Ohio Senate · District 8
Bill Blessing
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Bill Blessing's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Bill Blessing.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Bill Blessing.
Bills
The bills Bill Blessing sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 40 |
| Passed both chambers | 4 |
| Became law | 4 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 3 of 32 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 3 of 23 Republicans (tied with 1 other)
A bill's sponsors are its primary sponsors, as the General Assembly lists them (a bill can have two); co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 162 Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers |
Became law | July 1, 2026 |
| SB 262 Require construction contracts note variation from standard form |
Became law | June 12, 2026 |
| SB 101 Regards recording of certain real property documents |
Became law | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 9 Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law |
Became law | March 4, 2026 |
Budget projects
Ohio's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Ohio legislators.
Contested votes where they split
14 against the Senate President; 14 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2026 | HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle Passage as an Emergency Measure |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | HB 173: Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | HB 472: Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | SB 293: Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | HB 335: Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | HB 309: Regards budget commissions, property tax, and certain funds Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | HB 129: Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Nov. 5, 2025 | SB 293: Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Oct. 1, 2025 | HB 96: Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 Veto Override |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 25, 2025 | HB 96: Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 Conference Committee Report |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2025 | HB 96: Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 26, 2025 | SCR 5: Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements Adoption |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 26, 2025 | SB 1: Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | SB 1: Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Bill Blessing voted on each of the 339 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- ohiosenate.gov
- sd08@ohiosenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 143, Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square First Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-8068
Committees
- Ways and Means Chair
- Education Vice chair
- Finance
- Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
- Judiciary
- Ohio Retirement Study Council
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Ohio General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 18, 2026.
Source: the House and Senate Journals of the Ohio General Assembly, Jan. 6, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections