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Willis Blackshear D

State Senator
Ohio Senate District 6
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
1 Total

Biography

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On Record (10)

Bill Education
To enact section 107.38 of the Revised Code to establish the Statewide Youth Council in the Office of the Governor.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Bill Environment and Natural ResourcesState and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
To enact section 1546.33 of the Revised Code to create the Adopt a Trail Program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Environment and Natural ResourcesSenate Public Utilities Committee
To amend sections 1521.01 and 1521.99 and to enact sections 9.72 and 1521.232 of the Revised Code regarding the withdrawal and consumptive use of water by data centers and to name the act the Responsible Water Use by Data Centers Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill PUBLIC SAFETYSpecial DesignationsTransportation : Motor VehiclesTransportation : Vehicle Registration and TitlingSENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.861 of the Revised Code to create the "Dayton Dragons" license plate.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Commerce : Social MediaCommerce : TechnologyJuvenile and Family Law : Child WelfareSenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To enact section 1349.57 of the Revised Code to create the Digital Safety for Children Office under the Attorney General.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Commerce : Consumer FinanceCommerce : Consumer ProtectionCommerce : Financial InstitutionsSenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To enact section 1345.29 of the Revised Code to require disclosure of credit card surcharges.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EducationSenate General Government Committee
To enact section 107.38 of the Revised Code to establish the Statewide Youth Council in the Office of the Governor.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EducationEducation : Primary and Secondary EducationSENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
To enact section 3321.044 of the Revised Code to allow school districts to count mental health days as excused absences and to name this act the Student Wellness Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human ServicesSpecial DesignationsSenate Health Committee
To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate April as "Counseling Awareness Month."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (49)

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To amend section 2915.01 of the Revised Code to specify that betting on elections constitutes prohibited gambling.
Oct 17, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.506 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 62 in Columbus as the "State Senator I. Ray Miller Jr. Memorial Highway."
Sep 26, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3701.852 of the Revised Code to require athletic facilities to install and maintain automated external defibrillators.
Sep 12, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 4908.01, 4908.02, 4908.021, 4908.022, 4908.023, 4908.03, 4908.031, 4908.032, 4908.033, 4908.034, 4908.04, 4908.041, 4908.042, 4908.05, 4908.051, 4908.052, 4908.053, and 4908.06 of the Revised Code to require the Public Utility Commission's approval of agreements to interconnect data centers to …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.974 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 322 in Cleveland as the "Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1.14, 5.20, 124.19, 325.19, 511.10, 1345.21, 3313.63, and 3319.087 of the Revised Code to make Election Day a holiday.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 102.10 of the Revised Code to allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 5119.081 and 5123.131 of the Revised Code regarding the carrying of firearms by certain special police officers.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.213 of the Revised Code to designate February 20th as "Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5.05 and to enact section 5.083 of the Revised Code to designate the buckeye as the state candy of Ohio, and to correct the Latin name of the Buckeye, the state tree.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 109.87 of the Revised Code to make changes to the telemarketing law.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To authorize the conveyance of state-owned land.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.736 of the Revised Code to create the "Play Golf Ohio" license plate.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.742 of the Revised Code to create the "COSI" specialty license plate.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 3901.388 of the Revised Code regarding the timeframe for health insurer recoupment from health care providers.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 4735.18 and 4735.24 and to enact section 5301.95 of the Revised Code to amend the law related to real estate wholesalers.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3319.079 and 3319.22 of the Revised Code regarding educator licensure.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3727.81, 3727.811, and 5119.192 of the Revised Code to require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 109.70 of the Revised Code to prohibit law enforcement agencies from using quotas for arrests and citations.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3901.96 of the Revised Code to exclude nonprofit agricultural membership organizations from insurance regulations.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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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 · details / share
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To amend section 4741.04 and to enact section 4741.041 of the Revised Code to establish requirements and procedures for veterinarian telehealth visits.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code regarding the creation and display of a poster containing information on benefits and services for veterans.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2540 of the Revised Code to designate March 20th as "Ameloblastoma Awareness Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.022 of the Revised Code to adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2540 of the Revised Code to designate the first week of May as "Ohio Stroke Awareness Week."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2540 of the Revised Code to designate February 14 as "Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.212 of the Revised Code to designate March 9th as "6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4511.213 of the Revised Code to prohibit failing to change lanes or proceed with caution around a stationary vehicle in distress.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.57 of the Revised Code to designate September 28 as "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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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
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To amend sections 3313.603, 3313.6020, 3313.617, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24; to enact sections 3301.0733, 3301.14, 3301.141, 3301.142, 3313.6034, and 3313.6115; and to repeal section 3313.607 of the Revised Code regarding the Education and Workforce Return on Investment Initiative, a middle …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4141.24 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding the treatment of professional employer organizations and alternate employer organizations under the Unemployment Compensation Law.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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 · details / share
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To amend section 1546.04 of the Revised Code to require the ODNR Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft to establish a discount program for veterans and service members for park services and rentals.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 340.011, 340.03, 340.032, 340.036, 340.041, 340.05, 340.08, 5119.22, 5119.221, 5119.25, and 5119.99 and to enact section 340.038 of the Revised Code to modify various laws regarding boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3781.06, 3781.061, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code relating to temporary greenhouses and building codes, to establish the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, to codify certain property tax requirements for agricultural land, and to make an …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 4909.042, 4909.05, 4909.06, 4909.07, 4909.08, 4909.15, 4909.156, 4909.159, 4909.173, 4909.174, 4909.18, 4909.421, 4928.01, and 4928.05 and to enact sections 4909.157, 4909.182, 4929.052, 4929.053, 4929.054, 4929.055, 4929.056, 4929.057, and 4929.058 of the Revised Code to allow for alternative …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.589 of the Revised Code to create the "Ohio NAACP" license plate.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 4112.01 and 4112.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Fairness Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 1547.11, 3701.143, 4511.181, and 4511.19 of the Revised Code to change the laws pertaining to operating a vehicle or watercraft while under the influence of marihuana and the admissibility of evidence for purposes of OVI statutes.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To enact sections 5123.68, 5123.681, 5123.682, 5123.683, 5123.684, 5123.685, and 5123.686 of the Revised Code to establish supported decision-making as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship for adults with developmental disabilities.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 3301.0732, 3313.60, and 3313.6024 and to enact sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 3313.6031, 3314.0311, 3326.092, and 3328.60 of the Revised Code regarding instruction for students in the harmful effects of substance use.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To make an appropriation to continue to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children contingent upon a lapse in federal funding.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 1901.021, 1901.14, 1901.22, 1907.20, 2111.011, 2307.23, 2317.02, 2317.021, 2939.03, 2939.06, 2943.02, 2945.51, 2945.52, 2945.53, and 2945.54 and to repeal sections 1901.16, 1901.41, 1907.21, 1907.231, 2101.12, 2101.121, 2101.14, 2101.141, 2301.141, 2317.03, 2317.42, 2939.02, 2939.20, 2941.021, 2943.04, 2945.30, 2945.31, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 343.01, 343.011, 343.012, 343.022, 343.08, 3714.07, 3714.073, 3734.521, 3734.53, 3734.56, 3734.57, and 3734.574 and to enact section 3734.522 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing the transfer and disposal of solid waste and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share