Castle Doctrine hearing & vote rescheduled for May 14

House Criminal Justice Committee Chairman Rep. John White's office has been doing a yeomans' job as he works to juggle both the House and Senate versions of Castle Doctrine legislation.

The House version, HB264, has received four hearings in White's committee, and a fifth hearing and possible vote scheduled for yesterday was put off until next week, when the committee will instead take up consideration of the Senate version of Castle Doctrine (SB184), which passed out of the Senate with unanimous support last month.

Chairman White (R-38) scheduled SB184 for sponsor testimony and a possible vote before the House Criminal Justice Committee. The meeting is scheduled for for Wednesday, May 14 at 2:30 p.m. in Statehouse Room 114.

"We are pleased that the House is taking up consideration of the Senate version (SB184)," said Ken Hanson, Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair. "We have worked from Day One for SB184 to be the vehicle for Castle, and are thrilled the House has already had hearings on their version, which should speed up passage of the Senate version."

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