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Democratic
· Representative
Darnell Brewer
Represents District 22 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
98%
on 46 party-line votes · House Democrats median 93%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 315 of 315 roll calls · House median 100%
Their bills that became law
64 of 199
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 56
Roll calls on record
315
136th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 136th General Assembly.
How Darnell Brewer votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Darnell Brewer sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Darnell Brewer is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 46 party-line votes.
HB57 · Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs
House Passed · 2025-10-01 · Passed 76–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB288 · Require construction project owners to timely pay contractors
House Favorable Passage · 2025-06-18 · Passed 8–4
HB484 · Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) Child Care pilot program
In plain English Creates a pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care workers.
House Re-referred · 2026-06-09 · Passed 10–2
HB131 · Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations
House Favorable Passage · 2025-05-28 · Passed 9–1
HB654 · Enact Amanda Dean's Law
In plain English Increases penalties for abuse of a corpse.
House Favorable Passage · 2026-06-03 · Passed 11–2
HB393 · Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards
In plain English Requires community-based correctional facilities, programs, and halfway houses to help inmates obtain state identification cards before release.
House Favorable Passage · 2025-11-19 · Passed 9–0
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Jason StephensRepublican · District 93 · 58 shared contested votes
24%
Scott OelslagerRepublican · District 48 · 56 shared contested votes
21%
Michelle TeskaRepublican · District 55 · 54 shared contested votes
19%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Darnell Brewer was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced199
Out of committee98
Passed one chamber95
Passed both chambers65
Became law64
Never left committee101
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 56 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Special Designations 39Taxation 20House Transportation Committee 19Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement 19House Public Safety Committee 19Public Safety 18
Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway
In plain English Designates a portion of U.S. Route 42 in Morrow County as the Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway.
Official synopsis: To enact section 5534.474 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 42 in Morrow County as the "Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway."
Became lawEffective · 2026-10-06
Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses
In plain English Allows counties to provide more money to military, veterans, and civic organizations for Memorial Day expenses.
Official synopsis: To amend section 307.66 of the Revised Code to increase the amount a county may provide to military and veterans organizations, and civic organizations, for Memorial Day expenses.
Became lawEffective · 2026-10-06
Regards the sale of used catalytic converters
To amend sections 2913.02, 2913.51, 4737.012, 4737.04, 4737.041, 4737.043, 4737.045, 4737.99, 4738.03, 4738.07, 4738.12, and 4775.09 and to enact section 4737.046 of the Revised Code regarding the sale of used catalytic converters.
Became lawEffective · 2026-10-06
Temporarily suspend the motor fuel tax; make other changes
To amend sections 122.09, 123.28, 123.281, 169.08, 323.152, 718.13, 4503.065, 5735.50, and 5735.99 and to repeal sections 123.282, 123.283, and 169.081 of the Revised Code and to repeal Section 229.40 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly as subsequently amended to temporarily suspend the…
Not out of committeeIntroduced · 2026-09-30
Regards SUDEP, epilepsy license designation, disability database
In plain English Allows people with epilepsy to add an epilepsy designation to their driver's license or state ID and enroll in a disability database.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 3304.23, 4507.06, 4507.13, 4507.51, and 4507.52 and to enact sections 313.133, 3701.1311, and 3705.081 of the Revised Code regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and to allow a person with epilepsy to enroll in the Disability Database and have an epilepsy designation…
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Health · 2026-09-30
Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law
In plain English Includes maple syrup and maple product production in Ohio's agriculture laws.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 1.61, 303.01, 519.01, 901.511, 929.01, 1311.55, 1729.01, 5501.50, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code to expressly include the cultivation of trees to produce maple syrup and maple products in the laws relating to agriculture.
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2026-09-30
Regards DoDD authority re: community capital assistance funds
In plain English Allows the Department of Developmental Disabilities to adopt rules regarding how community capital assistance funds are used.
Official synopsis: To amend section 5123.351 of the Revised Code regarding the authority of the Department of Developmental Disabilities to adopt rules regarding the use of community capital assistance funds.
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Finance · 2026-09-30
Require US-produced iron, steel be used on state-funded projects
In plain English Requires iron and steel produced in the United States to be used on projects funded by the state.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 153.011, 153.99, 3333.071, and 5525.21 of the Revised Code to require iron or steel that is produced in the United States be used on projects supported by state funds.
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Finance · 2026-09-30
Designate September as STXBP1 Awareness Month
To enact section 5.2325 of the Revised Code to designate September as "STXBP1 Awareness Month."
Not out of committeeIntroduced · 2026-09-28
Designate Dolly Parton Imagination Library Reading Day
To enact section 5.64 of the Revised Code to designate the twenty-fifth day of September as "Dolly Parton Imagination Library Reading Day."
Not out of committeeIntroduced · 2026-09-28
Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment
In plain English Allows people to file for a certificate of qualification for employment at a different time than currently permitted.
Official synopsis: To amend section 2953.25 of the Revised Code to modify when a person may file a petition for a certificate of qualification for employment.
Became lawEffective · 2026-09-23
Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals
In plain English Requires prisons to verify whether incarcerated individuals are veterans.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to require incarcerating institutions to verify the veteran status of incarcerated individuals.
Became lawEffective · 2026-09-23
Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway
In plain English Creates multiple memorial highways and specialty license plates, including the Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 4501.21 and 5910.07 and to enact sections 4503.472, 4503.4913, 4503.537, 4503.599, 4503.705, 4503.717, 4503.727, 4503.736, 4503.739, 4503.742, 4503.861, 4503.889, 4503.897, 4503.898, 4503.912, 4503.937, 4503.938, 4503.939, 4503.947, 5534.102, 5534.141, 5534.155, 5534.428, 5534.429, 5534.443, 5534.444, 5534.451, 5534.454, 5534.455, 5534.456, 5534.482, 5534.59, 5534.607, 5534.609, 5534.617,…
Became lawEffective · 2026-09-23
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act
To amend sections 4501.11 and 5503.02 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act and to make an appropriation.
Became lawEffective Appropriations effective June 18, 2026 · 2026-09-17
Regards professional employer organizations and Unemployment Law
In plain English Modifies how professional employer organizations and alternate employer organizations are treated under Ohio's unemployment compensation law.
Official synopsis: To amend section 4141.24 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding the treatment of professional employer organizations and alternate employer organizations under the Unemployment Compensation Law.
Became lawEffective · 2026-09-17
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB519 · 2026-09-30
Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle (House Passed)
SJR10 · 2026-06-10
CA: Require identification to vote (House Adopted)
HB105 · 2026-06-10
Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations (House Passed)
HB455 · 2026-06-10
Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW (House Passed)
HB173 · 2026-06-10
Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services (House Passed)
HB472 · 2026-06-10
Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals (House Passed)
SB162 · 2026-06-10
Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers (House Passed)
HB459 · 2026-06-10
Enact Katelyn's Law (House Passed)
HB479 · 2026-06-10
Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration (House Passed)
HB585 · 2026-06-10
Regards DoDD authority re: community capital assistance funds (House Passed)
HB611 · 2026-06-10
Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license (House Passed)
HB210 · 2026-06-10
Regards the sale of used catalytic converters (House Passed)
SB315 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (House Passed)
HB433 · 2026-06-10
Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes (House Passed)
HB251 · 2026-06-10
Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities (House Passed)
HB667 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act (House Passed)
SB450 · 2026-06-10
Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 (House Passed)
SB276 · 2026-06-10
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists (House Passed)
HB292 · 2026-06-10
Establish the Ohio Defense Commission (House Passed)
HB692 · 2026-06-10
Revise the household sewage treatment system law (House Passed)
HB757 · 2026-06-09
Enact the Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act (House Passed)
HB7 · 2026-06-09
Make certain caregivers eligible for publicly funded child care (House Favorable Passage)
HB664 · 2026-06-09
Regards registered veterinary technician authority (House Passed)
HB346 · 2026-06-09
Enact V.J.'s Law (House Passed)
HB654 · 2026-06-09
Enact Amanda Dean's Law (House Passed)
HB733 · 2026-06-09
Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law (House Passed)
HCR40 · 2026-06-09
Urge Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act (House Adopted)
SB273 · 2026-06-09
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act (House Passed)
SB218 · 2026-06-09
Exempt armed forces-certified child care provider from licensure (House Favorable Passage)
HCR32 · 2026-06-09
Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process (House Adopted)
SB19 · 2026-06-09
Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention (House Passed)
HB195 · 2026-06-09
Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code (House Passed)
HB758 · 2026-06-09
Regards SUDEP, epilepsy license designation, disability database (House Passed)
SB52 · 2026-06-09
Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway (House Passed)
HB630 · 2026-06-09
Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles (House Passed)
HCR35 · 2026-06-09
Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (House Adopted)
HB852 · 2026-06-09
Require appointed police chief to complete officer basic training (House Passed)
HB20 · 2026-06-09
Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder (House Passed)
HB319 · 2026-06-09
Enact the Clinical Teaching Subsidy Reform Act (House Passed)
HB563 · 2026-06-09
Regulate ticket sales (House Passed)
HB284 · 2026-06-09
Require US-produced iron, steel be used on state-funded projects (House Passed)
HB314 · 2026-06-09
Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response (House Passed)
HB635 · 2026-06-09
Enact the Child Protection Reform Act (House Favorable Passage)
HB603 · 2026-06-09
Prohibit certain clauses from conservancy district contracts (House Passed)
HB865 · 2026-06-09
Regards information on and advertisement of adoptable children (House Favorable Passage)
HB484 · 2026-06-09
Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) Child Care pilot program (House Re-referred)
HB645 · 2026-06-09
Require the use of zero-based budgeting every ten years (House Passed)
HB647 · 2026-06-09
Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program (House Favorable Passage)
HB647 · 2026-06-09
Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program (House Passed)
HB291 · 2026-06-09
Create the Ohio International Trade Commission (House Passed)
HB170 · 2026-06-03
Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology (House Passed)
SB179 · 2026-06-03
Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals (House Passed)
SB262 · 2026-06-03
Require construction contracts note variation from standard form (House Passed)
HB339 · 2026-06-03
Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate (House Passed)
HB639 · 2026-06-03
Create defense to nuisance claims re: racing facilities (House Passed)
SB273 · 2026-06-03
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act (House Re-referred)
HB654 · 2026-06-03
Enact Amanda Dean's Law (House Favorable Passage)
HB345 · 2026-06-03
Increase the penalties for voyeurism (House Passed)
SB219 · 2026-06-03
Revise the law governing oil and gas wells (House Passed)
HB441 · 2026-06-03
Regards the one-year limitations period for libel or slander (House Passed)
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