Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB498
Legislation Overview
Title: Enact the Ohio Self-Defense Act
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: House Public Safety Committee
Description: To amend sections 2307.601, 2901.05, and 2901.09 and to enact sections 2901.091 and 2901.092 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Self-Defense Act to modify the law regarding self-defense.
Session: 136th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to committee: Public Safety
Last Action Date: October 8, 2025
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Beth Lear (R); Monica Robb Blasdel (R); Levi Dean (R); Tex Fischer (R);Sarah Fowler Arthur (R); Jennifer Gross (R); Thomas Hall (R); James Hoops (R); Angela King (R); Matthew Kishman (R); Diane Mullins (R); Jean Schmidt (R); Jason Stephens (R); David Thomas (R); Bernard Willis (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 15% (15 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Oct 8, 2025 | Referred to committee: Public Safety |
| House | Oct 7, 2025 | Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | 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
