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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB325

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Regards emergency powers when suppressing a riot; firearms rights

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 section 3761.16 and to enact section 5502.411 of the Revised Code regarding a political subdivision's emergency powers when suppressing a riot, mob, or potential riot or mob and the preservation of rights regarding firearms during an emergency.

Session: 134th General Assembly (2021-2022)

Last Action: Refer to Committee: Veterans and Public Safety

Last Action Date: March 2, 2022

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'.

57 sponsors: Scott Wiggam (R); Cindy Abrams (R); Brian Baldridge (R); Adam Bird (R); Thomas Brinkman (R); Jamie Callender (R); Rick Carfagna (R); Sara Carruthers (R); Gary Click (R); Rodney Creech (R); Jon Cross (R); Robert Cupp (R); Alessandro Cutrona (R); Bill Dean (R); Jay Edwards (R); Ron Ferguson (R); Sarah Fowler Arthur (R); Mark Fraizer (R); Haraz Ghanbari (R); Timothy Ginter (R); Diane Grendell (R); Jennifer Gross (R); Thomas Hall (R); Brett Hudson Hillyer (R); Adam Holmes (R); James Hoops (R); Larry Householder (R); Marilyn John (R); Mark Johnson (R); Don Jones (R); Kris Jordan (R); Darrell Kick (R); Kyle Koehler (R); Jeff LaRe (R); Brian Lampton (R); Mike Loychik (R); Susan Manchester (R); Riordan McClain (R); Derek Merrin (R); Kevin Miller (R); Gail Pavliga (R); Phil Plummer (R); Jena Powell (R); Tracy Richardson (R); Craig Riedel (R); Jean Schmidt (R); William Seitz (R); Dick Stein (R); Jason Stephens (R); Brian Stewart (R); Reggie Stoltzfus (R); D. J. Swearingen (R); Nino Vitale (R); Andrea White (R); Shane Wilkin (R); Bob Young (R); Paul Zeltwanger (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 58% (57 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 2, 2022 Refer to Committee: Veterans and Public Safety
House Feb 16, 2022 Passed
House Feb 9, 2022 Reported: Government Oversight
House Jun 10, 2021 Refer to Committee: Government Oversight
House May 25, 2021 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Feb 17, 2022 state link bill text
Comm Sub Feb 9, 2022 state link bill text
Introduced May 25, 2021 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
02/9/2022 8 5 0 0 Yes
  • Brown, Richard (D) Nay
  • Carfagna, Rick (R) Yea
  • Galonski, Tavia (D) Nay
  • Ginter, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Hicks-Hudson, Paula (D) Nay
  • Jones, Don (R) Yea
  • Kelly, Brigid (D) Nay
  • Plummer, Phil (R) Yea
  • Seitz, William (R) Yea
  • Skindell, Michael (D) Nay
  • Swearingen, Douglas (R) Yea
  • White, Andrea (R) Yea
  • Wilkin, Shane (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/16/2022 64 35 0 0 Yes
  • Abrams, Cindy (R) Yea
  • Baldridge, Brian (R) Yea
  • Bird, Adam (R) Yea
  • Blackshear, Willis (D) Nay
  • Boggs, Kristin (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Janine (D) Nay
  • Brent, Juanita (D) Nay
  • Brinkman, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Brown, Richard (D) Nay
  • Callender, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Carfagna, Rick (R) Yea
  • Carruthers, Sara (R) Yea
  • Click, Gary (R) Yea
  • Creech, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Cross, Jon (R) Yea
  • Crossman, Jeffrey (D) Nay
  • Cupp, Robert (R) Yea
  • Cutrona, Alessandro (R) Yea
  • Davis, Shayla (D) Nay
  • Dean, Bill (R) Yea
  • Denson, Sedrick (D) Nay
  • Edwards, Jay (R) Yea
  • Ferguson, Ron (R) Yea
  • Fowler Arthur, Sarah (R) Yea
  • Fraizer, Mark (R) Yea
  • Galonski, Tavia (D) Nay
  • Ghanbari, Haraz (R) Yea
  • Ginter, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Grendell, Diane (R) Yea
  • Gross, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Hall, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Hicks-Hudson, Paula (D) Nay
  • Holmes, Adam (R) Yea
  • Hoops, James (R) Yea
  • Hudson Hillyer, Brett (R) Yea
  • Humphrey, Latyna (D) Nay
  • Ingram, Catherine (D) Nay
  • Jarrells, Dontavius (D) Nay
  • John, Marilyn (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Mark (R) Yea
  • Jones, Don (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Kris (R) Yea
  • Kelly, Brigid (D) Nay
  • Kick, Darrell (R) Yea
  • Koehler, Kyle (R) Yea
  • LaRe, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Lampton, Brian (R) Yea
  • Lanese, Laura (R) Yea
  • Leland, David (D) Nay
  • Lepore-Hagan, Michele (D) Nay
  • Lightbody, Mary (D) Nay
  • Lipps, Scott (R) Yea
  • Liston, Beth (D) Nay
  • Loychik, Mike (R) Yea
  • Manchester, Susan (R) Yea
  • Manning, Gayle (R) Yea
  • McClain, Riordan (R) Yea
  • Merrin, Derek (R) Yea
  • Miller, Adam (D) Nay
  • Miller, Joe (D) Nay
  • Miller, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Miranda, Jessica (D) Nay
  • O'Brien, Michael (D) Nay
  • Oelslager, W. Scott (R) Yea
  • Patton, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Pavliga, Gail (R) Yea
  • Plummer, Phil (R) Yea
  • Powell, Jena (R) Yea
  • Ray, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Richardson, Tracy (R) Yea
  • Riedel, Craig (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Phil (D) Nay
  • Roemer, Bill (R) Yea
  • Russo, Allison (D) Nay
  • Schmidt, Jean (R) Yea
  • Seitz, William (R) Yea
  • Sheehy, Michael (D) Nay
  • Skindell, Michael (D) Nay
  • Smith, Kent (D) Nay
  • Smith, Monique (D) Nay
  • Sobecki, Lisa (D) Nay
  • Stein, Dick (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Jason (R) Yea
  • Stewart, Brian (R) Yea
  • Stoltzfus, Reginald (R) Yea
  • Strong Sykes, Emilia (D) Nay
  • Swearingen, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Sweeney, Bride (D) Nay
  • Troy, Daniel (D) Nay
  • Upchurch, Terrence (D) Nay
  • Vitale, Nino (R) Yea
  • Weinstein, Casey (D) Nay
  • West, Thomas (D) Nay
  • White, Andrea (R) Yea
  • Wiggam, Scott (R) Yea
  • Wilkin, Shane (R) Yea
  • Young, Bob (R) Yea
  • Young, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Zeltwanger, Paul (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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