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Tim Schaffer
OH Senate District 20
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Topics in their record
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Economy & Taxes 16Government Operations & Budget 16Education 10Criminal Justice & Policing 9Labor & Employment 8Social Services & Welfare 7Civil Rights & Liberties 4Gun Policy 4Healthcare 4Housing 4Agriculture 3Transportation & Infrastructure 3Veterans Affairs 3Banking & Finance 2Environment & Energy 2Other 2Technology & Privacy 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Defense & Military 1Elections & Voting 1Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Senate District 20 current
Ohio |
Republican | May 8, 2019 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| OH House District 77
Ohio |
Republican | — | May 8, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (321 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 135
Regards real property foreclosures and estate sales
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dfc6dc06-6b18-4813-ad5f-6509ecc78ddd | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dfc6dc06-6b18-4813-ad5f-6509ecc78ddd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 120
Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ec8894ec-7d9e-4ca6-8ee4-d1781e818e4e | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec8894ec-7d9e-4ca6-8ee4-d1781e818e4e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 359
Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f5ee0fcf-b4e3-44f1-b894-24ec652466ca | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5ee0fcf-b4e3-44f1-b894-24ec652466ca CC0-1.0 |
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HB 268
Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bc7fde9a-7ba0-4330-a309-f12816f5cf91 | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc7fde9a-7ba0-4330-a309-f12816f5cf91 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 195
Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 205f20f3-7567-4270-96a5-7ebc5f9bed4c | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/205f20f3-7567-4270-96a5-7ebc5f9bed4c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 20
Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 838e85d8-0591-46e1-bb1b-86832444c8a2 | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/838e85d8-0591-46e1-bb1b-86832444c8a2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 450
Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ecceacfe-64bd-4489-8fd9-cbd0700a0183 | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ecceacfe-64bd-4489-8fd9-cbd0700a0183 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 7
Support American Legion Buckeye Boys State, Buckeye Girls State
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ea41b850-bfaa-479e-860c-2189b3be5f9d | Jun 3, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea41b850-bfaa-479e-860c-2189b3be5f9d CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 10
CA: Require identification to vote
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 13c6b8ce-aa09-40c3-a3c4-cd2842941aa5 | Jun 3, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13c6b8ce-aa09-40c3-a3c4-cd2842941aa5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 106
Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ec4aaad4-6132-4d39-a73b-e25ac7d1e9ec | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec4aaad4-6132-4d39-a73b-e25ac7d1e9ec CC0-1.0 |
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SB 294
Declare the state's energy siting policy
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a87fb97b-6442-4766-a56e-e0fbdcd0e486 | Jun 2, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a87fb97b-6442-4766-a56e-e0fbdcd0e486 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 297
Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d8b1577-206b-468e-9ad6-b8a55164d762 | May 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d8b1577-206b-468e-9ad6-b8a55164d762 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 393
Regards sexually oriented offenses involving juveniles, animals
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4cb02326-cd8f-4dfc-94b5-51354fd00d9d | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4cb02326-cd8f-4dfc-94b5-51354fd00d9d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 358
Create the Blackout license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 193a3a9c-6df6-47a0-898f-845e570b2f3f | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/193a3a9c-6df6-47a0-898f-845e570b2f3f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 354
Enact the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9696053e-cf29-40df-9010-03700e07baac | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9696053e-cf29-40df-9010-03700e07baac CC0-1.0 |
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SB 343
Regards workers' compensation coverage-urban search and rescue
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d789bca6-178e-46e8-8b02-404cd4fd1c4e | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d789bca6-178e-46e8-8b02-404cd4fd1c4e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 328
Regards Education and Workforce Return on Investment Initiative
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 56de92e3-54ce-476e-892e-142c79c6bd9b | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56de92e3-54ce-476e-892e-142c79c6bd9b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 315
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 03de59be-2fa8-4d86-b53b-99b7211ee33b | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03de59be-2fa8-4d86-b53b-99b7211ee33b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 281
Allow county comm to award a franchise for public transit system
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f7afdbbc-3121-4118-8fea-132c658d6c32 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f7afdbbc-3121-4118-8fea-132c658d6c32 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 280
Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c3783bf1-2ae1-4637-bc5e-b1cee24c39d9 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3783bf1-2ae1-4637-bc5e-b1cee24c39d9 CC0-1.0 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Sponsored legislation (59 as lead sponsor)
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SB 202
OH · —
Enact the Chief Steven DiSario Act
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SB 359
OH · —
Modify tax enforcement authority and sales tax exemption
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SB 360
OH · —
Allow treble damages for theft, fraud victims in an emergency
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SR 86
OH · —
Honoring the Bloom-Carroll High School FFA ag sales team on placing first at the 2025 Ohio FFA Ag Sales Competition.
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SR 52
OH · —
Honoring the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter on its One Hundred Twenty-fifth Anniversary.
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SB 286
OH · —
Require cemeteries to relocate remains if gravestone relocated
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SR 257
OH · —
Honoring Jonathan Thomas for outstanding service to the State of Ohio.
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SR 106
OH · —
Honoring Reagan Knapp on winning a 2025 State Wrestling Championship title.
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SR 172
OH · —
Honoring James C. Lilly for his service to the State of Ohio.
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SB 51
OH · —
Establish legislative oversight of executive unemployment action
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