Jean Schmidt

Her House Bill 371 took effect September 23, 2022, after passing in the 134th General Assembly. It expanded insurance coverage for annual mammograms. It also improved access to breast cancer screening.

September 23, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass H.B. 252, which created new burglary and trespass offenses that no longer require force, stealth or deception. It passed the Ohio House 70-25.

March 25, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on the final compromise version of Senate Bill 56, Ohio's marijuana rewrite, capping dispensaries at 400 and moving adult-use rules into medical law. The House agreed to the conference report 52-34, and it became law.

November 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Substitute House Bill 492, which widened the crime of interfering with an officer making an arrest and raised its penalty. The House passed it 59-21, the Senate later passed it 24-9, and Governor Mike DeWine signed it on July 7, 2026.

November 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass H.B. 88, which increased penalties for trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. It passed the Ohio House 71-18.

November 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass H.B. 92, which barred municipalities from putting a lien on rental property over a tenant's unpaid water bills. It passed the Ohio House 67-30.

March 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass H.B. 319, the Clinical Teaching Subsidy Reform Act, which set a yearly clinical teaching subsidy for public medical schools. It passed the Ohio House 70-26.

June 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass H.B. 347, the SHE WINS Act, which permitted an elective abortion only after a 24-hour informed consent meeting. It passed the Ohio House 64-32.

March 25, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass H.B. 485, the Baby Olivia Act, which required schools to teach human development with an ultrasound video. It passed the Ohio House 59-27.

November 19, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass S.B. 293, which required mailed absentee ballots to arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. It passed the Ohio House 61-30 and was signed into law.

November 19, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass H.B. 503, which required voter approval before a municipality cuts or repeals an income tax reciprocity credit. It passed the Ohio House 65-27.

February 25, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to pass H.B. 249, the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, which created the offense of unlawful adult cabaret performance. It passed the Ohio House 63-32.

March 25, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass S.B. 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, which banned diversity offices at public universities and barred faculty strikes. It passed the Ohio House 59-34 and was signed into law.

March 19, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for House Bill 68, the 2023 law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors. The law also restricted transgender athletes' participation. Voted with the House majority to override Governor DeWine's veto of the bill in January 2024.

January 10, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass S.B. 50, a bill to let 14- and 15-year-olds work until 9 p.m. year-round with a parent's approval. It passed the Ohio House 62-30 and was vetoed by the Governor.

November 5, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass H.B. 126, which prohibited public nuisance lawsuits arising from the sale of a product. It passed the Ohio House 59-36.

May 7, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass H.B. 116, the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act, which bars governments from impairing a person's right to hold or accept digital assets. It passed the Ohio House 70-26.

June 18, 2025

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As a U.S. representative, was found by the House Ethics Committee in 2011 to have received an impermissible gift. It was roughly $500,000 in legal services paid by the Turkish Coalition of America. The committee concluded she had not known of the arrangement and imposed no sanction. It ordered her to disclose and repay the amounts.

August 5, 2011

Source: thehill.com · researched July 3, 2026