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Republican
· Representative
Matt Huffman
Represents District 78 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
100%
on 51 party-line votes · House Republicans median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 329 of 329 roll calls · House median 100%
Their bills that became law
28 of 28
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 67
Roll calls on record
329
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 Matt Huffman 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 Matt Huffman 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. Matt Huffman is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
0 of 51 party-line votes.
They voted with most Republicans on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB396 · Expand the Address Confidentiality Program
In plain English Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to protect certain individuals' residential addresses from public disclosure.
House Re-referred · 2026-05-20 · Passed 9–0
SB273 · Enact the Keep Them Safe Act
House Re-referred · 2026-06-03 · Passed 11–0
HB463 · Revise driver education requirements
In plain English Requires changes to driver education requirements for people applying for limited term licenses.
House Re-referred · 2026-06-03 · Passed 11–0
HB163 · Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025
In plain English Requires Ohio's SNAP program to use chip-enabled EBT cards and appropriates funds for implementation.
House Re-referred · 2026-05-27 · Passed 11–0
HB413 · Regards Ohio State, Local Government Expenditure Databases
In plain English Requires Ohio state and local governments to participate in expenditure databases that track their spending.
House Re-referred · 2026-03-18 · Passed 11–0
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.
Dan TroyDemocrat · District 23 · 63 shared contested votes
59%
Mark SigristDemocrat · District 10 · 56 shared contested votes
55%
Derrick HallDemocrat · District 34 · 50 shared contested votes
54%
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 Matt Huffman 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.
Introduced28
Out of committee28
Passed one chamber28
Passed both chambers28
Became law28
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 67 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
State and Local Government : State Government 5General Assembly 5State and Local Government : Ethics 1
Relative to the election of Sean Hutson to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sharon Ray of the 66th House District.
In plain English Elects Sean M. Hutson to fill the House vacancy in the 66th District created by Sharon A. Ray's resignation.
Official synopsis: Relative to the election of Sean M. Hutson to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sharon A. Ray of the 66th House District.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-09-30
Authorizing Forge Leadership Network to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its 2026 model legislature.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-06-22
Authorizing Ohio TeenPact Leadership School to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its graduation ceremony.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-03-24
Authorizing the Ohio Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its 2025 model legislature.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-03-24
Convene in joint session of Senate and House
Authorizing a joint convention of the Ohio General Assembly for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor and calling for a committee to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his State of the State Address.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-03-10
Convene in joint session of Senate and House
Authorizing a joint convention of the Ohio General Assembly for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor and calling for a committee to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his State of the State Address.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-02-23
Authorizing the Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its 2026 model legislature.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-02-12
Honoring Robert Hinkle as he retires from the Ohio Auditor of State's Office.
Became lawAdopted: Rules and Reference · 2025-11-12
Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
Became lawAdopted: Rules and Reference · 2025-10-21
Relative to the election of Ashley Bryant Bailey to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sedrick Denson of the 26th House District.
Relative to the election of Ashley Bryan Bailey to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sedrick Denson of the 26th House District.
Became lawAdopted · 2025-10-01
“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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HR544 · 2026-09-30
Relative to the election of Sean Hutson to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sharon Ray of the 66th House District. (House Adopted)
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)
HB677 · 2026-06-10
Regards custody interference, missing children, certain call data (House Re-referred)
SB276 · 2026-06-10
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists (House Passed)
HB484 · 2026-06-10
Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) Child Care pilot program (House Re-referred)
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)
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)
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)
HB603 · 2026-06-09
Prohibit certain clauses from conservancy district contracts (House Passed)
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 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)
HB463 · 2026-06-03
Revise driver education requirements (House Re-referred)
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)
HB523 · 2026-06-03
Enact the Future Educators Support Act (House Passed)
HB593 · 2026-06-03
Regards paid family leave insurance (House Passed)
HB163 · 2026-06-03
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025 (House Passed)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 329 total roll-call votes this session).
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