Firearms Bills in the 134th General Assembly

Bills We Support
Bills We Oppose
Bills Under Review

Bills We Support

These are bills which, as currently written, reduce firearm regulations and expand Second Amendment rights.

HB 12 - ENFORCE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS (Sponsor: Diane V. Grendell) To provide for a writ of mandamus or prohibition to enforce a person's constitutional right against a chief administrative officer or elected executive official whose duty is to uphold the Ohio and United States Constitutions.

HB 62 - DESIGNATE OHIO A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY (Sponsors: Mike Loychik, Diane V. Grendell) To designate the State of Ohio as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State and to name this act the Ohio Second Amendment Safe Haven Act.

HB 89 - REPEAL THE DUTY TO "PROMPTLY" INFORM (Sponsor: Scott Wiggam) *** MOOT - SB 215 INCLUDES THIS CHANGE *** To modify the requirement that a concealed handgun licensee must notify a law enforcement officer that the licensee is authorized to carry a concealed handgun and is carrying a concealed handgun when stopped.

HB 99 - EXEMPT ARMED SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM POLICE TRAINING (Sponsor: Thomas Hall) *** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR - GOES INTO EFFECT SEPT. 11, 2022 *** To expressly exempt persons authorized to go armed within a school safety zone from a requirement to complete extensive peace officer basic training.

HB 227 - CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY (Sponsors: Thomas Brinkman, Kris Jordan) *** MOOT - SB 215 HAS BEEN SIGNED *** To make concealed carry licensing optional as well as make other key changes to Ohio law.

HB 243 - KNIFE PREEMPTION (Sponsor: Al Cutrona) *** MOOT - SB 156 HAS BEEN SIGNED *** To forbid all political subdivisions, including cities, from regulating the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, gift, devise, licensing, registration, or use of a knife or knife-making components.

HB 297 - FIREARMS INDUSTRY NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT (Sponsor: Scott Wiggam) To stop corporations seeking government contracts from discriminating against the firearm and ammunition industry and infringing on the ability of law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

HB 325 - LIMIT GOVERNMENT POWER DURING EMERGENCIES (Sponsor: Scott Wiggam) *** MOOT - SEE SB 185 *** To prevent state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights during declared emergencies.

HB 455 - AVOID CHARGES FOR CCW IN PROHIBITED PLACES (Sponsor: Reggie Stoltzfus) To provide an opportunity for a concealed handgun licensee or qualified military member to avoid charges for carrying a deadly weapon into a prohibited place if the person leaves upon request.

HB 471 - EXEMPT FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION FROM SALES TAX (Sponsor: Al Cutrona) To exempt from sales and use taxes the sale of certain firearms and ammunition.

SB 156 - KNIFE PREEMPTION (Sponsor: Kristina Roegner) *** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR - GOES INTO EFFECT SEPT. 11, 2022 *** To forbid all political subdivisions, including cities, from regulating the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, gift, devise, licensing, registration, or use of a knife or knife-making components.

SB 185 - LIMIT GOVERNMENT POWER DURING EMERGENCIES (Sponsor: Tim Schaffer) *** AMENDED INTO SB 16, SIGNED BY GOVERNOR JAN. 3, 2023 ***To prevent state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights during declared emergencies.

SB 215 - CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY (Sponsor: Terry Johnson) *** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR - GOES INTO EFFECT JUNE 13, 2022 *** To make concealed carry licensing optional as well as remove the duty to "promptly" inform a law enforcement officer when carrying a concealed handgun.

SB 265 - EXEMPT FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION FROM SALES TAX (Sponsor: Tim Schaffer) To exempt from sales and use taxes the sale of certain firearms and ammunition.

SB 266 - CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR SELF DEFENSE FOR NONPROFITS (Sponsor: Tim Schaffer) To grant civil immunity to a person who acts in self-defense or to protect the members or guests of a nonprofit corporation under certain circumstances.

SB 293 - PROHIBIT FEES AND LIABILITY INSURANCE (Sponsors: Theresa Gavaroni, Terry Johnson) To prohibit requiring fees or firearms liability insurance for the possession of firearms.

Bills We Oppose

These are bills which, as currently written, increase firearm regulations and infringe Second Amendment rights.

HB 38 - REINSTATE DUTY TO RETREAT (Sponsors: Thomas West, Adam C. Miller) To repeal Senate Bill 175, passed last session, and bring back the duty to retreat in Ohio.

HB 257 - ENACT EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER (Sponsors: C. Allison Russo, Monique Smith) To allow the seizure of firearms based on an allegation and without full due process of law to prove the gun owner has done anything illegal.

HB 259 - MANDATE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (Sponsors: Phillip M. Robinson, Adam C. Miller) To forbid personal firearm transfers and require all transfers to be made through a dealer, through a law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception, and to require background checks for all firearm transfers.

HB 262 - REQUIRE FIREARMS TO BE LOCKED UP (Sponsors: Jessica Miranda, Brigid Kelly) To require firearms be locked up or rendered inoperable, establish criminal penalties for violating these requirements, and use taxpayer money to purchase locking devises.

HB 274 - REPEAL STATEWIDE PREEMPTION (Sponsors: Terrence Upchurch, Dontavius Jarrells) To give every city, village, and township the ability to enforce their own set of firearm laws and create a patchwork of laws around the state.

HB 617 - REQUIRE GUN DEALERS TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION (Sponsor: Kyle Koehler) To require federally licensed firearms dealers to give each firearm purchaser a specified brochure that provides information on using deadly force and outlines the laws about dispute resolution.

HB 630 - REPEAL PERMITLESS CARRY (Sponsor: Tavia Galonski) To repeal the changes made by SB 215 which makes concealed carry licensing optional and removes the duty to "promptly" inform a law enforcement officer when carrying a concealed handgun.

HB 661 - REQUIRE TRIGGER LOCKS (Sponsors: Jeffrey Crossman and Paula Hicks-Hudson) To require that gun trigger locks be attached and provided with firearms sales.

SB 73 - MANDATE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (Sponsor: Cecil Thomas) To forbid personal firearm transfers and require all transfers to be made through a dealer, through a law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception, and to require background checks for all firearm transfers.

SB 74 - RAISE FIREARM OWNERSHIP AGE TO 21 (Sponsor: Cecil Thomas) To raise the minimum age to purchase any firearm to 21 and to increase the penalty for furnishing firearms to an "underage" person.

SB 75 - IMPOSE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN SHOWS (Sponsor: Cecil Thomas, Sandra Williams) To impose additional regulations on gun shows, including prohibiting any personal transfer of firearms.

SB 76 - REPEAL STATEWIDE PREEMPTION (Sponsors: Cecil Thomas, Hearcel Craig) To give every city, village, and township the ability to enforce their own set of firearm laws and create a patchwork of laws around the state.

SB 77 - BAN BUMP STOCKS (Sponsor: Cecil Thomas) To prohibit the import, manufacture, sales, transfer, or possession of trigger cranks, a bump-fire devices, and other items that affect a semi-automatic firearm's rate of fire.

SB 138 - ENACT EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER (Sponsor: Sandra Williams) To allow the seizure of firearms based on an allegation and without full due process of law to prove the gun owner has done anything illegal.

SB 351 - ENACT VARIOUS GUN CONTROL POLICIES (Sponsors: Cecil Thomas, Tina Maharath) To mandate universal background checks, raise the minimum age to 21 for gun purchases, enact red flag laws for gun confiscation, require 3-day waiting periods, and establish other gun control policies.

SB 357 - ENABLE GUN SEIZURES AND MANDATE FIREARM PERMISSION SLIPS (Sponsor: Matt Dolan) To reintroduce "Strong Ohio" gun control policies, including "safety protection orders" and "seller's protection certificates," and to introduce a new "co-signer requirement" for 18-21-year-olds to purchase firearms.