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Bill Blessing
OH Senate District 8
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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 18Government Operations & Budget 13Healthcare 7Housing 7Other 7Technology & Privacy 6Civil Rights & Liberties 5Criminal Justice & Policing 5Elections & Voting 5Labor & Employment 5Social Services & Welfare 5Banking & Finance 4Education 3Agriculture 2Environment & Energy 1Transportation & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 24 — Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane | Yea | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 9 — Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Yea | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1 — Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act | Nay | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 5 — No title provided | Yea | Feb 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 20 — Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on January 30-31, 2025, and March 20-21, 2025. | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 19 — Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on April 10-12, 2025. | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 18 — Permitting the use of the Ohio Senate Chamber and hearing rooms by the Western Ohio National Speech and Debate Association on March 15… | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 4 — Adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 17 — Adopt Senate Rules | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 16 — Relative to mileage reimbursement. | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 15 — Relative to the election of Jane M. Timken to fill the vacancy in the membership of the Senate for the 29th Senatorial District. | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 2 — Relative to mileage reimbursement. | Yea | Jan 7, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 1 — Relative to the salaries of the officials and employees of the Senate. | Yea | Jan 7, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)
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SB 341
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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
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Urge Congress to reject moratorium on state regulation of AI
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SB 143
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Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background
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SB 11
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Prohibit post-employment agreement restraining career or business
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