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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
SB 307 — Allow tax increment financing for police, firefighting facilities	Yea	May 12, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 364 — Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 321 — Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 162 — Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 462 — Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 393 — Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 278 — Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 320 — Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 162 — Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 290 — Require school building to have an exterior secure master key box	Yea	Apr 14, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 730 — Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028	Yea	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 334 — Designate Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 318 — Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 306 — Regards insurance transactions, plans, and policies	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 302 — Create the Land of U.S. Grant license plate	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 254 — Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 214 — Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 244 — Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 462 — Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 730 — Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 31 — Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings	Yea	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 318 — Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services	Yea	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 263 — Regards professional employer organizations and Unemployment Law	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 262 — Require construction contracts note variation from standard form	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 87 — Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation	Yea	Mar 5, 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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