Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB949
Legislation Overview
Title: Enact the Campus Self-Defense Act
Subject: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Education: Education : Higher Education: Education : Primary and Secondary Education: House Public Safety Committee
Description: To enact section 3345.211 of the Revised Code to enact the Campus Self-Defense Act to allow adults to carry nonlethal self-defense weapons on state institution of higher education campuses.
Session: 136th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to committee: Public Safety
Last Action Date: May 20, 2026
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Levi Dean (R); Ron Ferguson (R); Jennifer Gross (R); Thomas Hall (R); Diane Mullins (R); Justin Pizzulli (R); David Thomas (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 20, 2026 | Referred to committee: Public Safety |
| House | May 19, 2026 | 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
