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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 273
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a8ab93e0-b442-4d8d-bc0d-cac40d630b3a | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8ab93e0-b442-4d8d-bc0d-cac40d630b3a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 253
Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 442e481a-ade8-4872-9a73-12d9e8ce49cd | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/442e481a-ade8-4872-9a73-12d9e8ce49cd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 247
Designate the buckeye as the state candy
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c902510b-e67d-40e1-aef6-a0c9ecbf7eb1 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c902510b-e67d-40e1-aef6-a0c9ecbf7eb1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 219
Revise the law governing oil and gas wells
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll eea5f1df-78e0-4d93-9dd8-b010eb35f5c0 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eea5f1df-78e0-4d93-9dd8-b010eb35f5c0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 111
Designate Henrietta Lacks Day
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92406c01-90d9-43eb-b99c-621b40afc2eb | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92406c01-90d9-43eb-b99c-621b40afc2eb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 34
Enact the Historical Educational Displays Act
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2050dbf9-a3ad-49f5-ac3f-d02bbdd7b7ef | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2050dbf9-a3ad-49f5-ac3f-d02bbdd7b7ef CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1189a3ee-9ad4-44e4-bfe1-1ad8d1b7a965 | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1189a3ee-9ad4-44e4-bfe1-1ad8d1b7a965 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 19
Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b5d0ace6-46ea-4b83-a1f8-5cd446760993 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5d0ace6-46ea-4b83-a1f8-5cd446760993 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b4733b79-b63e-40e3-86f7-374a36aba66b | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4733b79-b63e-40e3-86f7-374a36aba66b CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 440
Regards the Board of Nursing and criminal records check results
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c852bc01-bffe-45fa-91c1-d7232e2b8a79 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c852bc01-bffe-45fa-91c1-d7232e2b8a79 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 246
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 906e0fdd-1040-43c5-951e-655256a2f4f4 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/906e0fdd-1040-43c5-951e-655256a2f4f4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 29
Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c9dc8199-de15-45b3-90d0-6a65401702ed | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9dc8199-de15-45b3-90d0-6a65401702ed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 184
Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8037899e-d639-480a-8a9b-84755a5ea644 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8037899e-d639-480a-8a9b-84755a5ea644 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 756ec6dd-d094-49e0-ae02-67ca4d87c95d | Nov 20, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/756ec6dd-d094-49e0-ae02-67ca4d87c95d CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 335
Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 59d44039-aaa6-4f24-b74e-1c10980cb885 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59d44039-aaa6-4f24-b74e-1c10980cb885 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 309
Regards budget commissions, property tax, and certain funds
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 801d82a0-71c9-435c-9749-d577d61254c1 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/801d82a0-71c9-435c-9749-d577d61254c1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 247
Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 138699f1-cf07-4c03-8f2c-4243a21dc179 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/138699f1-cf07-4c03-8f2c-4243a21dc179 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 75cddc21-5656-4597-a9fc-3f09578cae39 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/75cddc21-5656-4597-a9fc-3f09578cae39 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 186
Regards school district property taxes, school funding formula
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e0f1d71-d823-4d8c-8d34-b14f4cd2144e | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e0f1d71-d823-4d8c-8d34-b14f4cd2144e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 129
Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage
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Passed | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0cc690b1-8ea8-4843-b82a-19e0a2f38663 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cc690b1-8ea8-4843-b82a-19e0a2f38663 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 114
Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 60353996-da39-4ddc-8802-d2828b8ebc28 | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/60353996-da39-4ddc-8802-d2828b8ebc28 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f21a6cd8-9ddb-4a9f-988a-f7277a230a65 | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f21a6cd8-9ddb-4a9f-988a-f7277a230a65 CC0-1.0 | |
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HCR 22
Encourage students to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a0a4a3a1-8d86-48a7-8f63-2f9374091595 | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a0a4a3a1-8d86-48a7-8f63-2f9374091595 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 222
Relative to mileage reimbursement.
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db9c4059-0cf2-45f6-9a60-cdf90bb85b7e | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db9c4059-0cf2-45f6-9a60-cdf90bb85b7e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 295
Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 52bdccd9-a018-42fb-94ab-a04652a4d3ee | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/52bdccd9-a018-42fb-94ab-a04652a4d3ee 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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