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Paula Hicks-Hudson D

State Senator
Ohio Senate District 11
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
1 Total

Biography

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On Record (23)

Bill CommerceEnvironment and Natural Resources
To enact sections 3745.75, 3745.751, 3745.752, 3745.753, 3745.754, 3745.755, 3745.756, and 3745.757 of the Revised Code to prohibit the use of PFAS chemicals and lead in playground surfacing materials.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill ELECTIONSVOTING
To amend section 3503.01 of the Revised Code to clarify only natural persons have the right to vote.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Hicks-Hudson, Ingram Testify on Bill to Increase the Penalty for Failure to Report a Lost or Stolen Firearm  Ohio Senate (.gov)
Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human ServicesHealth and Human Services : AgingHealth and Human Services : Long-Term CareHealth and Human Services : Mental Health and DisabilitiesSenate Health Committee
To enact section 5101.72 of the Revised Code regarding adult protective services provided by county departments of job and family services.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EducationEmployment : Workforce DevelopmentFinance and AppropriationsOccupational Licensing and RegulationSenate Finance Committee
To amend section 4713.08 and to enact section 4713.47 of the Revised Code to establish a natural hair stylist education grant program and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill AGRICULTUREAgriculture : Food RegulationSenate Finance Committee
To create the Ohio Food and Agriculture Policy Council and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill AGRICULTURESenate Finance Committee
To create the Farming and Workforce Development Program and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Crimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementPUBLIC SAFETYSenate Judiciary Committee
To enact section 2901.44 of the Revised Code to create the Task Force on Missing Women and Girls who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill AGRICULTUREState And Local GovernmentState and Local Government : Local GovernmentSenate Local Government Committee
To amend sections 303.21 and 519.21 of the Revised Code to eliminate the authority of townships and counties to adopt zoning resolutions for agricultural land under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State and Local Government : State GovernmentUTILITIESSenate Public Utilities Committee
To amend sections 4901.02 and 4901.021 and to enact section 4901.022 of the Revised Code to make various changes to the Public Utilities Commission nominating council and nomination process.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EMPLOYMENTState and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate Judiciary Committee
To enact section 4112.041 of the Revised Code to require the Ohio Civil Rights Commission to establish a system for individuals to anonymously report wage discrimination.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate Judiciary Committee
To amend sections 125.25, 153.02, and 5513.06 of the Revised Code regarding the debarment of state vendors.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceEMPLOYMENTEmployment : Wage and HourState and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate Judiciary Committee
To enact sections 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, and 4145.06 of the Revised Code to create the fair paycheck workplace certificate.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State And Local GovernmentSenate Agriculture and Natural Resources CommitteeEnvironment and Natural ResourcesEnvironment and Natural Resources : Oil and Gas
To amend sections 1509.03, 1509.22, 1509.222, 1509.223, 1509.224, 1509.33, and 1509.99 and to repeal section 1509.226 of the Revised Code to expressly prohibit the surface application of brine from oil and gas wells on roads.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral AGRICULTUREAgriculture : Food RegulationSenate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
To create the Ohio Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationState And Local GovernmentHealth and Human Services : Child CareSenate Local Government Committee
To amend section 5705.19 and to enact section 307.852 of the Revised Code to authorize counties and other political subdivisions to place on the ballot tax levies supporting pre-kindergarten programs and to establish conditions on a county's use of moneys derived from the levied tax.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Crimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementSenate Judiciary CommitteeState and Local Government : Public Records
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to prohibit a law enforcement agency for charging a fee for preparing or producing a video public record for a person known or presumed to be depicted in the video.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationTaxationAGRICULTUREEducation : Primary and Secondary EducationFinance and AppropriationsEducation : Higher EducationSenate Finance CommitteeHousing and Real Property : Building and Fire Codes
To amend sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code relating to temporary greenhouses and building codes, to establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, to codify certain property tax requirements for agricultural land, and to make an appropriation.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Health and Human Services : Health CareCommerce : InsuranceHealth and Human Services : MedicaidHealth and Human Services : Public HealthSenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To amend section 109.02 and to enact sections 3920.01, 3920.02, 3920.03, 3920.04, 3920.05, 3920.06, 3920.07, 3920.08, 3920.09, 3920.10, 3920.11, 3920.12, 3920.13, 3920.14, 3920.15, 3920.21, 3920.22, 3920.23, 3920.24, 3920.25, 3920.26, 3920.27, 3920.28, 3920.31, 3920.32, and 3920.33 of the Revised Code to establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan to provide universal health care coverage to all Ohio residents.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Crimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : FirearmsSenate Judiciary CommitteeCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement
To amend section 2923.20 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EMPLOYMENTEducation : Primary and Secondary EducationSenate Government Oversight and Reform CommitteeCourts and Civil Law : Civil Law
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 4112.01 and to enact section 3313.6612 of the Revised Code to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act to prohibit discrimination against an individual based on hair texture and protective hair styles.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State And Local GovernmentSenate Judiciary CommitteeCourts and Civil Law : CourtsCourts and Civil Law : Civil Law
To enact sections 2749.01, 2749.02, 2749.03, 2749.04, 2749.05, 2749.06, 2749.07, 2749.08, 2749.09, and 2749.10 of the Revised Code regarding filing false or fraudulent claims with the state and defrauding the state of money or property.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationCommerceEMPLOYMENTState And Local GovernmentHouse Commerce and Labor CommitteeHealth and Human Services : Mental Health and Disabilities
To amend sections 4111.06, 4111.14, 5122.28, 5123.022, 5123.023, 5123.87, 5747.98, and 5751.98 and to enact sections 3304.45, 4111.061, 5747.87, and 5751.56 of the Revised Code to phase out the subminimum wage for individuals with physical or mental disabilities, to authorize a tax credit for purchases made from nonprofit corporations that hire such individuals, and to name this act the Ohio …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (9)

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To amend section 4935.04 of the Revised Code to amend the requirements for long-term forecast reports and to name the act the Electricity Forecast Integrity Act.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3722.15 of the Revised Code to require hospitals to develop discharge plans for pregnant patients and to name this act the Women Expansion of Learning and Labor Safety or WELLS Act.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2544 of the Revised Code to designate the second week of May as "Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis Awareness Week."
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3792.02 of the Revised Code to authorize a pregnant minor to consent to receive health care to maintain the life or improve the health of herself or the unborn child she is carrying.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3721.28, 3721.29, and 3721.30 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Dementia Care Training Act for Nurse Aides.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5163.33 of the Revised Code to declare the General Assembly's intent to increase the Medicaid personal needs allowance for residents of nursing homes and ICFs/IID.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To enact section 3902.65 of the Revised Code to cap cost sharing for prescription insulin drugs.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 109.65, 313.121, 1713.55, 1733.242, 2108.81, 2111.08, 2151.011, 2151.23, 2151.33, 2151.90, 2301.03, 2307.50, 2317.02, 2701.03, 2705.031, 2901.30, 3101.041, 3105.011, 3105.21, 3105.63, 3105.65, 3109.03, 3109.04, 3109.043, 3109.05, 3109.051, 3109.052, 3109.054, 3109.055, 3109.06, 3109.061, 3109.09, 3109.11, 3109.12, 3109.401, 3109.41, 3109.42, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 4112.01 and 4112.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Fairness Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share