Kent Smith

State Senator · Senate District 21 · Party: Democratic

226 final-passage votes on record.

Amendment X · State powers

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Their job

A member of Ohio's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes

Voted Yes on HB 434 (Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed). It passed. Oct 29, 2025
Voted Yes on SB 146 (Codify the common law action for piercing the corporate veil). It passed. Oct 29, 2025
Voted Yes on HB 44 (Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations). It passed. Oct 22, 2025

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Record at a glance

226

Final-passage votes

330

All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic

Office: State Senator
District: Senate District 21
Party: Democratic
Term: Since 2023-01-01
Body: California State Legislature
Website: Official site ↗

SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Kent Smith's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

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HB 434
Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed

Passed

Oct 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 146
Codify the common law action for piercing the corporate veil

Passed

Oct 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 44
Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations

Passed

Oct 22, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 156
Regards the success sequence curriculum

Passed

Oct 22, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 27
Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge

Passed

Oct 22, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 223
Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members

Passed

Oct 22, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 61
Regards courts and court procedures

Passed

Oct 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 103
Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies

Passed

Oct 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 217
Authorize conveyance of state-owned land.

Passed

Oct 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 35
Regards supported decision-making for certain disabled adults

Passed

Oct 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 189
Create the COSI specialty license plate

Passed

Oct 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 55
Regards operating under the influence of marihuana, OVI evidence

Passed

Oct 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 137
Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs

Passed

Oct 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 171
Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway

Passed

Oct 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SCR 10
Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial

Adopted

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 96
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27

Item passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 57
Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs

Passed

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 144
Enact Keith’s Law regarding the communication disability database

Passed

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 80
Make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for FY 2026-27

Passed

Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 212
Create Play Golf Ohio license plate

Passed

Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 182
Designate John E. Gallagher Way

Passed

Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 51
Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway

Passed

Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 65
Revise product contracts, vehicle agreements, motor vehicle laws

Passed

Jun 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 179
Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals

Passed

Jun 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 96
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27

Passed

Jun 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SB 60
Establish veterinarian telehealth visit requirements, procedures

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 155
Revise the real estate wholesaler law

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 152
Allow wild animal rehab facility to get euthanasia drug permit

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 18
Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SCR 2
Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid

Adopted

May 28, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 158
Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 63
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SR 22
Urge federal govt reduce processing time-veteran disability claim

Adopted

May 14, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 95
Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 138
Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 4
Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 148
Designate Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 86
Regulate and tax intoxicating hemp, drinkable cannabinoid product

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 114
Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 15
Amend competitive retail electric service law

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 50
Regards age and schooling certificates, minor work hours

Passed

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SB 147
Revise solid waste and construction and demolition debris laws

Passed

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SCR 3
Urge Fair Labor Standards Act changes for employees under 16

Adopted

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Failed

No Source ↗
SB 7
Regards student instruction on harmful effects of substance use

Passed

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SCR 7
Urge Congress reissue DoD Civilian Retiree Identification Cards

Adopted

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 43
Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SR 68
Support moving NASA headquarters to Ohio

Adopted

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 100
Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SR 21
Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment

Adopted

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 1
Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act

Concurred in House amendments

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗

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