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Bill Blessing R

State Senator
Ohio Senate District 8
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028

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On Record (41)

Bill COURTSCourts and Civil LawCrime and PunishmentCrimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementPrisons and JailsSENTENCING
To amend section 2967.194 of the Revised Code to increase the availability of sentence reduction credit a prisoner may receive for successfully participating in specified programs.
Jul 27, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EducationPrimary and Secondary Education
To amend sections 3301.0711, 3310.03, 3310.13, 3310.14, 3310.15, 3313.618, 3313.619, 3313.976, 3314.03, 3319.324, and 3326.11 and to enact sections 117.113, 3301.165, 3301.166, 3301.167, 3302.0311, and 3313.6612 of the Revised Code to enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act regarding chartered nonpublic schools that participate in the Educational Choice and Pilot Project scholarship programs and disciplinary record requirements for …
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Constitutional AmendmentTaxationSenate General Government Committee
Proposing to repeal Section 13 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to no longer prohibit wholesale excise taxation of food and nonalcoholic beverages.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Constitutional AmendmentTaxationSenate General Government Committee
Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article XII and to enact Section 2b of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to authorize land value taxes.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Constitutional AmendmentSenate General Government Committee
Proposing to amend Sections 1b and 1g of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to modify the process for statutes proposed by initiative petition.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCommerce : InsuranceEMPLOYMENTHealth and Human Services : Health CareState and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To amend section 5747.01 and to enact sections 4143.01, 4143.02, 4143.03, 4143.04, 4143.05, 4143.06, 4143.07, 4143.08, 4143.09, 4143.10, 4143.11, 4143.12, 4143.13, 4143.14, 4143.15, 4143.16, 4143.17, and 4143.18 of the Revised Code to establish family and medical leave insurance benefits.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill ELECTIONSElections : Election AdministrationState And Local GovernmentSenate General Government Committee
To amend sections 111.27, 3501.01, 3501.06, 3501.22, 3501.23, 3505.03, 3505.04, 3505.08, 3505.10, 3505.23, 3505.27, 3505.33, 3505.34, 3505.35, 3505.36, 3505.37, 3506.11, 3509.03, 3509.04, 3511.02, 3511.05, 3513.01, 3513.02, 3513.04, 3513.041, 3513.05, 3513.052, 3513.07, 3513.08, 3513.10, 3513.12, 3513.121, 3513.13, 3513.14, 3513.15, 3513.18, 3513.19, 3513.20, 3513.22, 3513.24, 3513.251, 3513.253, 3513.254, 3513.255, 3513.257, 3513.261, 3513.263, 3513.30, 3513.31, 3513.311, 3513.32, 3513.33, 3517.01, 3517.012, 3517.016, 3517.02, and …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Courts and Civil Law : CourtsCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : SentencingSenate Finance Committee
To enact section 2709.01 of the Revised Code to require courts to supply electronic notification of hearings to defendants in criminal and traffic cases and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human Services : MedicaidHealth and Human Services : Mental Health and DisabilitiesHealth and Human Services : Substance Abuse and AddictionSenate Medicaid Committee
To enact section 5167.124 of the Revised Code regarding coverage of pharmacogenomic testing by Medicaid managed care organizations.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human Services : MedicaidSenate Medicaid Committee
To amend sections 126.021, 126.024, 173.19, 1751.03, 3701.741, 3901.81, 3902.70, 3903.14, 3903.42, 3959.01, 3963.06, 4121.50, 4729.20, 4729.49, 4729.80, 4729.84, 4729.86, 5160.01, 5160.34, 5160.37, 5160.371, 5160.40, 5162.01, 5162.021, 5162.13, 5162.1310, 5162.73, 5164.01, 5164.38, 5164.46, 5164.74, 5164.751, 5166.01, 5166.40, 5166.405, 5166.406, 5168.75, 5168.76, 5739.01, and 5739.03; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill ELECTIONSElections : Election AdministrationState And Local GovernmentSenate General Government Committee
To amend sections 111.27, 3501.01, 3501.06, 3501.23, 3505.03, 3505.04, 3509.03, 3509.04, 3511.02, 3511.05, 3513.01, 3513.02, 3513.04, 3513.05, 3513.052, 3513.07, 3513.13, 3513.14, 3513.19, 3513.20, 3513.22, 3513.23, 3513.257, 3513.261, 3513.262, 3513.30, 3513.31, 3513.311, 3517.01, 3517.012, and 3517.03 and to repeal sections 3513.28, 3513.301, and 3513.312 of the Revised Code to implement a top-two primary election system for elective congressional, state, district, county, …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EMPLOYMENTEmployment : Workers' CompensationHealth and Human Services : Health CareSenate Health Committee
To amend sections 3727.50, 3727.51, 3727.52, 3727.55, and 3727.56; to enact new section 3727.53 and section 4123.293; and to repeal sections 3727.53 and 3727.54 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing hospital-wide nursing care committees and hospital nursing services staffing plans.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Housing and Real PropertyState and Local Government : Local GovernmentTaxationSenate Local Government Committee
To amend sections 317.22 and 319.20 and to enact section 319.204 of the Revised Code to sometimes require payment of delinquent property taxes and assessments when a lot is transferred.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCrimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentLiquor ControlLiquor Control : Liquor Permits and QuotasSenate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee
To enact section 4301.73 of the Revised Code to require bars or restaurants to have date rape drug testing devices available for their customers' use.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCommerce : Consumer ProtectionSenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To enact sections 1345.15, 1345.16, 1345.161, 1345.162, and 1345.17 of the Revised Code to require the disclosure of mandatory fees or surcharges in consumer transactions.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill AGRICULTURECrimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentHealth and Human ServicesHealth and Human Services : Public HealthSenate General Government Committee
To amend sections 3715.01, 3715.99, 3717.01, and 3717.99 and to enact sections 3715.026 and 3717.34 of the Revised Code regarding sales of kratom products.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human ServicesHealth and Human Services : Child CareSenate Finance Committee
To create the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care staff members and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCommerce : TechnologySenate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee
To enact sections 1350.01, 1350.011, 1350.02, 1350.03, 1350.04, and 1350.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Digital Fair Repair Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Commerce : InsuranceHealth and Human Services : MedicaidSenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To amend section 3901.388 of the Revised Code regarding the timeframe for health insurer recoupment from health care providers.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EducationEducation : Primary and Secondary EducationFinance and AppropriationsSenate Finance Committee
To amend sections 3301.91 and 3313.819 of the Revised Code to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to public and chartered nonpublic school students, and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCommerce : TechnologyCommerce : Consumer ProtectionSenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To amend sections 1331.01, 1331.04, and 1331.16 and to enact sections 1331.05 and 1331.50 of the Revised Code to regulate the use of pricing algorithms.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCommerce : Consumer FinanceCommerce : Consumer ProtectionSenate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee
To enact section 1333.97 of the Revised Code to require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay by cash.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTState And Local GovernmentTaxationSenate Local Government Committee
To amend section 715.72 of the Revised Code to allow two or more municipalities to create a joint economic development district without involving a township.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill TaxationHouse Ways and Means CommitteeSenate Ways and Means Committee
To amend sections 5701.11 and 5747.01 of the Revised Code to expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 7, 2025, into Ohio law and to declare an emergency.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ELECTIONSConstitutional AmendmentState and Local Government : Public Officials and EmployeesSenate General Government CommitteeElections : Redistricting
Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article II and Sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to increase the membership of the General Assembly to 51 senators and 153 representatives beginning January 1, 2033.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CommerceAGRICULTURESenate Agriculture and Natural Resources CommitteeAgriculture : Animals
To enact section 959.22 of the Revised Code to establish prohibitions against the force-feeding of birds.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CemeteriesOccupational Licensing and RegulationSenate Local Government Committee
To amend sections 9.15, 313.12, 759.01, 1713.36, 1721.06, 1721.18, 1721.21, 2108.15, 2108.70, 2108.72, 2108.75, 2108.82, 2108.83, 2108.84, 2108.85, 2108.86, 2108.87, 2111.13, 2743.51, 2925.01, 3705.01, 3705.18, 3705.19, 3705.20, 4511.451, 4717.01, 4717.03, 4717.04, 4717.06, 4717.07, 4717.08, 4717.11, 4717.13, 4717.14, 4717.15, 4717.20, 4717.21, 4717.22, 4717.23, 4717.24, 4717.25, 4717.26, 4717.27, 4717.28, 4717.29, 4717.30, 4717.36, 4717.41, 4767.02, 4767.05, 5120.45, 5121.11, 5121.53, 5901.25, 5901.26, 5901.27, 5901.29, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Senate Judiciary CommitteeCourts and Civil Law : CourtsCourts and Civil Law : Civil Law
To amend sections 2305.01, 2307.80, 2315.18, 2315.21, 2323.43, 2744.05, and 3345.40 of the Revised Code to increase the dollar caps on noneconomic damages and punitive or exemplary damages in civil actions and to provide a procedure for the Department of Taxation to make annual adjustments of those caps based on the consumer price index.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate General Government Committee
To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationHousing and Real PropertySenate Finance Committee
To amend sections 323.152 and 4503.065 of the Revised Code to modify the calculation and eligibility criteria of the homestead exemption.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CommerceState and Local Government : State GovernmentHealth and Human Services : Health CareSenate Health CommitteeCommerce : InsuranceOccupational Licensing and Regulation
To amend section 3959.01 and to enact sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, 3957.17, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code to establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTaxationState And Local GovernmentSenate Select Committee on Gaming
To amend sections 123.28, 123.281, 5753.01, 5753.031, 5753.04, 5753.05, 5753.06, 5753.07, 5753.08, and 5753.12 and to enact sections 123.282 and 5753.022 of the Revised Code to levy a fee on gross sports gaming wagers and to use revenue from the fee to support publicly owned professional sports facilities and interscholastic athletics.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTaxationHousing and Real PropertyEducation : Primary and Secondary EducationFinance and AppropriationsSenate Finance Committee
To amend sections 122.175, 131.44, 131.51, 319.30, 319.301, 319.54, 321.24, 321.26, 323.08, 323.152, 323.155, 323.158, 351.01, 351.021, 353.06, 718.83, 1509.01, 1509.02, 1509.11, 1509.34, 1513.08, 1513.182, 3301.91, 3313.819, 3354.24, 3354.25, 4503.06, 4503.065, 5703.021, 5703.052, 5703.19, 5703.80, 5709.92, 5709.93, 5715.19, 5715.30, 5739.01, 5739.02, 5739.03, 5739.05, 5739.08, 5739.09, 5739.091, 5741.01, 5747.01, 5747.02, 5747.03, 5747.031, 5747.08, 5747.10, 5747.38, 5747.41, 5747.71, 5747.98, 5749.01, 5749.02, 5749.04, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Crimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentSenate Judiciary CommitteeCommerce : Technology
To amend sections 1345.51, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, and 2913.49 and to enact section 1349.10 of the Revised Code to require AI-generated products have a watermark, to prohibit simulated child pornography, and to prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTaxationSenate Finance CommitteeEconomic Development : Tourism
To amend sections 123.28, 123.281, 5753.021, and 5753.031 and to enact section 123.282 of the Revised Code to increase the sports gaming tax, to allocate revenue from the increased tax to fund sports venues and interscholastic athletics, and to create a commission to evaluate projects and award sports venue funds.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationHousing and Real PropertyHousing and Real Property : Real Estate TransactionsHouse Judiciary CommitteeCourts and Civil Law : Wills, Trusts, and EstatesSenate Local Government CommitteeEmployment : UnemploymentJuvenile and Family Law : Child Custody and Support
To amend sections 317.08, 3123.67, 4123.78, 4141.23, 5301.071, 5301.255, 5301.99, 5719.04, 5739.13, 5747.13, and 5749.07 and to enact sections 5301.75, 5301.76, 5301.77, and 5301.78 of the Revised Code to require certain liens filed with the county recorder to set forth the last known address of the lien debtor, to require a memorandum of trust or other qualifying instrument concerning real …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationHousing and Real PropertySenate Housing Committee
To amend sections 131.02, 319.202, 715.013, 4303.26, 5703.052, 5703.053, 5703.19, 5703.263, 5703.50, 5703.70, 5703.77, 5703.90, 5725.26, and 5751.051 and to enact sections 5747.081, 5755.01, 5755.011, 5755.02, 5755.03, 5755.04, 5755.05, 5755.051, 5755.052, 5755.06, 5755.07, and 5755.99 of the Revised Code to levy a tax on certain high-volume landlords.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationHousing and Real PropertySenate Finance Committee
To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.87 of the Revised Code to authorize a refundable income tax credit or rebate for homeowners and renters whose property taxes or a portion of their rent exceed five per cent of their income.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EMPLOYMENTSenate Judiciary CommitteeCourts and Civil Law
To enact sections 4119.01, 4119.02, 4119.03, and 4119.04 of the Revised Code to prohibit agreements that restrain engaging in a lawful profession or business after the conclusion of an employment relationship.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral House Judiciary CommitteeJuvenile and Family Law : Domestic RelationsJuvenile and Family Law : Marriage and Divorce
To amend sections 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, and 3109.011 and to repeal sections 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, and 3101.042 of the Revised Code to repeal law that authorizes a person who is seventeen years of age to marry.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral AGRICULTUREState And Local GovernmentState and Local Government : Local GovernmentHouse Public Safety CommitteeCrimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentSenate Judiciary CommitteeAgriculture : Animals
To amend sections 304.02, 304.03, 715.23, 901.80, 935.03, 955.01, 955.011, 955.012, 955.02, 955.03, 955.04, 955.05, 955.06, 955.07, 955.10, 955.11, 955.12, 955.121, 955.14, 955.16, 955.20, 955.22, 955.221, 955.222, 955.26, 955.261, 955.40, 955.43, 955.44, 955.50, 955.54, 959.132, 1533.12, 1901.18, 1907.031, 2913.01, and 2921.321; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 955.01 (955.02), 955.011 (955.021), …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (2)

Bill crosspost
To amend section 4928.01 and to enact sections 4928.74, 4928.741, and 4928.742 of the Revised Code regarding portable solar generation devices.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend section 122.175 of the Revised Code to prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions from being granted.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share