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Bill Blessing

OH Senate District 8

Republican Ohio since Oct 10, 2019

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Economy & Taxes 18 Government Operations & Budget 13 Healthcare 7 Housing 7 Other 7 Technology & Privacy 6 Civil Rights & Liberties 5 Criminal Justice & Policing 5 Elections & Voting 5 Labor & Employment 5 Social Services & Welfare 5 Banking & Finance 4 Education 3 Agriculture 2 Environment & Energy 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
OH Senate District 8 current Ohio	Republican	Oct 10, 2019	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
OH House District 29 Ohio	Republican	—	Oct 9, 2019	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (313 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 43 — Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school	Yea	Apr 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 68 — Support moving NASA headquarters to Ohio	Yea	Apr 2, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 7 — Urge Congress reissue DoD Civilian Retiree Identification Cards	Yea	Apr 2, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 100 — Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations	Yea	Apr 2, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 101 — Regards recording of certain real property documents	Yea	Mar 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 21 — Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment	Yea	Mar 26, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 5 — Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements	Nay	Mar 26, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1 — Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act	Nay	Mar 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 54 — Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2 — Increase power generation; improve Ohio’s electric grid	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 43 — Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 39 — Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services	Yea	Mar 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 33 — Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 27 — Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 41 — Authorizing Cleveland State University to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 13, 2025.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 56 — Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 20 — Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 17 — Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 1 — Urge designation of illicit fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 21 — Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day	Yea	Feb 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 14 — Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day	Yea	Feb 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6 — Revise building inspection law	Yea	Feb 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 14 — Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law	Yea	Feb 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 14 — Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law	Yea	Feb 18, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 9 — Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law	Yea	Feb 14, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)

SB 341 OH · —
Repeal law that authorizes a person who is 17 to marry

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SB 369 OH · —
Prohibit the force-feeding of birds

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SJR 9 OH · —
CA: Eliminate prohibition against taxing food and beverages

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SB 348 OH · —
Require bars, restaurants to have date rape drug testing devices

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SB 163 OH · —
Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud

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SB 443 OH · —
Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act

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SB 382 OH · —
Implement a top-two primary election system

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SCR 14 OH · —
Urge Congress to reject moratorium on state regulation of AI

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SB 143 OH · —
Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background

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SB 11 OH · —
Prohibit post-employment agreement restraining career or business

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