Bill Blessing

OH Senate District 8

Republican Ohio since Oct 10, 2019

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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 18 Government Operations & Budget 13 Healthcare 7 Housing 7 Other 7 Technology & Privacy 6 Civil Rights & Liberties 5 Criminal Justice & Policing 5 Elections & Voting 5 Labor & Employment 5 Social Services & Welfare 5 Banking & Finance 4 Education 3 Agriculture 2 Environment & Energy 1 Transportation & 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
SB 307 Allow tax increment financing for police, firefighting facilities	Reported	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 869d74d9-5e79-426c-b4d8-f200ff9d5c08	May 12, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/869d74d9-5e79-426c-b4d8-f200ff9d5c08 CC0-1.0
SB 364 Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6a8b4ab4-28c1-4560-a317-990faa17690a	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a8b4ab4-28c1-4560-a317-990faa17690a CC0-1.0
SB 321 Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a97625d-dd2a-45f3-816e-ee0f1930ea6e	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a97625d-dd2a-45f3-816e-ee0f1930ea6e CC0-1.0
SB 162 Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f36ee8d0-f68b-410c-99f6-aa82dde7fd95	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f36ee8d0-f68b-410c-99f6-aa82dde7fd95 CC0-1.0
	Reported	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c4fd0646-01a0-4716-9c62-f69ee67de61c	Apr 15, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4fd0646-01a0-4716-9c62-f69ee67de61c CC0-1.0
HB 462 Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7b0bcd20-5ddc-4627-98a9-42f1395b93fa	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7b0bcd20-5ddc-4627-98a9-42f1395b93fa CC0-1.0
	Reported	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4714812a-8d64-4796-83d5-e0df04b4cfd2	Mar 25, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4714812a-8d64-4796-83d5-e0df04b4cfd2 CC0-1.0
HB 393 Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f83818d-d6a2-4b77-ab79-2aa554b723bd	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f83818d-d6a2-4b77-ab79-2aa554b723bd CC0-1.0
SB 278 Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll becf2326-fe54-4892-b977-8b3046a60c49	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/becf2326-fe54-4892-b977-8b3046a60c49 CC0-1.0
SB 320 Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 61c69853-6458-46e6-ac3c-8f136d37f914	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61c69853-6458-46e6-ac3c-8f136d37f914 CC0-1.0
SB 290 Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box	Reported	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1cfcbb94-4ecc-4fe8-8edb-e23d8d9faeba	Apr 14, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1cfcbb94-4ecc-4fe8-8edb-e23d8d9faeba CC0-1.0
HB 730 Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 277a21fa-2aa1-447b-8668-dde80a84d117	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/277a21fa-2aa1-447b-8668-dde80a84d117 CC0-1.0
	Reported	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 19beeac8-2508-4d43-aa89-c0081090f6e5	Mar 25, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19beeac8-2508-4d43-aa89-c0081090f6e5 CC0-1.0
SB 334 Designate Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d3d686de-38e5-41a1-abd1-300037f7ada1	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3d686de-38e5-41a1-abd1-300037f7ada1 CC0-1.0
SB 318 Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 65dc8dfa-00f4-4921-8673-b1f4be0b818d	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/65dc8dfa-00f4-4921-8673-b1f4be0b818d CC0-1.0
	Reported	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f4bd7197-e5a7-41f3-a52b-2cc21970db28	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4bd7197-e5a7-41f3-a52b-2cc21970db28 CC0-1.0
SB 306 Regards insurance transactions, plans, and policies	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 846cd722-b206-4376-9eaf-4229b19c70e5	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/846cd722-b206-4376-9eaf-4229b19c70e5 CC0-1.0
SB 302 Create the Land of U.S. Grant license plate	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a06cd695-3e61-4c61-84fb-7d09527dcd95	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a06cd695-3e61-4c61-84fb-7d09527dcd95 CC0-1.0
SB 254 Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ced7ef22-4d98-4452-95c0-c4da680715d0	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ced7ef22-4d98-4452-95c0-c4da680715d0 CC0-1.0
SB 214 Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f5cc2203-0fee-452b-9cac-eb7b37c2f7ab	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5cc2203-0fee-452b-9cac-eb7b37c2f7ab CC0-1.0
SB 244 Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day	Concurred in House amendments	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a7d65b8-d44e-41a8-a059-706cc5cfe7fb	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a7d65b8-d44e-41a8-a059-706cc5cfe7fb CC0-1.0
HB 31 Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings	Reported	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll dc010e42-4c14-4071-a800-aa787f9db00d	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc010e42-4c14-4071-a800-aa787f9db00d CC0-1.0
SB 263 Regards professional employer organizations and Unemployment Law	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e444a48-953c-4dd3-ac64-a04e68feff5b	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e444a48-953c-4dd3-ac64-a04e68feff5b CC0-1.0
SB 262 Require construction contracts note variation from standard form	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2218b763-133d-4bb6-88ad-122fe335e919	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2218b763-133d-4bb6-88ad-122fe335e919 CC0-1.0
SB 87 Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation	Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 59221b17-ca69-415e-9490-8a43a33c6816	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59221b17-ca69-415e-9490-8a43a33c6816 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (313 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)