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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB272

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Allow concealed carry in certain buildings with a courtroom

Subject: House Government Oversight Committee: Courts and Civil Law: Courts and Civil Law : Courts: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Senate Judiciary Committee

Description: To amend sections 2923.123 and 2923.14 of the Revised Code to allow a concealed handgun licensee to carry a handgun in a building or structure that is not a courthouse but in which a courtroom is located in specified circumstances and to permit a nonresident of Ohio to obtain statutory relief from firearms disability based on an Ohio conviction, guilty plea, or delinquent child adjudication.

Session: 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Last Action: Referred to committee: Judiciary

Last Action Date: December 13, 2023

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'.

25 sponsors: Adam Mathews (R); Justin Pizzulli (R); Tim Barhorst (R); Sara Carruthers (R); Gary Click (R); Rodney Creech (R); Jon Cross (R); Alessandro Cutrona (R); Jay Edwards (R); Jennifer Gross (R); Thomas Hall (R); Brett Hudson Hillyer (R); Adam Holmes (R); Mark Johnson (R); Don Jones (R); Darrell Kick (R); Mike Loychik (R); Riordan McClain (R); Kevin Miller (R); Jean Schmidt (R); William Seitz (R); Brian Stewart (R); D. J. Swearingen (R); Scott Wiggam (R); Josh Williams (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 25% (25 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Dec 13, 2023 Referred to committee: Judiciary
Senate Dec 11, 2023 Introduced
House Dec 6, 2023 Passed
House Nov 15, 2023 Reported - Amended: Government Oversight
House Sep 26, 2023 Referred to committee: Government Oversight
House Sep 18, 2023 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Dec 6, 2023 state link bill text
Comm Sub Nov 15, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Sep 19, 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
11/15/2023 7 5 0 0 Yes
  • Brown, Richard (D) Nay
  • Cross, Jon (R) Yea
  • Galonski, Tavia (D) Nay
  • Hoops, James (R) Yea
  • Humphrey, Latyna (D) Nay
  • Jarrells, Dontavius (D) Nay
  • Peterson, Bob (R) Yea
  • Pizzulli, Justin (R) Yea
  • Seitz, William (R) Yea
  • Swearingen, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Cecil (D) Nay
  • Thomas, Jim (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
12/6/2023 57 29 0 0 Yes
  • Abdullahi, Munira (D) Nay
  • Abrams, Cindy (R) Yea
  • Baker, Rachel (D) Nay
  • Barhorst, Tim (R) Yea
  • Bird, Adam (R) Yea
  • Blackshear, Willis (D) Nay
  • Brennan, Sean (D) Nay
  • Brent, Juanita (D) Nay
  • Brewer, Darnell (D) Nay
  • Brown, Richard (D) Nay
  • Callender, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Carruthers, Sara (R) Yea
  • Claggett, Thaddeus (R) Yea
  • Click, Gary (R) Yea
  • Creech, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Cross, Jon (R) Yea
  • Cutrona, Alessandro (R) Yea
  • Dell'Aquila, Richard (D) Nay
  • Demetriou, Steve (R) Yea
  • Denson, Sedrick (D) Nay
  • Dobos, David (R) Yea
  • Edwards, Jay (R) Yea
  • Ferguson, Ron (R) Yea
  • Forhan, Elliot (D) Nay
  • Fowler Arthur, Sarah (R) Yea
  • Galonski, Tavia (D) Nay
  • Ghanbari, Haraz (R) Yea
  • Grim, Michele (D) Nay
  • Gross, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Hall, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Holmes, Adam (R) Yea
  • Hoops, James (R) Yea
  • Hudson Hillyer, Brett (R) Yea
  • Humphrey, Latyna (D) Nay
  • Isaacsohn, Dani (D) Nay
  • John, Marilyn (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Mark (R) Yea
  • Jones, Don (R) Yea
  • Kick, Darrell (R) Yea
  • King, Angela (R) Yea
  • Klopfenstein, Roy (R) Yea
  • Lear, Beth (R) Yea
  • Lightbody, Mary (D) Nay
  • Liston, Beth (D) Nay
  • Lorenz, Brian (R) Yea
  • Loychik, Mike (R) Yea
  • Manchester, Susan (R) Yea
  • Manning, Gayle (R) Yea
  • Mathews, Adam (R) Yea
  • McClain, Riordan (R) Yea
  • McNally, Lauren (D) Nay
  • Merrin, Derek (R) Yea
  • Miller, Joe (D) Nay
  • Miller, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Miller, Melanie (R) Yea
  • Miranda, Jessica (D) Nay
  • Mohamed, Ismail (D) Nay
  • Oelslager, W. Scott (R) Yea
  • Patton, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Pavliga, Gail (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Bob (R) Yea
  • Pizzulli, Justin (R) Yea
  • Plummer, Phil (R) Yea
  • Powell, Jena (R) Yea
  • Ray, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Robb Blasdel, Monica (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Phil (D) Nay
  • Roemer, Bill (R) Yea
  • Russo, Allison (D) Nay
  • Santucci, Nick (R) Yea
  • Schmidt, Jean (R) Yea
  • Seitz, William (R) Yea
  • Skindell, Michael (D) Nay
  • Somani, Anita (D) Nay
  • Stephens, Jason (R) Yea
  • Stewart, Brian (R) Yea
  • Swearingen, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Sweeney, Bride (D) Nay
  • Thomas, Cecil (D) Nay
  • Thomas, Jim (R) Yea
  • Troy, Daniel (D) Nay
  • Upchurch, Terrence (D) Nay
  • Weinstein, Casey (D) Nay
  • White, Andrea (R) Yea
  • Wiggam, Scott (R) Yea
  • Williams, Josh (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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