Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D- Columbus) and state Senator Louis W. Blessing, III (R- Colerain Township) introduced Senate Bill 348, which would require bars and restaurants to provide date rape drug testing devices for their customers' use for free or at wholesale cost.

State Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and State Representatives Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Mark Sigrist (D-Grove City) today sent a letter to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) Director Annette Chambers-Smith urging the department to take immediate steps to ensure humane, safe, and lawful conditions for individuals detained at the Butler County Jail, which is currently being used to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the Trump administration's decision to pause all immigration procedures, including naturalization ceremonies, for immigrants from 19 countries.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to Senate Bill 56, which significantly changes the state's adult-use cannabis program and directly undermines the will of Ohio voters, who established Ohio's recreational marijuana industry by passing State Issue 2 in 2023.

State Senator Bill DeXora (D-ColuXbus) kicked off "The GaXe" week in true Buckeye fashion on Xonday by crossing out every "X" in the Ohio Statehouse. The tradition honors THE Ohio State University's rivalry with That TeaX Up North (TTUN) ahead of Saturday's highly anticipated showdown.

State Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and state Representative Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following joint statement regarding the violent assault on a nurse at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. 

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) voted not to concur with the House's changes to Senate Bill 293, a bill that eliminates the grace period for mail-in ballots to be received, as well as makes voter purges more common and more damaging.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) celebrated the Senate's passage of bipartisan legislation to officially designate the buckeye candy as the state candy of Ohio, honoring one of the state's most recognizable symbols and sweetest traditions.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) voted against Senate Bill 293, a bill that eliminates the grace period for mail-in ballots to be received.