Ohio · Current officeholder
Cecil Thomas
Democratic Ohio House, District 25
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Sponsored legislation
170 bills in the current data (30 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 541 | Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 433 | Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 297 | Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 292 | Establish the Ohio Defense Commission | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 210 | Regards the sale of used catalytic converters | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 20 | Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HCR 32 | Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 667 | Enact the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 654 | Enact Amanda Dean's Law | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 179 | Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 23, 2026 |
| HB 479 | Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 23, 2026 |
| HB 268 | Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 23, 2026 |
| HB 359 | Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 17, 2026 |
| HB 311 | Designate EMS week in Ohio | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 7, 2026 |
| HB 31 | Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 7, 2026 |
| HB 393 | Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 26, 2026 |
| HB 377 | Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 26, 2026 |
| SB 244 | Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2026 |
| HB 229 | Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2026 |
| HB 472 | Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 101 | Regards recording of certain real property documents | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 16, 2026 |
| HB 964 | Require names submitted by BMV be included on the jury list | Primary sponsor | Introduced | June 10, 2026 |
| HB 677 | Regards custody interference, missing children, certain call data | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 10, 2026 |
| HB 3 | Enact the School Bus Safety Act | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 10, 2026 |
| HB 163 | Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025 | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 10, 2026 |
| SB 18 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HB 52 | Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HB 452 | Designate 761st Tank Battalion Day | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 3, 2026 |
| HB 386 | Require photo identification when applying for a marriage license | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 3, 2026 |
| HB 565 | Enact the Grand Jury Privacy and Protection Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 2, 2026 |
| HCR 45 | Recognizing the National Black Caucus of State Legislators | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 848 | Designate September as Celebrate HBCU Month | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 846 | Create the repeat domestic violence offender registry | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 804 | Enact the Childcare Tax Credit Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 801 | Enact the Ohio Privacy Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 800 | Enact the Preschool for All Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 799 | Regards model curriculum for world history | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 372 | Enact the Larry Henderson Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HR 369 | In memory of L. Helen Rankin. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 84 | Enact the Innocence Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 650 | Establish Frontier Technologies and Quantum Computing Commission | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 464 | Exempt military-certified child care providers from licensure | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 437 | Enact the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 25 | Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 432 | Designate Patrolman Earl W. Casterline Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 37 | Designate Detective Rex Emrick Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 17 | Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 148 | Designate Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 29 | Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 247 | Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 246 | Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 124 | Modify process for property tax sales-assessment ratio studies | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 114 | Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 760 | Create the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. license plate. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 738 | Designate PFC Chris Dixon Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 58 | Create recovery housing residences certificate of need program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 532 | Regards custody of children who cannot be released to a parent | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 385 | Designate PFC Thomas "Tommy" Pizzino Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 332 | Create the small defense business linked deposit program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 56 | Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 38 | Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 23 | Create the escaped convict alert program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HR 341 | Condemn President Trump's sharing of a racist video | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 706 | Impose certain minimum requirements on data center customers | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 691 | Enact the Community and Police Protection Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 686 | Enact the Parker Kahle Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 59 | Revise and streamline the state’s occupational regulations | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| HCR 22 | Encourage students to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2026 |
| HCR 13 | Urge Congress to designate Buckeye Trail a National Scenic Trail | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 88 | Regards drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fentanyl | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 338 | Enact Andy's Law | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 670 | Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 44 | Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 299 | Honoring the Miami Fort Generating Station on its One Hundredth Anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | December 1, 2025 |
| HR 298 | Honoring the Seton High School girls volleyball team on winning the 2025 Division I State Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | December 1, 2025 |
| HB 434 | Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed | Co-sponsor | Enacted | November 25, 2025 |
| HR 243 | Urge selection of Rickenbacker as KC-46 Pegasus operating base. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 213 | Designate Tuscarawas Valley Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 471 | Designate Deputy Larry Henderson Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 18, 2025 |
| HB 430 | Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 18, 2025 |
| HCR 23 | Recognize 250th anniversary of United States Army, Chaplain Corps | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | November 12, 2025 |
| HCR 21 | Recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | November 12, 2025 |
| HR 227 | Urge US DOJ to expedite connection of NCIC and NamUs | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 566 | Enact the Break the Silence Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 564 | Require health insurance coverage of orthotic, prosthetic devices | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 384 | Designate Staff Sergeant Melvin Trushel, Sr. Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 258 | Require notice before driver's license expires, instead of after | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 13 | Designate Roy Rogers Day | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 5, 2025 |
| HCR 29 | Recognize 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 29, 2025 |
| HB 325 | Designate Marshal Teddy Ray Holcomb Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 22, 2025 |
| HB 275 | Designate Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 22, 2025 |
| HR 263 | Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 21, 2025 |
| SCR 2 | Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 15, 2025 |
| HB 316 | Designate MSGT Norman Michael Kilbarger Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 15, 2025 |
| HR 234 | In memory of Jack Cera. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 8, 2025 |
| HB 259 | Designate Captain Joshua Michael McClimans Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 8, 2025 |
| HR 255 | In memory of Mary Rose Oakar. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 1, 2025 |
| SB 39 | Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| SB 27 | Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| SB 138 | Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| SB 114 | Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| SB 100 | Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HB 65 | Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HB 64 | Revise age for discounted hunting, fishing licenses and permits | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HB 51 | Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HB 50 | Designate PFC John Wayne Richard Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HJR 5 | CA: Prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude as criminal penalty | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 416 | Designate Police Officer Phillip Wagner Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 387 | Authorize Sunday sales without local option election approval | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 374 | Regards prescription drug readers for visually impaired patients | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 373 | Enact the Universal Background Checks Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 368 | Require eviction records to be sealed after three years | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| SB 20 | Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2025 |
| HB 4 | Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2025 |
| SB 14 | Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 18, 2025 |
| HB 15 | Amend competitive retail electric service law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 14, 2025 |
| HR 220 | Honoring the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden on its Sesquicentennial. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 13, 2025 |
| SB 24 | Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 2, 2025 |
| HB 54 | Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2025 |
| HB 141 | Regards prescribed pediatric extended care centers | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 25, 2025 |
| HB 365 | Enact the Property Tax Refund Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 360 | Designate SPC Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 350 | Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 48 | Modify tax deductions for 529 plan and ABLE account contributions | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 47 | Enact the Human Trafficking Prevention Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 337 | Require firearm sale by federal dealer to include trigger lock | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 133 | Authorize tax credit - small employers with health reimbursement | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 11, 2025 |
| HR 146 | In memory of Deputy Larry Ray Henderson, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 4, 2025 |
| HJR 4 | CA:Reconcile same sex marriage law; right to interracial marriage | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 86 | Enact the Gus Frangos Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 315 | Designate Sojourner Truth Day | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 204 | Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 131 | Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 4, 2025 |
| HR 138 | Honoring Don Jones for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HR 101 | Support Cleveland’s offer to host the 2030 Special Olympics | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HCR 6 | Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 306 | Enact the Hate Crime Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 104 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 289 | Establish Ohio Health Care Plan for universal health coverage | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 21, 2025 |
| HB 130 | Regards Medicaid Estate Recovery Program notification requirement | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 14, 2025 |
| HR 87 | Designate and commemorate Nurses and Health Professionals Week | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 166 | Designate Harriet Tubman Day | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HR 118 | In memory of Ronald Edward Hood. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 243 | Designate Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez Ohio Community Service Day | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 242 | Authorize tax credit for dog spaying, neutering, or training | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 241 | Regards dog quarantine, disposition hearing, after a dog attack | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 240 | Enact Avery's Law | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 225 | Phase out subminimum wage for individuals with disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 216 | Enact A HAND UP Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HR 72 | Honoring the Seton High School varsity dance team on winning a 2025 UDA National Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| HR 38 | In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 191 | Require school district, ESC teachers be paid at least $50,000 | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 174 | Enact the No Hungry Families Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 156 | Authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HR 37 | Recognizing Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month in Ohio. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 140 | Authorize the refundable thriving families tax credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 136 | Prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 110 | Increase the penalty for repeat voyeurism | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 101 | Establish Law Student Encouragement Scholarship Pilot Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HCR 4 | Condemn issuance of pardons and commutations for January 6, 2021 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 49 | Allow for creation of water improvement districts | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 46 | Enact the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 45 | Prohibit certain firearm transfers without a background check | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 40 | Increase disabled veteran enhanced homestead exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 34 | Increase the state minimum wage | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 33 | Require insurance coverage for certain prostate cancer screening | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 22 | Authorize homestead exemption for surviving military spouses | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 19 | Regards underage possession or consumption of alcohol | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 17 | Regards tax classification of certain storage condominiums | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 12 | Enact the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |