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Bill Blessing
OH Senate District 8
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Economy & Taxes 18Government Operations & Budget 13Healthcare 7Housing 7Other 7Technology & Privacy 6Civil Rights & Liberties 5Criminal Justice & Policing 5Elections & Voting 5Labor & Employment 5Social Services & Welfare 5Banking & Finance 4Education 3Agriculture 2Environment & Energy 1Transportation & Infrastructure 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Senate District 8 current
Ohio |
Republican | Oct 10, 2019 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| OH House District 29
Ohio |
Republican | — | Oct 9, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (313 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 24
Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bdaf2d72-7bf1-4963-9693-490fff1a5d11 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bdaf2d72-7bf1-4963-9693-490fff1a5d11 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 9
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6e6114d6-6e22-4ec2-bf54-53c6963afd74 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6e6114d6-6e22-4ec2-bf54-53c6963afd74 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1
Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5f56e2f7-e4df-4a54-b959-736c9d1c29c6 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f56e2f7-e4df-4a54-b959-736c9d1c29c6 CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 5
No title provided
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 36529e69-a574-4195-8702-23abbcaca888 | Feb 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36529e69-a574-4195-8702-23abbcaca888 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 20
Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on…
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ec865527-3077-4e3c-a774-b777ca91e69b | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec865527-3077-4e3c-a774-b777ca91e69b CC0-1.0 |
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SR 19
Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and…
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f390a11-d80d-429d-9e86-e788c7231458 | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f390a11-d80d-429d-9e86-e788c7231458 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 18
Permitting the use of the Ohio Senate Chamber and hearing rooms by the Western Ohio National Speech…
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f80a794f-48e0-47de-972e-ffe6769c789f | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f80a794f-48e0-47de-972e-ffe6769c789f CC0-1.0 |
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SCR 4
Adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f4263428-2414-422f-968e-aafbe6dc94ed | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4263428-2414-422f-968e-aafbe6dc94ed CC0-1.0 |
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SR 17
Adopt Senate Rules
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b1716d18-aaaf-44ff-8943-72fae62f5d26 | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b1716d18-aaaf-44ff-8943-72fae62f5d26 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 16
Relative to mileage reimbursement.
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 71bdca5e-e9cf-49fa-b05e-9a1f5c80db35 | Jan 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/71bdca5e-e9cf-49fa-b05e-9a1f5c80db35 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 15
Relative to the election of Jane M. Timken to fill the vacancy in the membership of the Senate for…
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f1266b6-49a4-4b8d-bf09-a0fa460b3179 | Jan 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f1266b6-49a4-4b8d-bf09-a0fa460b3179 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 2
Relative to mileage reimbursement.
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e4e9be36-d876-4d76-9983-0377874c6db8 | Jan 7, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e4e9be36-d876-4d76-9983-0377874c6db8 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 1
Relative to the salaries of the officials and employees of the Senate.
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8fdaa480-82d5-4318-8dee-5fbbcf00343c | Jan 7, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8fdaa480-82d5-4318-8dee-5fbbcf00343c CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)
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SB 341
OH · —
Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry
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SB 369
OH · —
Prohibit the force-feeding of birds
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SJR 9
OH · —
CA: Eliminate prohibition against taxing food and beverages
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SB 348
OH · —
Require bars, restaurants to have date rape drug testing devices
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SB 163
OH · —
Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud
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SB 443
OH · —
Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act
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SB 382
OH · —
Implement a top-two primary election system
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SCR 14
OH · —
Urge Congress to reject moratorium on state regulation of AI
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SB 143
OH · —
Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background
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SB 11
OH · —
Prohibit post-employment agreement restraining career or business
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