Castle Doctrine bill amended in 4th House Hearing; Scheduled for possible vote!

On Thursday, May 1, the House Criminal Justice Committee held a fourth hearing for House Bill 264, that chamber's version of the Castle Doctrine bill.

The committee adopted amendments to the bill via a substitute bill (which can be downloaded via a link below), essentially modifying the House bill to nearly identical language as the version of Castle Doctrine which unanimously passed in the Senate last month.

Chairman Rep. John White (R-38) has added HB264 to the House Criminal Justice Committee's agenda for Thursday, May 8 at 9:30 a.m. in Statehouse Room 121.

This will be the fifth hearing of the bill by this committee.

The chairman has indicated that the legislation will receive a possible vote!

"We look forward to the House passing their version (HB264), and then taking up the Senate version (SB184), which is pending in the House," 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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To download Substitute House Bill 264, click here.