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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 335
Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds
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Passed | Yea | 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 | Yea | 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 |
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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 | Yea | 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 |
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SB 219
Revise the law governing oil and gas wells
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b4701199-e680-4892-90fa-0a4256c2bce9 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4701199-e680-4892-90fa-0a4256c2bce9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 273
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a56f1c7f-b4da-4052-91d3-3b3e44270c65 | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a56f1c7f-b4da-4052-91d3-3b3e44270c65 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 |
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SB 276
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8104a672-061d-4043-bc72-6d67368e9a61 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8104a672-061d-4043-bc72-6d67368e9a61 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 251
Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7060f66d-0339-4eee-a05a-aed13ec59fc3 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7060f66d-0339-4eee-a05a-aed13ec59fc3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 174
Regards allocation of parenting responsibilities
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 25bd79af-b6e8-4f2b-aa08-dfad7993be38 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25bd79af-b6e8-4f2b-aa08-dfad7993be38 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 124
Modify process for property tax sales-assessment ratio studies
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 67f13dce-a794-48b6-95d8-d3125bd8b137 | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67f13dce-a794-48b6-95d8-d3125bd8b137 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 23
Recognize 250th anniversary of United States Army, Chaplain Corps
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 39eefb47-03d7-4d60-9a06-d12261917ff7 | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39eefb47-03d7-4d60-9a06-d12261917ff7 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 21
Recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e66ec11-bd21-4ab8-b393-220a1ab894fc | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e66ec11-bd21-4ab8-b393-220a1ab894fc CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 20
Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary
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Adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e8d2bf95-ac75-4bdc-b463-835b3a4c2cce | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8d2bf95-ac75-4bdc-b463-835b3a4c2cce CC0-1.0 |
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SB 293
Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42681516-7e68-4514-b994-4dd3ca96fa30 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42681516-7e68-4514-b994-4dd3ca96fa30 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 282
Create the American Motorcyclist Association license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e1f6e16-7f38-4b1d-ac0f-278077958d0a | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e1f6e16-7f38-4b1d-ac0f-278077958d0a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 244
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ee021ee6-fd13-40ee-8db4-e90558fb7d8b | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee021ee6-fd13-40ee-8db4-e90558fb7d8b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 229
Create the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fe849d2d-e102-4077-9728-4d6284e92868 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe849d2d-e102-4077-9728-4d6284e92868 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 224
Make changes to the telemarketing law
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5ee370b-90f2-42d5-9df5-46dc8961d220 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5ee370b-90f2-42d5-9df5-46dc8961d220 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 38
Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 03ad1195-8c76-40ec-a93d-d0af3805f26e | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03ad1195-8c76-40ec-a93d-d0af3805f26e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 10
Regulate imitation meat and egg products
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e1ce1ce-77a6-4a0b-ab0e-36fceed6f939 | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e1ce1ce-77a6-4a0b-ab0e-36fceed6f939 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 155
Revise the real estate wholesaler law
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c399c25-4b4d-4ccf-88de-5019fd4e8a91 | Nov 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c399c25-4b4d-4ccf-88de-5019fd4e8a91 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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