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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 152
Allow wild animal rehab facility to get euthanasia drug permit
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Concurred in House amendments | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f2a1f0a7-f063-49e9-a23c-e97108089943 | Nov 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2a1f0a7-f063-49e9-a23c-e97108089943 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 244
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ca3d1850-77e2-4154-88f1-9113b79145d5 | Nov 4, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ca3d1850-77e2-4154-88f1-9113b79145d5 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 23
Recognize 250th anniversary of United States Army, Chaplain Corps
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c37591bd-38fc-4d95-9523-8c60405abf68 | Nov 4, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c37591bd-38fc-4d95-9523-8c60405abf68 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 21
Recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6a9bb6aa-ecd4-474b-9eaf-1d4118404f43 | Nov 4, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a9bb6aa-ecd4-474b-9eaf-1d4118404f43 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 20
Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d3f3b75-068c-4fd5-9eaf-f28f34b51972 | Nov 4, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d3f3b75-068c-4fd5-9eaf-f28f34b51972 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 146
Codify the common law action for piercing the corporate veil
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 50a0d53e-6fdc-4fad-a821-f07fa528fa13 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50a0d53e-6fdc-4fad-a821-f07fa528fa13 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 144
Regards educator license grade bands
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c8eefb5a-0e53-4d52-8907-68bd6eafc0cb | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c8eefb5a-0e53-4d52-8907-68bd6eafc0cb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 16
Establish road rules around distressed stationary vehicles
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9b967239-2e2d-419d-a87c-0a8bc3d9fd07 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b967239-2e2d-419d-a87c-0a8bc3d9fd07 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d4e1fedc-540c-489b-be46-db194e669ed7 | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d4e1fedc-540c-489b-be46-db194e669ed7 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 434
Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 73fb2f24-267b-4d9b-b57f-74de80fef701 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73fb2f24-267b-4d9b-b57f-74de80fef701 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 56
Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ba85d8e3-3f40-48e9-8817-aedc4bcff291 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba85d8e3-3f40-48e9-8817-aedc4bcff291 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 23
Create the escaped convict alert program
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e3c70134-df3b-4cd1-a6d6-2cd6a11b9740 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3c70134-df3b-4cd1-a6d6-2cd6a11b9740 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ee24e18e-c485-4bb1-b896-9d247b3e9829 | Oct 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee24e18e-c485-4bb1-b896-9d247b3e9829 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 56
Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
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Refused to concur in House amendments | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7c8f9f16-e330-43a7-9dd2-58b617c88218 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c8f9f16-e330-43a7-9dd2-58b617c88218 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 282
Create the American Motorcyclist Association license plate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 755a2e09-8825-4197-92a3-ce710b6194e6 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/755a2e09-8825-4197-92a3-ce710b6194e6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 251
Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fdc5ec5d-4b0d-4ff6-b406-2a2e9b3c6ee9 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdc5ec5d-4b0d-4ff6-b406-2a2e9b3c6ee9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 229
Create the Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plate
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 97aecfdf-d0b6-401e-880c-0926eacbf474 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97aecfdf-d0b6-401e-880c-0926eacbf474 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 10
Regulate imitation meat and egg products
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3ab00bb1-4e67-4f42-b23e-36b96065ee66 | Oct 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3ab00bb1-4e67-4f42-b23e-36b96065ee66 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 253
Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26a45d67-44ab-4b2e-9897-3bb6fd9dd74e | Oct 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26a45d67-44ab-4b2e-9897-3bb6fd9dd74e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 223
Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3cbd0446-3ac6-4b74-9e68-49b508fc40b3 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3cbd0446-3ac6-4b74-9e68-49b508fc40b3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 156
Regards the success sequence curriculum
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c07b96a4-1cda-4401-972d-813d2eeea531 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c07b96a4-1cda-4401-972d-813d2eeea531 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 44
Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db59f126-b194-4f42-927f-8aa0eec48e03 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db59f126-b194-4f42-927f-8aa0eec48e03 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 27
Designate Specialist Jacob A. Ashton Memorial Bridge
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Passed | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 98bb7cd0-f5a1-4eeb-857b-1931f3d730b0 | Oct 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98bb7cd0-f5a1-4eeb-857b-1931f3d730b0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 228
Designate SSG Jack W. Coy Veterans Memorial Highway
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dd4adfbb-090b-4475-a0b1-4819bbede501 | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd4adfbb-090b-4475-a0b1-4819bbede501 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 38
Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway
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Reported | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2bf020e2-a968-42f2-b457-78d25a3f3f35 | Oct 22, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bf020e2-a968-42f2-b457-78d25a3f3f35 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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