Sen. Kent Smith

Maddy summaryThis bill designates the first full week of June as "Love Makes a Family Week" in Ohio. It creates a ceremonial observance under the Revised Code without imposing new legal requirements or affecting any specific group. The designation is purely symbolic, aiming to recognize family unity during that week. No concrete policy changes or financial impacts are associated with this bill.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SR 131) is a ceremonial resolution commending Caleb Greenwood for winning the 2025 Division III State Wrestling Championship. It formally recognizes his athletic achievement by the legislature. The resolution does not create any new laws or policies; it solely serves to honor Greenwood's accomplishment. This type of resolution is standard practice for acknowledging significant personal or community achievements.

Maddy summarySB 200 creates the Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership to promote economic collaboration between Ohio and Israel. The bill establishes a formal program to support trade, technology exchange, and innovation initiatives between the two regions. It includes a specific appropriation of state funds to implement this partnership, directly affecting Ohio's economic development agencies and businesses seeking to engage with Israeli partners. The primary mechanism is the creation of this structured partnership framework with allocated funding.

To urge the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the United States Congress to take prompt action to reduce the processing time for veterans' disability benefit claims.

To amend sections 122.175, 131.44, 131.51, 319.30, 319.301, 319.54, 321.24, 321.26, 323.08, 323.152, 323.155, 323.158, 351.01, 351.021, 353.06, 718.83, 1509.01, 1509.02, 1509.11, 1509.34, 1513.08, 1513.182, 3301.91, 3313.819, 3354.24, 3354.25, 4503.06, 4503.065, 5703.021, 5703.052, 5703.19, 5703.80, 5709.92, 5709.93, 5715.19, 5715.30, 5739.01, 5739.02, 5739.03, 5739.05, 5739.08, 5739.09, 5739.091, 5741.01, 5747.01, 5747.02, 5747.03, 5747.031, 5747.08, 5747.10, 5747.38, 5747.41, 5747.71, 5747.98, 5749.01, 5749.02, 5749.04, 5749.06, 5749.07, 5749.08, 5749.10, 5749.11, 5749.12, 5749.13, 5749.14, 5749.15, 5751.01, and 5751.20; to enact section 5747.87; and to repeal sections 319.302, 1509.50, 5739.41, and 5751.40 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 259.30 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly to modify the law governing property, income, sales and use, severance, and lodging taxes; to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to public and chartered nonpublic school students; to increase the Local Government Fund; to modify funding for the Low- and Moderate-income Housing Trust Fund; and to name this act A Good Deal for Ohio.

To amend section 5739.21 and to enact section 122.97 of the Revised Code to create a music incubator program to provide sales tax rebates to certain music venues and festival promoters.

To amend sections 107.036 and 5747.98 and to enact sections 122.853 and 5747.68 of the Revised Code to temporarily authorize a refundable income tax credit for investing in a sound recording production company.

To call on legislators at the state and federal level and other communities and jurisdictions to support an amendment to the United States Constitution that would abolish corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as speech.

To amend sections 122.85, 5726.98, 5747.98, and 5751.98 and to repeal sections 122.852, 5726.59, 5747.67, and 5751.55 of the Revised Code to modify the film and theater production tax credit and to repeal the film and theater capital improvement tax credit.

To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding electronic monitoring of a resident's room in a long-term care facility.