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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 273 — Enact the Keep Them Safe Act | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 253 — Designate Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 247 — Designate the buckeye as the state candy | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 219 — Revise the law governing oil and gas wells | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 111 — Designate Henrietta Lacks Day | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 34 — Enact the Historical Educational Displays Act | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 19 — Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 440 — Regards the Board of Nursing and criminal records check results | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 246 — Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 29 — Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 184 — Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 335 — Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds | Nay | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 309 — Regards budget commissions, property tax, and certain funds | Nay | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 247 — Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 186 — Regards school district property taxes, school funding formula | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 184 — Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 129 — Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage | Nay | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 114 — Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission | Yea | Nov 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 247 — Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs | Yea | Nov 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 34 — Enact the Historical Educational Displays Act | Yea | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 19 — Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention | Yea | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 114 — Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission | Yea | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HCR 22 — Encourage students to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence | Yea | Nov 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 222 — Relative to mileage reimbursement. | Yea | Nov 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 295 — Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases | Yea | Nov 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)
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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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