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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 181
Regards limestone, dolomite mining; increase severance taxes
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6f8888bb-bf26-425a-93d6-5dd22a6e0830 | Apr 14, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f8888bb-bf26-425a-93d6-5dd22a6e0830 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 321
Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 08fe8409-caaf-43e3-894f-79ecb6cf8957 | Mar 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08fe8409-caaf-43e3-894f-79ecb6cf8957 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 730
Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028
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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 |
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SB 334
Designate Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway
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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 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f832fe23-4ca5-4a7e-889c-1379f0b55b68 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f832fe23-4ca5-4a7e-889c-1379f0b55b68 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 318
Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services
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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 |
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SB 306
Regards insurance transactions, plans, and policies
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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 |
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SB 302
Create the Land of U.S. Grant license plate
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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 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 16fa2ed5-a5ff-4b0b-900c-c662f4884f19 | Mar 5, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/16fa2ed5-a5ff-4b0b-900c-c662f4884f19 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 254
Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April
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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 |
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SB 214
Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance
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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 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9663e03b-e01f-4c40-9603-7d1610ce5888 | Mar 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9663e03b-e01f-4c40-9603-7d1610ce5888 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 244
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
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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 |
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SB 364
Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 63f99f5a-20cf-4690-815a-26a02f60855d | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/63f99f5a-20cf-4690-815a-26a02f60855d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 263
Regards professional employer organizations and Unemployment Law
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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 |
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SB 262
Require construction contracts note variation from standard form
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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 |
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SB 87
Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation
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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 |
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HB 229
Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 34ad841a-a120-4819-8cbd-6a101ee46462 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34ad841a-a120-4819-8cbd-6a101ee46462 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 101
Regards recording of certain real property documents
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 293570bd-5f4a-4036-92e6-9df7c5464ccb | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/293570bd-5f4a-4036-92e6-9df7c5464ccb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 63
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9815c22e-0595-4258-97b7-f0319fe2b6d5 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9815c22e-0595-4258-97b7-f0319fe2b6d5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 9
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a1fd9174-305d-49d7-ad79-436b0743cbc5 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a1fd9174-305d-49d7-ad79-436b0743cbc5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 295
Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7e448ee6-8f29-4958-9a8f-792ad04d15e2 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7e448ee6-8f29-4958-9a8f-792ad04d15e2 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 281
Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and…
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a604c9a-8e1c-48a4-9d63-59a3d1400f68 | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a604c9a-8e1c-48a4-9d63-59a3d1400f68 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 280
Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 15ee6e81-c38e-47ba-8d09-eb6610e9d098 | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15ee6e81-c38e-47ba-8d09-eb6610e9d098 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 106
Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ff3f1c0-ef29-48b7-a4ad-967fc36dd672 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ff3f1c0-ef29-48b7-a4ad-967fc36dd672 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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