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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB99

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Legislation Overview

Title: To prohibit any agency and its employees and agents from seizing or authorizing the seizure of any firearm from any person lawfully in possession or control of the firearm except when a law enforcement officer reasonably believes the immediate seizure of the firearm is necessary for the safety of the officer or another person or to preserve the firearm as evidence, to prohibit the establishment of a firearm registry, and to prohibit law enforcement officers and international agents from enforcing a firearms registration requirement or firearm ban.

Subject: Firearms-prohibit seizure/registry

Description: To enact sections 5502.23 and 5502.231 of the Revised Code to prohibit any agency and its employees and agents from seizing or authorizing the seizure of any firearm from any person lawfully in possession or control of the firearm except when a law enforcement officer reasonably believes the immediate seizure of the firearm is necessary for the safety of the officer or another person or to preserve the firearm as evidence, to prohibit the establishment of a firearm registry, and to prohibit law enforcement officers and international agents from enforcing a firearms registration requirement or firearm ban.

Session: 130th General Assembly

Last Action: To State and Local Government

Last Action Date: March 12, 2013

Sponsors

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11 sponsors: Wes Retherford;Ron Hood;Ron Maag; John Becker;Andy Thompson;Margaret Conditt;Jim Buchy;Margaret Ruhl; Louis W. Blessing, Jr.; John Adams;Terry Johnson;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Mar 12, 2013 Introduced to House
Mar 12, 2013 To State and Local Government
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 12, 2013 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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