Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Ohio
Votes with Republicans
97%
on 37 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 274 of 274 roll calls · Senate median 100%
Their bills that became law
64 of 112
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 102.5
Roll calls on record
274
136th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 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 Al Cutrona 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 Al Cutrona sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Al Cutrona is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 37 party-line votes.
SJR10 · CA: Require identification to vote
In plain English Requires voters to provide identification in order to vote.
Senate Adopted · 2026-06-03 · Passed 22–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB311 · Regards the operation of public and chartered nonpublic schools
Senate Favorable Passage · 2026-06-10 · Passed 5–2
HB455 · Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW
Senate Favorable Passage · 2026-06-10 · Passed 5–2
HB492 · Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests
Senate Favorable Passage · 2026-06-10 · Passed 5–2
SB156 · Regards the success sequence curriculum
Senate Favorable Passage · 2025-10-15 · Passed 5–2
HB57 · Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs
Senate Favorable Passage · 2025-10-01 · Passed 5–2
Democrats 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.
Hearcel CraigDemocrat · District 15 · 36 shared contested votes
14%
Casey WeinsteinDemocrat · District 28 · 34 shared contested votes
12%
Nickie AntonioDemocrat · District 23 · 35 shared contested votes
11%
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 Al Cutrona 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.
Introduced112
Out of committee84
Passed one chamber84
Passed both chambers65
Became law64
Never left committee28
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 102.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Taxation 13Education 10Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment 10Senate General Government Committee 10Education : Primary and Secondary Education 9Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement 9
Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder
In plain English Increases penalties for obstructing or menacing emergency service responders performing their duties.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 2903.22 and 2921.31 of the Revised Code to modify the offense of obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency service responder, to increase the penalty for obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency service responder who is engaged…
Became lawEffective · 2026-10-06
Regulate use of automated license plate recognition systems
To amend section 149.43 and to enact sections 5507.01, 5507.02, 5507.03, 5507.04, 5507.05, and 5507.99 of the Revised Code to regulate the use of automated license plate recognition systems, mass surveillance technology, and captured surveillance data.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · 2026-09-30
Exempt from property tax fencing surrounding oil, gas well pads
To enact section 5709.29 of the Revised Code to exempt required fencing surrounding oil and gas well pads from property taxation.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Ways and Means · 2026-09-30
Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration
To amend sections 9.66, 122.84, 303.12, 306.43, 319.301, 323.152, 519.12, 1901.186, 3318.36, 3318.363, 4503.065, 4773.10, 4774.08, 4774.10, 5502.75, 5705.31, 5705.316, 5713.08, 5715.23, and 5715.27; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 5502.75 (5119.74); to enact sections…
Became lawEffective Appropriations effective June 24, 2026 · 2026-09-23
Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids
To amend section 5502.522 of the Revised Code to clarify the statewide emergency alert system in cases of missing autistic or developmentally disabled children and to name the alert the Joshua Alert.
Became lawEffective · 2026-09-17
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
In plain English Designates August 26th as Abbey Gate Remembrance Day in Ohio.
Official synopsis: To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day."
Became lawEffective · 2026-06-30
Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals
In plain English Waives fees for identification cards and birth certificates for homeless individuals, and requires photo identification to vote by mail with certain exceptions.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 111.31, 2101.16, 2303.20, 3109.14, 3333.31, 3375.011, 3501.01, 3503.02, 3503.13, 3503.153, 3503.16, 3505.19, 3509.03, 3509.04, 3509.05, 3509.051, 3509.06, 3509.07, 3509.08, 3509.10, 3511.011, 3511.02, 3511.021, 3705.24, 3705.242, 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, and 4507.52; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as…
Passed both chambersVeto receipt · 2026-06-25
Revise temporary instruction permit eligibility, requirements
In plain English Lowers the age for obtaining a temporary instruction permit from 15½ to 15 and requires holding it for one year instead of six months before getting a probationary license.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 4507.05 and 4507.071 of the Revised Code to lower the age at which a juvenile may obtain a temporary instruction permit from 15½ to 15 and to expand the time a juvenile must hold a temporary instruction permit before eligibility for a…
Passed one chamberIntroduced · 2026-06-16
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
In plain English Prohibits ranked choice voting and withholds state funding from municipalities or counties that use it.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 3501.01, 3513.05, 3513.262, 3513.263, and 5747.502 and to enact sections 3505.011, 3513.141, 5747.504, and 5747.505 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit the use of ranked choice voting, to withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality or chartered county that uses…
Became lawEffective · 2026-06-16
Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028
In plain English Appropriates capital funds for state projects and facilities for the two-year period ending June 30, 2028.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 151.01, 151.08, 164.03, 164.08, 3318.042, 3318.49, 3343.05, 5751.02, and 5751.20 and to enact sections 3318.33 and 3343.11 of the Revised Code and to amend Sections 357.09, 357.15, 357.16, 357.24, 357.28, 357.34, 357.36, 371.10, 371.20, 373.10, 373.15, 387.10, and 387.13 of H.B. 730…
Became lawEffective Emergency Act; Certain sections effective July 1, 2026 · 2026-06-15
Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy
In plain English Designates a portion of U.S. Route 322 in Cleveland as the Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Highway.
Official synopsis: To enact section 5534.974 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 322 in Cleveland as the "Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Highway."
Passed one chamberReported: Transportation · 2026-06-10
Designate Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway
In plain English Designates a portion of State Route 11 in Mahoning County as the "Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway.
Official synopsis: To enact section 5534.449 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 11 in Mahoning County as the "Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway."
Passed one chamberReported: Transportation · 2026-06-10
“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 (Senate Passed)
SB273 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act (Senate Passed)
SB102 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Gus Frangos Act (Senate Passed)
HB292 · 2026-06-10
Establish the Ohio Defense Commission (Senate Passed)
SB342 · 2026-06-10
Prohibit certain clauses from conservancy district contracts (Senate Passed)
HB541 · 2026-06-10
Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway (Senate Passed)
SB19 · 2026-06-10
Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention (Senate Passed)
SB419 · 2026-06-10
Revise temporary instruction permit eligibility, requirements (Senate Passed)
SB398 · 2026-06-10
Create the Adopt a Trail Program (Senate Passed)
SB52 · 2026-06-10
Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway (Senate Passed)
SB219 · 2026-06-10
Revise the law governing oil and gas wells (Senate Passed)
SB421 · 2026-06-10
Increase time period to bring civil action for sex offense victim (Senate Passed)
HB472 · 2026-06-10
Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals (Senate Passed)
SB162 · 2026-06-10
Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers (Senate Passed)
SB311 · 2026-06-10
Regards the operation of public and chartered nonpublic schools (Senate Passed)
SB311 · 2026-06-10
Regards the operation of public and chartered nonpublic schools (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB105 · 2026-06-10
Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations (Senate Passed)
HB173 · 2026-06-10
Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services (Senate Passed)
SB294 · 2026-06-10
Declare the state's energy siting policy (Senate Passed)
SB315 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (Senate Passed)
HB455 · 2026-06-10
Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB455 · 2026-06-10
Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW (Senate Passed)
HB251 · 2026-06-10
Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities (Senate Passed)
SB341 · 2026-06-10
Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB479 · 2026-06-10
Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration (Senate Passed)
SB324 · 2026-06-10
Revise X-ray machine operator and radiation technician law (Senate Passed)
SB149 · 2026-06-10
Enter into the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact (Senate Passed)
HB3 · 2026-06-10
Enact the School Bus Safety Act (Senate Passed)
HB210 · 2026-06-10
Regards the sale of used catalytic converters (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB210 · 2026-06-10
Regards the sale of used catalytic converters (Senate Passed)
SB326 · 2026-06-10
Require students complete a high school computer science course (Senate Passed)
SB250 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Promised Land Act (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB433 · 2026-06-10
Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes (Senate Passed)
SB160 · 2026-06-10
Regards prescription drugs and medication switching (Senate Passed)
SB230 · 2026-06-10
Authorize pharmacists to test, treat certain health conditions (Senate Passed)
SCR19 · 2026-06-10
Urge Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act (Senate Adopted)
SB276 · 2026-06-10
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists (Senate Passed)
HB533 · 2026-06-10
Revise list of vehicles that can commit vehicular homicide (Senate Passed)
SB179 · 2026-06-10
Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals (Senate Passed)
SB262 · 2026-06-10
Require construction contracts note variation from standard form (Senate Passed)
SB178 · 2026-06-10
Form Missing Women-Black, Indigenous, People of Color task force (Senate Favorable Passage)
SCR20 · 2026-06-10
Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (Senate Adopted)
HB297 · 2026-06-10
Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses (Senate Passed)
SB423 · 2026-06-10
Regards employment status of health care workers for certain laws (Senate Passed)
SB422 · 2026-06-10
Prohibit certain offenders from school or child care premises (Senate Passed)
SB422 · 2026-06-10
Prohibit certain offenders from school or child care premises (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB492 · 2026-06-10
Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB492 · 2026-06-10
Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests (Senate Passed)
SB450 · 2026-06-03
Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 (Senate Passed)
SB331 · 2026-06-03
Allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities (Senate Passed)
SB106 · 2026-06-03
Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations (Senate Passed)
SB120 · 2026-06-03
Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program (Senate Passed)
SB102 · 2026-06-03
Enact the Gus Frangos Act (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB195 · 2026-06-03
Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code (Senate Favorable Passage)
HB195 · 2026-06-03
Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code (Senate Passed)
HB268 · 2026-06-03
Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment (Senate Passed)
SJR10 · 2026-06-03
CA: Require identification to vote (Senate Adopted)
HB359 · 2026-06-03
Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids (Senate Passed)
SB135 · 2026-06-03
Regards real property foreclosures and estate sales (Senate Passed)
HB20 · 2026-06-03
Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder (Senate Favorable Passage)
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