COLUMBUS – State Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) has been appointed by Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) as Chair of the House Transportation Committee for the 136th General Assembly.
Read Full Story : Willis Appointed as Chair of Transportation Committee Wed, Jan 15, 2025COLUMBUS – Ohio will join the growing lists of states to establish local unmanned aerial vehicle laws thanks to State Representative Bernie Willis’ (R-Springfield) legislation that was signed by the Governor Wednesday.
Read Full Story : Willis Codifies Federal, State UAV Law with Governor's Signature Wed, Jan 8, 2025COLUMBUS – State Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) has released the following statement regarding the influx of Haitian migrants to Springfield:
Read Full Story : Willis Releases Statement on Haitian Migrants in Springfield Fri, Sep 20, 2024
COLUMBUS – State Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) announces Clark County farmers and small businesses affected by the United States Agriculture Department’s declaring of a natural disaster due to the state’s ongoing drought can apply for federal emergency loans.
Read Full Story : Willis Announces Federal Loan Program to Help Farmers Impacted by USDA Declared Drought Thu, Sep 5, 2024
COLUMBUS – State Representatives Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania) have introduced legislation to increase the penalty for the use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime. This legislation increases penalties for the most dangerous offenders in our communities without changing any gun laws that would affect law-abiding gun owners.
Read Full Story : Willis Introduce New Legislation to Curb Violent Crime Tue, May 7, 2024COLUMBUS — State Representatives Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) and Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) have introduced legislation that will focus on increasing cybersecurity and updating security standards on all election systems amongst a variety of additional voting changes.
Read Full Story : Willis, Peterson Introduce Legislation Focusing on Integrity of Elections Thu, Apr 4, 2024COLUMBUS –State Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) has voted in favor of overriding the veto of the SAFE Act and Save Women’s Sports Act by Gov. Mike DeWine.
Read Full Story : Willis Supports Override of Governor Veto of HB 68 Wed, Jan 10, 2024COLUMBUS – State Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) has voted in favor of an Ohio Senate resolution to increase the percentage of state voters required to make Ohio constitutional changes. Senate Joint Resolution 2 will increase the current threshold of 50% plus one vote to 60% of state voters before changes to the Ohio Constitution can be made. This resolution will be voted on by Ohioans to adopt the change.
Read Full Story : Willis Votes Yes for Legislation Protecting Ohio's Constitution Thu, May 11, 2023COLUMBUS – State Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) has introduced legislation that will create a framework for drone operations in the State of Ohio.
Read Full Story : Willis Introduces Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Legislation Tue, Apr 4, 2023COLUMBUS – Committee assignments have recently been finalized for the 135th General Assembly and State Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) has been appointed to the House Armed Service and Veteran Affairs, Higher Education and Transportation committees.
Read Full Story : Willis Assigned to Additional House Committees Tue, Feb 14, 2023