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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB233

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Enact the Self-Defense Protection Act

Subject: Courts and Civil Law: Courts and Civil Law : Courts: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: House Criminal Justice Committee

Description: To amend section 2901.05 of the Revised Code to enact the Self-Defense Protection Act to create a pretrial procedure for a person asserting self-defense, defense of another, or defense of that person's property.

Session: 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Last Action: Referred to committee: Criminal Justice

Last Action Date: September 12, 2023

Sponsors

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7 sponsors: Josh Williams (R); Brett Hudson Hillyer (R); Sara Carruthers (R); Mark Johnson (R); Riordan McClain (R); Jean Schmidt (R); Bernard Willis (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Sep 12, 2023 Referred to committee: Criminal Justice
House Jun 29, 2023 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jul 2, 2023 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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