson News

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) criticized the Ohio Senate's passage of five bills presented as solutions to Ohio's property tax challenges, arguing they represent a patchwork approach that fails to provide a comprehensive or sustainable fix.

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:

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) voted against Senate Bill 293, a bill that eliminates the grace period for mail-in ballots to be received.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement regarding Statehouse Republicans' decision to ignore the constitutional requirement to pass a bipartisan congressional map by September 30. 

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) voted against House Bill 57 after the Ohio Senate majority added a last-minute amendment that was not fully vetted and may negatively impact children's education.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) voted against the override of Governor DeWine's veto of a provision to restrict the ability of communities to put levies for schools and local services before voters under the guise of tax relief. Senate Democrats have introduced bills that provide actual property tax relief, including a property tax circuit breaker, an expansion of the homestead exemption, and freezing property taxes for qualifying homeowners.

Today, state Senators Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) introduced Senate Bill 270, which will implement recommendations presented in the July 2024 report from the Governor's Juvenile Justice Working Group, which first convened in November 2023.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to House Bill 96, the state operating budget.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) criticized the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 172, a bill that threatens the due process rights of immigrants living in Ohio.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) held a press conference to discuss Senate Bill 178, which would create a task force on missing women and girls who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color to address the disproportionate rates at which these populations go missing in the state of Ohio. 

Today, state Senator Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) voted against House Bill 96, the Senate Republicans' version of the state operating budget.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) held a press conference outlining their priorities and amendments for House Bill 96, the state operating budget.

This week, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and state Senator Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) introduced Senate Bill 174, which sharpens the focus of Ohio's family court system in the best interests of children.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 15, which makes significant changes to Ohio's energy policies to protect consumers, increase power generation, and improve the state's electric grid. House Bill 15 largely mirrors Senate Bill 2, which was unanimously passed by the Senate in March.

On Tuesday, April 15, state Senators Catherine Ingram (D-Cincinnati)and Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) hosted the Inaugural Black Maternal Health Summit at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Held in recognition of Minority Health Monthand Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), the summit brought together policymakers, healthcare providers, researchers, and advocates to address Ohio's maternal and infant health crisis-particularly its devastating impact on Black families.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) condemned the Ohio Senate's concurrence of Senate Bill 1, also known as the "Higher Education Destruction Act."

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson's (D-Toledo) vote supported the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 2, which makes significant changes to Ohio's energy policies to protect consumers, increase power generation, and improve the state's electric grid.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 54, the state's two-year transportation budget. The budget invests $11.5 billion over the biennium into Ohio's roads, bridges, airports, and railways, with nearly $200 million being invested in public transportation.

 Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) released the following statement after the passage of Senate Bill 56, which overhauls the adult-use recreational marijuana laws that the majority of Ohioans voted to approve in 2023. 

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass the highly controversial Senate Bill 1: