Ohio Vote Reports

SB1 DEI Ban (Passed 20 to 11 on 3/26/2025). Bans DEI programs and offices, prohibits faculty strikes, bars institutions from taking positions on controversial issues, and requires a civics course for students.

SB50 Child-labor Laws (Passed 24 to 9 on 4/9/2025). Alters age and schooling certificate requirements and extends allowable work hours for minors under 16—particularly allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. during the school year.

SB63 Ranked-choice-voting Ban (Passed 27 to 5 on 5/14/2025). Prohibits any general or primary from using ranked-choice voting.

SB85 NAACP License Plate (Passed 32 to 0 on 6/18/2025). Would have authorized a new license-plate design supporting the Ohio chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

SB172 Illegal Immigration Enforcement (Passed 23 to 8 on 6/18/2025). Would amend state law to specify that people who are unlawfully present in the United States "are not privileged from arrest."

HB335 Local Tax Limitation (Passed 23 to 10 on 11/19/2025). Limits how much revenue local governments and school districts can raise from "inside millage" property taxes without voter approval.

SB1 DEI Ban (Passed 59 to 34 on 3/19/2025). Bans DEI programs and offices, prohibits faculty strikes, bars institutions from taking positions on controversial issues, and requires a civics course for students.

SB33 Business Rights (Passed 75 to 20 on 4/2/2025). Allows employers in Ohio to post certain mandatory labor-law notices online instead of displaying physical posters in the workplace.

SB50 Child-labor Laws (Passed 62 to 30 on 11/5/2025). Alters age and schooling certificate requirements and extends allowable work hours for minors under 16—particularly allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. during the school year.

HB21 Healthcare Sharing Protection (Passed 65 to 31 on 11/12/2025). Would have defined and protected healthcare sharing ministries in Ohio law.

HB134 Sale of Home Goods (Passed 88 to 2 on 11/19/2025). Would have created a "microenterprise home kitchen operation" registration program, allowing Ohio residents to legally prepare and sell certain homemade foods from their home kitchens without a full commercial food-processing license.

HB303 Community Energy Program (Passed 77 to 8 on 11/19/2025). Would have established a statewide "Community Energy Program."

HB161 "Marital Rape" as a Criminal Offense (passed 32 to 0 on 4/24/2024). Eliminates the spousal exception for rape as a criminal sex offense, allowing a person to be convicted of rape involving their spouse, regardless of whether their spouse lives with them.

SR296 Halting the EPA's "Final Rule" on Carbon Emissions (adopted 27 to 4 on 5/8/2024). Urges Congress to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its April 2024 “Final Rule” limiting carbon emissions for coal and natural gas-fired power plants.

HB1 Ban on Non-Citizen Campaign Contributions (passed 24 to 7 on 5/31/2024). Bans all foreign nationals, including permanent U.S. resident “green card” holders, from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot issues or candidates.

SB54 Sports Event Grant Fund (passed 29 to 1 on 12/18/2024). Makes various appropriations, reappropriations, transfers, and redirects of funds for FY 2025-26, while expanding eligibility for sport site selection grants.

HB8 Parents' Bill of Rights (passed 24 to 7 on 12/18/2024). Enacts the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” requiring public schools to ensure parental involvement and notification about sexuality content and health care services and adopt a policy authorizing students to attend a released time course in religious instruction.

SB58 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (passed 25 to 6 on 12/18/2024). Forbids financial institutions from using a merchant category code to identify firearms retailers and prevents government entities from keeping any list of privately owned firearms or firearms owners.

HB258 Increased Penalties for the "Tobacco 21" Prohibition (passed 83 to 8 on 1/10/2024). Increases the fines imposed, in addition to any jail term or other sanctions, for repeated violations of the federal prohibition against selling tobacco products to persons under the age of 21.

HB1 Ban on Non-Citizen Campaign Contributions (passed 64 to 31 on 5/30/2024). Bans all foreign nationals, including permanent U.S. resident “green card” holders, from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot issues or candidates.

SB104 Single-Sex Restrooms in Schools (passed 60 to 31 on 6/26/2024). Requires that public schools and institutions of higher education shall not permit a person to use a restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is designated for the opposite sex.

HR469 Halting the EPA's "Final Rule" on Carbon Emissions (adopted 69 to 28 on 6/26/2024). Urges Congress to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its April 2024 “Final Rule” limiting carbon emissions for coal and natural gas-fired power plants.

SB58 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (passed 63 to 27 on 12/11/2024). Forbids financial institutions from using a merchant category code to identify firearms retailers and prevents government entities from keeping any list of privately owned firearms or firearms owners.

SB75 Tax-Funded Joint Economic Development Districts (failed 40 to 55 on 12/18/2024). Would create Joint Economic Development Districts (JEDD) comprised of multiple local governments with the power to extend and levy an income tax.

SB54 New African Immigrants Grant and Gift Fund (passed 31 to 0 on 3/29/2023). Would form the New African Immigrants Grant and Gift Fund in the state treasury.

SB58 Prohibiting Firearms Liability Insurance Mandates (passed 24 to 7 on 4/26/2023). Would prohibit firearm liability insurance requirements or fees in the State of Ohio.

SJR2 Supermajority Vote for State Constitutional Amendments (adopted 26 to 7 on 5/10/2023). Proposed an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would have required any future constitutional amendment to be approved by at least 60% of the voters.

SR215 Opposing a 'Right to Abortion' in the Ohio Constitution (adopted 23 to 7 on 10/11/2023). Urged citizens to vote against a statewide ballot initiative that proposed amending the Ohio Constitution by establishing an individual ‘right to abortion.’

SB75 Tax-Funded Joint Economic Development Districts (passed 29 to 1 on 10/11/2023). Would create Joint Economic Development Districts (JEDD) comprised of multiple local governments with the power to extend and levy an income tax to promote “economic development or redevelopment,” “create or preserve jobs,” and “improve the economic welfare.”

HB68 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 24 to 8 on 12/13/2023). Would protect minor children from “gender reassignment” surgeries and “cross-sex hormone or puberty-blocking” drugs.

SJR2 Supermajority Vote for State Constitutional Amendments (adopted 62 to 37 on 5/10/2023). Proposed an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would have required any future constitutional amendment to be approved by at least 60% of the voters.

HB73 Patient and Health Provider Protection Act (passed 75 to 17 on 6/21/2023). Would authorize physicians to prescribe off-label medications, prevent state and local agencies from enforcing certain related federal rules or orders, and prohibit the denial of nutrition or fluids to a patient.

HB8 Parents' Bill of Rights (passed 65 to 29 on 6/21/2023). Would require public schools to adopt a parental notification policy on matters related to student health and well-being, including instructional materials with sexuality content.

HB161 "Marital Rape" as a Criminal Offense (passed 75 to 1 on 11/29/2023). Would eliminate the spousal exception for rape as a criminal sex offense, allowing a person to be convicted of rape involving their spouse, regardless of whether their spouse lives with them.

HB272 Concealed Carry in Multiuse Courtroom Buildings (passed 57 to 29 on 12/6/2023). Would permit a concealed handgun licensee to carry a handgun in a building that is not a courthouse but in which a courtroom is located.

HB68 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 62 to 27 on 12/13/2023). Would protect minor children from “gender reassignment” surgeries and “cross-sex hormone or puberty-blocking” drugs.

SB157 Abortion Survival (Passed 25 to 6 on 10/27/2021). Ensures that babies who are born-alive after a failed abortion receive the same medical care as other babies, regardless of the circumstances of their birth.

SB185 Gun Rights (Passed 23 to 7 on 10/20/2021). Prohibits state and local governments from infringing our right to bear arms and the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution during declared emergencies.

HB244 Vaccine Mandate (Passed 25 to 8 on 6/28/2021).  Prohibits public schools and universities from requiring vaccines that were authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

SB22 Health Order Oversight (Passed 25 to 8 on 2/17/2021).  Gives power to the legislature to rescind health orders issued by the governor or the Ohio Department of Health.

SB9 Regulation Reduction (Passed 25 to 8 on 3/10/2022). Reduces regulation restrictions by 30% and eliminates bureaucratic red tape.  Prohibits adding a new rule or regulation without also removing two.

SB215 Constitutional Carry (Passed 23 to 8 on 12/15/2021). Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

SB9 Regulation Reduction (Passed 61 to 33 on 3/2/2022). Reduces regulation restrictions by 30% and eliminates bureaucratic red tape.  Prohibits adding a new rule or regulation without also removing two.

HB325 Gun Rights (Passed 64 to 35 on 2/16/2022). Prohibits state and local governments from infringing the right to bear arms and the 2ndAmendment of the U.S. Constitution during declared emergencies.

SB157 Abortion Survival (Passed 61 to 35 on 12/8/2021). Ensures that babies who are born-alive after a failed abortion receive the same medical care as other babies, regardless of the circumstances of their birth.

HB218 Vaccine Mandates (Passed 58 to 32 on 11/18/2021).  Covers vaccine injuries under workers compensation and bans public entities and private businesses from imposing vaccine mandates.

SB22 Health Order Oversight (Passed 57 to 38 on 3/10/2021).  Gives power to the legislature to rescind health orders issued by the governor or the Ohio Department of Health.

HB227 Constitutional Carry (Passed 60 to 32 on 11/17/2021).  Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.