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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 479 — Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration	Yea	Jun 9, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 331 — Allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities	Yea	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 135 — Regards real property foreclosures and estate sales	Yea	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 120 — Establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program	Yea	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 359 — Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids	Yea	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 268 — Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment	Yea	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 195 — Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code	Yea	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 20 — Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 450 — Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 7 — Support American Legion Buckeye Boys State, Buckeye Girls State	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 10 — CA: Require identification to vote	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 106 — Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 421 — Increase time period to bring civil action for sex offense victim	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 102 — Enact the Gus Frangos Act	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 195 — Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 20 — Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 450 — Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 393 — Regards sexually oriented offenses involving juveniles, animals	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 358 — Create the Blackout license plate	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 354 — Enact the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 343 — Regards workers' compensation coverage-urban search and rescue	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 328 — Regards Education and Workforce Return on Investment Initiative	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 315 — Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 281 — Allow county comm to award a franchise for public transit system	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 280 — Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	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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