T
Tex Fischer
OH House District 59
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Topics in their record
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Economy & Taxes 47Government Operations & Budget 47Criminal Justice & Policing 23Labor & Employment 20Education 16Healthcare 14Environment & Energy 13Technology & Privacy 13Elections & Voting 11Housing 10Social Services & Welfare 9Transportation & Infrastructure 9Civil Rights & Liberties 8Defense & Military 8Other 8Agriculture 7Gun Policy 7Veterans Affairs 7Banking & Finance 4Immigration 4Foreign Policy & Trade 3
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH House District 59 current
Ohio |
Republican | Jan 1, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| OH House District 58
Ohio |
Republican | Jun 27, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (329 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 173
Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services
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Reported | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f8a41289-80fc-42f0-bbf7-14474232d71d | Mar 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8a41289-80fc-42f0-bbf7-14474232d71d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 650
Establish Frontier Technologies and Quantum Computing Commission
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ae24bf26-e7e8-438b-8d40-c08f23f6fe61 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae24bf26-e7e8-438b-8d40-c08f23f6fe61 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 507
Prohibit a person from receiving proceeds of prostitution
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9f775acb-45fc-4e0a-98c3-7646cc4b606b | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f775acb-45fc-4e0a-98c3-7646cc4b606b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 292
Establish the Ohio Defense Commission
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a6ddf836-aaba-4883-b0cb-741698aad6f2 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a6ddf836-aaba-4883-b0cb-741698aad6f2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 37
Designate Detective Rex Emrick Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 23b54e9b-0f8c-4ed9-8102-d3f34c61164a | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23b54e9b-0f8c-4ed9-8102-d3f34c61164a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 25
Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 71c3ed73-9b59-4f3c-8325-bbacb7b0847b | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/71c3ed73-9b59-4f3c-8325-bbacb7b0847b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 244
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6af61580-fa55-4dc9-8f34-f81a64bfaeea | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6af61580-fa55-4dc9-8f34-f81a64bfaeea CC0-1.0 |
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HB 227
Modify excavation requirements
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Concurred in Senate amendments | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f94aa137-2870-4546-b65e-36ea6490401d | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f94aa137-2870-4546-b65e-36ea6490401d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 137
Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs
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Passed | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 84acf273-b1d6-4792-b27e-4154d68ae8d4 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/84acf273-b1d6-4792-b27e-4154d68ae8d4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 101
Regards recording of certain real property documents
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fbe11c0d-5cd0-473c-86ed-0e0a67794a7b | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fbe11c0d-5cd0-473c-86ed-0e0a67794a7b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 63
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c5ee2cf3-6dea-4763-8eaf-5d4d2c6ffb0d | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5ee2cf3-6dea-4763-8eaf-5d4d2c6ffb0d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 18
Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 67f36ff4-1baa-4c96-bfb7-311a38597dd2 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67f36ff4-1baa-4c96-bfb7-311a38597dd2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 541
Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll dcd0a4b4-e4bd-4db4-83d9-d07aacd023a7 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dcd0a4b4-e4bd-4db4-83d9-d07aacd023a7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 532
Regards custody of children who cannot be released to a parent
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fbc82d48-67fb-4a98-92b6-56dfbb6b22ab | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fbc82d48-67fb-4a98-92b6-56dfbb6b22ab CC0-1.0 |
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HB 503
Regards voter approval of municipal income tax reciprocity credit
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 909ae25d-561b-4aec-bb31-0123f37d6699 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/909ae25d-561b-4aec-bb31-0123f37d6699 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 500
Designate a school JROTC program as a career-technical ed program
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 04e5aace-3c5b-43a8-80b7-f7d80d25645c | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/04e5aace-3c5b-43a8-80b7-f7d80d25645c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 479
Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7a01dbed-fe43-4b72-abd1-2c82d335e0a3 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a01dbed-fe43-4b72-abd1-2c82d335e0a3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 428
Remove residency requirements for certain city director positions
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll efbb974d-983f-4cb1-a2db-d5d84e83ce3f | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/efbb974d-983f-4cb1-a2db-d5d84e83ce3f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 332
Create the small defense business linked deposit program
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6c7f6d57-53f5-4a44-8aeb-fb465d1b5186 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c7f6d57-53f5-4a44-8aeb-fb465d1b5186 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 58
Create recovery housing residences certificate of need program
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4c1b780f-45c1-4f2f-8cd0-bcf0dc01b3ac | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c1b780f-45c1-4f2f-8cd0-bcf0dc01b3ac CC0-1.0 |
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SB 9
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b6a1c38d-d26e-43e6-a06f-cafd607eb3cc | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6a1c38d-d26e-43e6-a06f-cafd607eb3cc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 385
Designate PFC Thomas "Tommy" Pizzino Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f69d8267-22fe-4ca5-819a-ddecbda1e76d | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f69d8267-22fe-4ca5-819a-ddecbda1e76d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 326
Regards the Classic Learning Test entrance exam
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f0903b12-4a6a-4e56-b4d9-cfa833e795fc | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f0903b12-4a6a-4e56-b4d9-cfa833e795fc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 296
Delay offender financial sanctions until 180 days after release
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Passed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 459a51a9-bcbf-45fc-a12f-254b439fb1d7 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/459a51a9-bcbf-45fc-a12f-254b439fb1d7 CC0-1.0 |
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HR 304
Support Ohio’s FAA proposal re: vertical takeoff, air mobility
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Adopted | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d52c846a-0e84-45dc-b481-c8c60d4f9e83 | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d52c846a-0e84-45dc-b481-c8c60d4f9e83 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (45 as lead sponsor)
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HB 745
OH · —
Enact Student-Athlete Publicity Rights and Fair Compensation Act
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HB 727
OH · —
Modify grant formula for felony delinquent corrections facilities
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HB 952
OH · —
Enact the Ohio Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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HB 941
OH · —
Regards the elimination of vacant state civil service positions
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HB 938
OH · —
Enact the No Free Advertising for Politicians Act
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HB 950
OH · —
Regards former name on declaration of candidacy, petition, ballot
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HB 803
OH · —
Require annual report by certain animal testing facilities
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HR 324
OH · —
Honoring Dr. Robert Reynolds on being inducted into the 2026 National Bird Dog Hall of Fame.
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HB 26
OH · —
Enact Protecting Ohio Communities Act
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HB 246
OH · —
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
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