Ohio Legislation

Sponsor: Senate should worry about Constitution, not worry about a veto

8:27am Thursday, March 06, 2003
Last year, the House approved the bill after 17 hearings and nine months of debate. Then the Senate waited until after the Nov. 5 election to act on it, finally passing its version in December just before adjourning for the session. The result was a bill with changes that the House would not accept and the bill died when the session ended at year's end. Sponsoring Rep. Jim Aslanides doesn't want...

HB12 PASSES Committee, heads to Floor for vote

6:10pm Wednesday, March 05, 2003
The Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee held opponent and interested party testimony today in room 116. Ohioans For Concealed Carry's membership chairman Jim Murray has been in Columbus since the hearings began at 9:00 a.m. House Bill 12 (with amendments discussed by clicking "Read More...") PASSED out of the committee late Wednesday afternoon and will move to the House Floor for a vote,...

Patrol testifies against allowing loaded weapons in vehicles

5:58pm Wednesday, March 05, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The State Highway Patrol remains concerned about traffic stops that could turn deadly if Ohioans are allowed to carry concealed weapons, a patrol official testified Wednesday. Capt. John Born argued in favor of keeping in place a ban on carrying loaded weapons in cars. The House Criminal Justice Committee was expected to vote later Wednesday on whether the full House should...

Senate Bill 24 assigned to Criminal Justice Committee

5:05pm Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Senate Bill 24 has been assigned to the Criminal Justice Committee. We will provide information on the first hearing for SB24 as it becomes available. This is a VERY good sign that the Senate intends to move this legislation as soon as the House passes it. Senate Bill 130 was never added to a committee schedule in the last General Assembly, and under Dick Finan's leadership, the Senate only moved...

House Bill 12: TWO hearings scheduled 1st week of March

12:20pm Friday, February 14, 2003
House Bill 12 has been added to the Criminal Justice Committee's agenda for two days in the first week of March. On Tuesday, March 4 at 2:30 pm., proponent testimony will be heard in Statehouse Room 114. ARRIVE MUCH EARLIER. THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE YOU HAVE TO SPEAK BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. On Wednesday March 5 at 9:00 a.m., opponent testimony, and interested party testimony, will be heard...

HB12 Assigned to Criminal Justice Committee

3:29pm Saturday, February 08, 2003
House Bill 12 was assigned to the Criminal Justice Committee, which meets at 2:30pm Tuesday afternoons. After a one week inclement weather delay, HB12 is scheduled for its first committee hearing on Tuesday, February 25. If you intend to go to HB12 hearings (and you really should) please start planning to car pool with as many people as you can on a Tuesday afternoon. Hearings are held in room...

''Victim Zone'' exclusions are BAD for law-abiding Ohio citizens

3:25pm Friday, January 31, 2003
As the Ohio General Assembly looks ahead to committee consideration of HB12 and SB24, we believe serious consideration should be given to removing language involving the creation of "victim zones" in Ohio, where persons are prohibited from exercising their constitutional right to self-defense. Check out this latest account of a woman being attacked in a church: Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro,...

Sen. Wachtmann (R-1) Introduces SB24 - Concealed Carry Licensure

3:01pm Thursday, January 30, 2003
Sen. Lynn Wachtmann, a Republican from Napoleon, introduced SB24 on Wednesday, along with 9 co-sponsors, that would allow citizens to carry concealed weapons. "It's substantially similar to the bill he introduced last year," said a Wachtmann aide. "The changes are minor and technical in nature." Commentary by Chad D. Baus: For those of you who are new to the history, SB130 is almost verbatim to...

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