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Republican
· Representative
Sharon Ray
Represents District 66 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
96%
on 51 party-line votes · House Republicans median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 319 of 319 roll calls · House median 100%
Their bills that became law
14 of 25
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 67
Roll calls on record
319
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 Sharon Ray 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 Sharon Ray 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. Sharon Ray is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
2 of 51 party-line votes.
SB276 · Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
In plain English Ratifies the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists and makes changes to massage therapy licensing, school curriculum, assessment systems, and student athletic transfers, among other changes.
House Passed · 2026-06-10 · Passed 60–38 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB92 · Regards unpaid water, sewer, and trash charges at rented property
House Passed · 2026-03-18 · Passed 67–30 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB293 · Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots
House Favorable Passage · 2025-11-18 · Passed 8–4
SJR10 · CA: Require identification to vote
In plain English Requires voters to provide identification in order to vote.
House Favorable Passage · 2026-06-10 · Passed 9–4
SB63 · 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.
House Favorable Passage · 2026-02-25 · Passed 9–4
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
HB396 · Expand the Address Confidentiality Program
In plain English Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to protect certain individuals' residential addresses from public disclosure.
House Favorable Passage · 2026-03-18 · Passed 9–0
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 · 60 shared contested votes
65%
Mark SigristDemocrat · District 10 · 50 shared contested votes
58%
Joe MillerDemocrat · District 53 · 56 shared contested votes
52%
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 Sharon Ray 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.
Introduced25
Out of committee19
Passed one chamber18
Passed both chambers14
Became law14
Never left committee6
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 67 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
House Transportation Committee 3House Judiciary Committee 3Transportation 2Transportation : Highways, Roads, and Bridges 2Military and Veterans 2Special Designations 2
Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests
To amend section 4513.36 of the Revised Code to expand the prohibition against interfering with arrest to all motor vehicle-related laws and require drivers and passengers to disclose their name, address, and date of birth to a peace officer on request.
Became lawEffective · 2026-10-06
Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response
In plain English Limits public records requests deemed harassing or disruptive and allows private contractors to respond to large public records requests.
Official synopsis: To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to restrict harassing or disruptive public records requests and permit private contractors to respond to voluminous public records requests.
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Judiciary · 2026-09-30
Designate LCpl Richard O. Fisher Memorial Highway
To enact section 5534.622 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 421 in Medina County as the "LCpl Richard O. Fisher Memorial Highway."
Not out of committeeIntroduced · 2026-07-13
Make certain caregivers eligible for publicly funded child care
In plain English Allows foster caregivers and kinship caregivers to receive publicly funded child care.
Official synopsis: To amend section 5104.30 and to enact section 5104.303 of the Revised Code to make foster caregivers and kinship caregivers eligible for publicly funded child care.
Out of committeeReported – Amended: Children and Human Services · 2026-06-09
Expand power of attorney, caretaker authorization affidavit
To amend sections 3109.51, 3109.52, 3109.53, 3109.54, 3109.57, 3109.59, 3109.60, 3109.65, 3109.66, 3109.67, 3109.69, 3109.70, 3109.71, 3109.74, 3109.76, 3310.41, 3310.51, 3313.64, 3313.649, and 3313.672 of the Revised Code to expand a grandparent power of attorney and a caretaker authorization affidavit to include any kinship caregiver…
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Judiciary · 2026-05-20
Honoring Kayla Moroschan on winning a 2026 State Wrestling Championship.
Became lawAdopted · 2026-04-13
Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program
To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11 and to enact sections 3301.96, 3313.475, and 5103.62 of the Revised Code to enact the Fostering School Success Act.
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Education · 2026-03-25
Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway
To enact section 5534.013 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 421 in Medina County as the "CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway."
Became lawEffective · 2026-03-02
Establish community energy program and pilot program
To amend section 4928.02 and to enact sections 1.66, 4934.01, 4934.011, 4934.04, 4934.05, 4934.06, 4934.07, 4934.071, 4934.072, 4934.08, 4934.10, 4934.11, 4934.12, 4934.13, 4934.14, 4934.17, 4934.19, 4934.20, 4934.21, 4934.22, 4934.25, 4934.26, 4934.27, 4934.28, 4934.35, 4934.36, 4934.37, and 4934.38 of the Revised Code to establish the community…
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Energy · 2026-02-11
Establish tax refund designation for spaying, neutering pets
To amend sections 955.201 and 5747.113 and to enact section 955.202 of the Revised Code to establish an income tax refund designation to assist low-income individuals in spaying and neutering their pets.
Passed one chamberReferred to committee: Ways and Means · 2025-11-05
Require orange International Symbol of Access windshield placards
To amend section 4503.44 of the Revised Code to require the issuance of orange removable windshield placards imprinted with International Symbol of Access in certain circumstances.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Transportation · 2025-10-22
Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
Became lawAdopted: Rules and Reference · 2025-10-21
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SJR10 · 2026-06-10
CA: Require identification to vote (House Adopted)
SJR10 · 2026-06-10
CA: Require identification to vote (House Favorable Passage)
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 Favorable Passage)
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 Favorable Passage)
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 Favorable Passage)
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)
HB645 · 2026-06-03
Require the use of zero-based budgeting every ten years (House Favorable Passage)
HCR32 · 2026-06-03
Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process (House Favorable Passage)
HB163 · 2026-06-03
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025 (House Favorable Passage)
HB582 · 2026-06-03
Regards embalmers, funeral directors, and crematories (House Favorable Passage)
SB223 · 2026-05-20
Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members (House Passed)
HB413 · 2026-05-20
Regards Ohio State, Local Government Expenditure Databases (House Favorable Passage)
HB413 · 2026-05-20
Regards Ohio State, Local Government Expenditure Databases (House Passed)
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