William P. DeMora

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and several members of the Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Governor DeWine calling on him to veto House Bill 173. If signed by the governor, this bill would create a second regulatory framework for regulating submetering companies that is more lenient than decided by the Ohio Supreme Court decision in In re Complaint of Ohio Power Co. v. Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C., where they ruled that electricity reselling agencies are and should be regulated as public utilities.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the passage of House Bill 472, which was amended at the last minute to require mail-in voters to send a photocopy of their ID in the mail or upload it to a portal when requesting their ballot, putting vulnerable personal information at risk and creating greater barriers to voting by mail. 

Today, state Senator DeMora (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after Republicans in the Ohio Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 10, which would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that requires Ohioans to present photo ID to vote, despite Ohio law already requiring voters to do so.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of the state's capital budget (Senate Bill 450), which includes nearly $22.1 million for community projects in Franklin County.

This week, state Senator Bill DeMora (D- Columbus) and state Senator Louis W. Blessing, III (R- Colerain Township) gave sponsor testimony on 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.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after Attorney General Dave Yost announced he will be asking the court to dismiss claims by 77 plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Ohio State University for the sexual abuse by university doctor Richard Strauss. The announcement comes shortly before Yost steps down as attorney general on June 7 to join a far-right Christian fundamentalist advocacy group. 

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) voiced opposition to Senate Bill 271, which would designate a Charlie Kirk Memorial Day. 

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) released the following statement regarding the news that Ohio State President Ted Carter resigned over the weekend due to an "inappropriate relationship."

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned Secretary of State Frank LaRose's decision to send out the private voter registration data of nearly 8 million Ohioans to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).