Louis W. Blessing, III

canonical · blessing/louis · 1 alias · 6 outbound · 0 inbound

OH Senate — Louis W. Blessing, III

R · OH Senate · OH-8 · OH state · bioguide OH-LEG-S-sen_blessing_louis_1

Office: Columbus, OH 43215
Website: ohiosenate.gov

Bills sponsored or cosponsored (25)

sponsor — SB 29 — Allow municipalities create joint economic development district
sponsor — SJR 2 — CA: Modify process for statutes proposed by initiative petition
cosponsor — SRES 329 — In memory of Larry A. Mumper.
sponsor — SB 323 — Provide for the natural organic reduction of remains
cosponsor — SRES 5 — Honoring Phil Cummins for years of stalwart service to the Legislative Service Commission.
sponsor — SRES 121 — Honoring Isaac Rogers for outstanding service to the Ohio Senate.
cosponsor — SRES 172 — Honoring James C. Lilly for his service to the State of Ohio.
sponsor — SB 215 — Modify homestead exemption calculation, eligibility criteria
cosponsor — SRES 4 — In memory of Ben Espy.
sponsor — SB 348 — Require bars, restaurants to have date rape drug testing devices
sponsor — SB 369 — Prohibit the force-feeding of birds
sponsor — SRES 261 — Urge Congress to create a National Infrastructure Bank.
sponsor — SB 336 — Require disclosure of mandatory fees in consumer transactions
cosponsor — SRES 23 — Honoring Urban Meyer on being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
sponsor — SB 30 — Require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay cash
cosponsor — SRES 39 — In memory of Alan J. Zaleski.
sponsor — SB 373 — Regards hospital-wide nursing care comm., nursing staffing plans
sponsor — SB 443 — Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act
cosponsor — SRES 301 — In memory of Captain Curtis J. Angst.
sponsor — SB 176 — Enact the Digital Fair Repair Act
sponsor — SB 11 — Prohibit post-employment agreement restraining career or business
cosponsor — SRES 216 — Honoring the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft on receiving the 2025 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management.
sponsor — SB 185 — Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs
cosponsor — SRES 171 — In memory of Jack Cera.
cosponsor — SRES 28 — Honoring Theresea Varrasso for outstanding service to the Ohio Senate.

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Committee assignments

Committee assignments

Ways and Means (Chair)
Education (Vice Chair)
Finance
Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
Judiciary
Ohio Retirement Study Council

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2026-05-24 · joined committee Ohio Retirement Study Council · oh-leg-committee
2026-05-24 · joined committee Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology · oh-leg-committee
2026-05-24 · joined committee Finance · oh-leg-committee
2026-05-24 · joined committee Judiciary · oh-leg-committee
2026-05-24 · joined committee Education (vice chair) · oh-leg-committee
2026-05-24 · joined committee Ways and Means (chair) · oh-leg-committee

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6 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 6 outbound, grouped by type.

member of committee (6)

date	dir	entity	amount	role	source
—	→	Ohio Retirement Study Council	—	MEMBER	oh-leg-committee
—	→	Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology	—	MEMBER	oh-leg-committee
—	→	Finance	—	MEMBER	oh-leg-committee
—	→	Judiciary	—	MEMBER	oh-leg-committee
—	→	Education	—	VICE_CHAIR	oh-leg-committee
—	→	Ways and Means	—	CHAIR	oh-leg-committee

Aliases (1)

source	id	name at source	jurisdiction	confidence	linked by	linked at
oh-leginfo	OH-LEG-S-sen_blessing_louis_1	Louis W. Blessing, III	OH	gold	sync_canonical_entities	2026-05-24

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