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Tim Schaffer
OH Senate District 20
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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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HB 170
Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ecf46a33-bb66-486b-b46a-79106d0fad6c | May 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ecf46a33-bb66-486b-b46a-79106d0fad6c 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 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ef5d794-732b-43a6-94ef-7938bd6cb63a | Apr 15, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ef5d794-732b-43a6-94ef-7938bd6cb63a 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 |
| 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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 955f4fe5-aea7-4218-9573-8534c13fe986 | Apr 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/955f4fe5-aea7-4218-9573-8534c13fe986 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 358
Create the Blackout license plate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e428f18-6a4a-47d2-bc7a-fca6158c4e9e | May 13, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e428f18-6a4a-47d2-bc7a-fca6158c4e9e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 359
Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 02061515-7662-4e54-b8a0-367b8eaaec00 | Apr 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02061515-7662-4e54-b8a0-367b8eaaec00 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 311
Designate EMS week in Ohio
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 454170b8-dc5a-4263-9ea0-d6a1203ad0f9 | Apr 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/454170b8-dc5a-4263-9ea0-d6a1203ad0f9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 364
Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy
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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 |
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SB 321
Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers
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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 |
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SB 162
Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers
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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 |
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HB 462
Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device
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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 |
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HB 393
Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards
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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 |
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SB 278
Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls
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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 |
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SB 320
Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact
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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 |
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SB 280
Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c184c6b-1c13-4cf3-84bc-f69d4ccdfdfe | Apr 15, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c184c6b-1c13-4cf3-84bc-f69d4ccdfdfe 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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