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Passed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB228

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Regards self-defense and handling firearms

Subject: Courts and Civil Law : Courts: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement

Description: To amend sections 9.68, 109.801, 307.93, 307.932, 2901.05, 2923.11, 2923.121, 2923.126, 2923.129, 2923.1212, 2923.18, 2923.20, and 2953.37 and to enact sections 9.69 and 2923.1214 of the Revised Code to modify the law governing state preemption of local firearm regulations and related remedies, the grounds for self-defense and the burden of proof, the authority of a law enforcement officer or investigator to carry a weapon, the offense of unlawful transactions in weapons, and other weapons-related laws.

Session: 132nd General Assembly

Last Action: Passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor

Last Action Date: December 27, 2018

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

56 sponsors: Terry Johnson (R); Sarah LaTourette (R); Kirk Schuring (R); Dorothy Pelanda (R); Thomas Patton (R); Niraj Antani (R); John Becker (R); Andrew Brenner (R); Rick Carfagna (R); Bill Dean (R); Mike Duffey (R); Timothy Ginter (R); Doug Green (R); Michael Henne (R); Ron Hood (R); Larry Householder (R); Matt Huffman (R); Candice Keller (R); Kyle Koehler (R); Scott Lipps (R); Derek Merrin (R); Craig Riedel (R); Kristina Roegner (R); Mark Romanchuk (R); Timothy Schaffer (R); Marilyn Slaby (R); Ryan Smith (R); Robert Sprague (R); Dick Stein (R); Andy Thompson (R); Nino Vitale (R); Scott Wiggam (R); Wes Retherford (R); James Butler (R); Keith Faber (R); Theresa Gavarone (R); Christina Hagan (R); James Hoops (R); Darrell Kick (R); Riordan McClain (R); Rick Perales (R); William Seitz (R); Shane Wilkin (R); Ron Young (R); William Coley (R); Joseph Uecker (R); Kevin Bacon (R); Dave Burke (R); Robert Hackett (R); Frank Hoagland (R); Jay Hottinger (R); Kris Jordan (R); Larry Obhof (R); Bob Peterson (R); Louis Terhar (R); Jason Wilson (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 57% (56 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Dec 27, 2018 Passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor
House Dec 20, 2018 Veto receipt
Senate Dec 6, 2018 Reported - Substitute: Government Oversight and Reform
House Dec 6, 2018 Concurred in Senate amendments
Senate Dec 6, 2018 Passed - Amended
Senate Nov 28, 2018 Refer to Committee: Government Oversight and Reform
Senate Nov 19, 2018 Introduced
House Nov 14, 2018 Passed - Amended
House May 23, 2018 Reported - Substitute: Federalism and Interstate Relations
House May 23, 2017 Refer to Committee: Federalism and Interstate Relations
House May 16, 2017 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Dec 7, 2018 state link bill text
Engrossed Dec 6, 2018 state link bill text
Comm Sub Dec 6, 2018 state link bill text
Engrossed Nov 15, 2018 state link bill text
Comm Sub May 24, 2018 state link bill text
Introduced May 17, 2017 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
05/23/2018 7 3 0 0 Yes
  • Becker, John (R) Yea
  • Holmes, Glenn (D) Nay
  • Koehler, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Leland, David (D) Nay
  • Merrin, Derek (R) Yea
  • Miller, Adam (D) Nay
  • Retherford, Wes (R) Yea
  • Roegner, Kristina (R) Yea
  • Young, Ron (R) Yea
  • Zeltwanger, Paul (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
11/14/2018 65 32 0 0 Yes
  • Anielski, Marlene (R) Yea
  • Antani, Niraj (R) Yea
  • Antonio, Nickie (D) Nay
  • Arndt, Steven (R) Yea
  • Ashford, Michael (D) Nay
  • Barnes, John (D) Nay
  • Becker, John (R) Yea
  • Blessing, Louis (R) Yea
  • Boccieri, John (D) Nay
  • Boggs, Kristin (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Janine (D) Nay
  • Brenner, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Brinkman, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Brown, Richard (D) Nay
  • Butler, James (R) Yea
  • Carfagna, Rick (R) Yea
  • Celebrezze, Nicholas (D) Nay
  • Cera, Jack (D) Yea
  • Clyde, Kathleen (D) Nay
  • Craig, Hearcel (D) Nay
  • Cupp, Robert (R) Yea
  • DeVitis, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Dever, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Duffey, Mike (R) Yea
  • Edwards, Jay (R) Yea
  • Faber, Keith (R) Yea
  • Galonski, Tavia (D) Nay
  • Gavarone, Theresa (R) Yea
  • Ginter, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Gonzales, Anne (R) Nay
  • Green, Doug (R) Yea
  • Greenspan, Dave (R) Yea
  • Hagan, Christina (R) Yea
  • Hambley, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Henne, Michael (R) Yea
  • Hill, Brian (R) Yea
  • Holmes, Glenn (D) Nay
  • Hood, Ron (R) Yea
  • Hoops, James (R) Yea
  • Householder, Larry (R) Yea
  • Howse, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Huffman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jim (R) Yea
  • Ingram, Catherine (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Terry (R) Yea
  • Keller, Candice (R) Yea
  • Kelly, Brigid (D) Nay
  • Kennedy Kent, Bernadine (D) Nay
  • Kick, Darrell (R) Yea
  • Koehler, Kyle (R) Yea
  • LaTourette, Sarah (R) Yea
  • Landis, Al (R) Yea
  • Lanese, Laura (R) Yea
  • Lang, George (R) Yea
  • Leland, David (D) Nay
  • Lepore-Hagan, Michele (D) Nay
  • Lipps, Scott (R) Yea
  • Manning, Nathan (R) Yea
  • McClain, Riordan (R) Yea
  • Merrin, Derek (R) Yea
  • Miller, Adam (D) Nay
  • O'Brien, Michael (D) Nay
  • Patmon, Bill (D) Nay
  • Patterson, John (D) Nay
  • Patton, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Pelanda, Dorothy (R) Yea
  • Perales, Rick (R) Yea
  • Ramos, Daniel (D) Nay
  • Reece, Alicia (D) Nay
  • Reineke, Bill (R) Yea
  • Retherford, Wes (R) Yea
  • Riedel, Craig (R) Yea
  • Roegner, Kristina (R) Yea
  • Rogers, John (D) Nay
  • Romanchuk, Mark (R) Yea
  • Ryan, Scott (R) Yea
  • Schaffer, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Scherer, Gary (R) Yea
  • Schuring, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Seitz, William (R) Yea
  • Sheehy, Michael (D) Nay
  • Slaby, Marilyn (R) Yea
  • Smith, Kent (D) Nay
  • Smith, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Sprague, Robert (R) Yea
  • Stein, Dick (R) Yea
  • Strahorn, Fred (D) Nay
  • Strong Sykes, Emilia (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Andy (R) Yea
  • Vitale, Nino (R) Yea
  • West, Thomas (D) Nay
  • Wiggam, Scott (R) Yea
  • Young, Ron (R) Yea
  • Zeltwanger, Paul (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
12/6/2018 19 10 0 0 Yes
  • Bacon, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Beagle, Bill (R) Yea
  • Burke, Dave (R) Yea
  • Coley, William (R) Yea
  • Dolan, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Eklund, John (R) Nay
  • Gardner, Randall (R) Yea
  • Hackett, Robert (R) Yea
  • Hoagland, Frank (R) Yea
  • Hottinger, Jay (R) Yea
  • Huffman, Matt (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Kris (R) Yea
  • Kunze, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • Lehner, Peggy (R) Nay
  • Manning, Gayle (R) Yea
  • McColley, Robert (R) Yea
  • Obhof, Larry (R) Yea
  • Oelslager, W. Scott (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Bob (R) Yea
  • Schiavoni, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Skindell, Michael (D) Nay
  • Sykes, Vernon (D) Nay
  • Tavares, Charleta (D) Nay
  • Terhar, Louis (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Cecil (D) Nay
  • Uecker, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Williams, Sandra (D) Nay
  • Wilson, Steve (R) Yea
  • Yuko, Kenny (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
12/6/2018 7 3 0 0 Yes
  • Bacon, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Coley, William (R) Yea
  • Huffman, Matt (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Kris (R) Yea
  • LaRose, Frank (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Bob (R) Yea
  • Schiavoni, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Skindell, Michael (D) Nay
  • Thomas, Cecil (D) Nay
  • Uecker, Joseph (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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