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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 225
Expand the Address Confidentiality Program
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5266e25c-151a-4126-9746-53c82463d445 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5266e25c-151a-4126-9746-53c82463d445 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cb60777a-d95b-4db4-bdce-d1302ce92c87 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb60777a-d95b-4db4-bdce-d1302ce92c87 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 163
Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bfc655ea-71d8-4fcc-af78-fb6d1ffb9ec2 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bfc655ea-71d8-4fcc-af78-fb6d1ffb9ec2 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3b9ed4a9-e120-4c6b-90ce-615ad66679c1 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b9ed4a9-e120-4c6b-90ce-615ad66679c1 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 157
Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 657b3311-32ed-4de1-8be4-1917f0c183e3 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/657b3311-32ed-4de1-8be4-1917f0c183e3 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 95d19c17-505c-4b34-8d92-94329ec562d8 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/95d19c17-505c-4b34-8d92-94329ec562d8 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 311
Designate EMS week in Ohio
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b9ef39dc-0b87-4d19-98d2-c7eb96ea12d0 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9ef39dc-0b87-4d19-98d2-c7eb96ea12d0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 170
Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll afca57c7-18b9-4372-a836-183362cd53b2 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/afca57c7-18b9-4372-a836-183362cd53b2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 393
Regards sexually oriented offenses involving juveniles, animals
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 87e57e9d-8176-484f-aa96-764f1b58148b | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87e57e9d-8176-484f-aa96-764f1b58148b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 135
Regards real property foreclosures and estate sales
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 19d72f2b-f913-4b19-b5ca-100cef5ba5a3 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19d72f2b-f913-4b19-b5ca-100cef5ba5a3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 120
Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c5409f61-c7b4-4209-834c-c57dc5c94cf4 | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5409f61-c7b4-4209-834c-c57dc5c94cf4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 315
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 80b3e1ba-8dba-40cb-ac6f-d25ef91b087d | May 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80b3e1ba-8dba-40cb-ac6f-d25ef91b087d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 365
Designate Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bb211427-4bbc-4948-8876-9bc76938ea5e | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb211427-4bbc-4948-8876-9bc76938ea5e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 307
Allow tax increment financing for police, firefighting facilities
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 346b0eeb-cadd-40e1-819d-e87bfd42f3e8 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/346b0eeb-cadd-40e1-819d-e87bfd42f3e8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 290
Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4bf15136-5957-43ac-b282-80e4e917c00d | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4bf15136-5957-43ac-b282-80e4e917c00d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 277
Clarify that child independent activity is not abuse or neglect
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0d08befc-5a65-4009-bb07-0f6b1cf58896 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0d08befc-5a65-4009-bb07-0f6b1cf58896 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5479c714-64e3-4d8a-8e4c-a82c0652ea07 | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5479c714-64e3-4d8a-8e4c-a82c0652ea07 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 218
Exempt armed forces-certified child care provider from licensure
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7246db7a-9ab2-4070-88c9-ce45ed5abed0 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7246db7a-9ab2-4070-88c9-ce45ed5abed0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 202
Enact the Chief Steven DiSario Act
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92172e55-6e1d-4783-bd78-1140a45b4e77 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92172e55-6e1d-4783-bd78-1140a45b4e77 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 181
Regards limestone, dolomite mining; increase severance taxes
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01ddca44-f70c-4de3-b632-21e38757c8b6 | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01ddca44-f70c-4de3-b632-21e38757c8b6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 377
Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a786d33a-c5ef-4be2-b736-cee45be1af8d | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a786d33a-c5ef-4be2-b736-cee45be1af8d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 31
Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5f97b53-92da-4fe1-bea0-cbdb138e158f | May 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5f97b53-92da-4fe1-bea0-cbdb138e158f CC0-1.0 |
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SR 271
Support the United States of Kindness initiative
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e5ff068-5ae5-4674-ba38-9b797afad5b1 | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e5ff068-5ae5-4674-ba38-9b797afad5b1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 343
Regards workers' compensation coverage-urban search and rescue
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b2b8ec57-d9f5-405f-b606-608f6fc086aa | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2b8ec57-d9f5-405f-b606-608f6fc086aa CC0-1.0 |
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SB 328
Regards Education and Workforce Return on Investment Initiative
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 861c1273-0111-4e85-add7-74770c7da57b | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/861c1273-0111-4e85-add7-74770c7da57b 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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