Bill Blessing

State Senator · Senate District 8 · Party: Republican

237 final-passage votes on record.

Amendment X · State powers

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Their job

A member of Ohio's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes

Voted Yes on HB 96 (Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27). It failed. Jun 10, 2025
Voted Yes on SB 60 (Establish veterinarian telehealth visit requirements, procedures). It passed. Jun 4, 2025
Voted Yes on SB 155 (Revise the real estate wholesaler law). It passed. Jun 4, 2025

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Record at a glance

237

Final-passage votes

314

All recorded votes

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OfficeRepublican

Office: State Senator
District: Senate District 8
Party: Republican
Term: Since 2019-10-10
Body: California State Legislature
Website: Official site ↗

SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Bill Blessing's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

HB 96
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27

Reported

Jun 10, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SB 60
Establish veterinarian telehealth visit requirements, procedures

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 155
Revise the real estate wholesaler law

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 65
Revise product contracts, vehicle agreements, motor vehicle laws

Reported

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SB 152
Allow wild animal rehab facility to get euthanasia drug permit

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 18
Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 155
Revise the real estate wholesaler law

Reported

May 28, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SCR 2
Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid

Adopted

May 28, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 158
Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 63
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SR 22
Urge federal govt reduce processing time-veteran disability claim

Adopted

May 14, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 95
Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 158
Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools

Reported

May 13, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SB 138
Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 4
Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 148
Designate Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 86
Regulate and tax intoxicating hemp, drinkable cannabinoid product

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 114
Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 15
Amend competitive retail electric service law

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 114
Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations

Reported

Apr 17, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SB 50
Regards age and schooling certificates, minor work hours

Passed

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 147
Revise solid waste and construction and demolition debris laws

Passed

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SCR 3
Urge Fair Labor Standards Act changes for employees under 16

Adopted

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 7
Regards student instruction on harmful effects of substance use

Reported

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SB 7
Regards student instruction on harmful effects of substance use

Passed

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 100
Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations

Reported

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SCR 7
Urge Congress reissue DoD Civilian Retiree Identification Cards

Adopted

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 43
Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SR 68
Support moving NASA headquarters to Ohio

Adopted

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 100
Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SR 21
Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment

Adopted

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 1
Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act

Concurred in House amendments

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SCR 5
Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements

Adopted

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Failed

No Source ↗
SB 101
Regards recording of certain real property documents

Passed

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 2
Increase power generation; improve Ohio’s electric grid

Passed

Mar 19, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

Yes Source ↗
HB 54
Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium

Passed

Mar 19, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

Yes Source ↗
HB 43
Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school

Reported

Mar 19, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗
SB 39
Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services

Passed

Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 27
Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day

Passed

Mar 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 33
Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet

Passed

Mar 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 20
Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week

Passed

Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 17
Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day

Passed

Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 56
Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes

Passed

Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SR 41
Authorizing Cleveland State University to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 13, 2025.

Adopted

Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SCR 1
Urge designation of illicit fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction

Adopted

Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
SB 21
Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day

Passed

Feb 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 14
Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day

Passed

Feb 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 14
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law

Passed

Feb 19, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 6
Revise building inspection law

Passed

Feb 19, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 14
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law

Reported

Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Failed Committee

Yes Source ↗

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