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Passed Ohio Firearm Legislation SB215

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Regards concealed handgun licensee duties

Subject: Courts and Civil Law: Courts and Civil Law : Civil Law: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement

Description: To amend sections 1547.69, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.16, and 2953.37 and to enact section 2923.111 of the Revised Code regarding a concealed handgun licensee's duty to carry the license and notify a law enforcement officer if the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun, and a right of a qualifying adult to carry a concealed handgun in the same manner as if the person was a licensee.

Session: 134th General Assembly (2021-2022)

Last Action: Effective 6/13/22

Last Action Date: March 2, 2022

Sponsors

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50 sponsors: Terry Johnson (R); Brian Baldridge (R); Jamie Callender (R); Sara Carruthers (R); Gary Click (R); Rodney Creech (R); Jon Cross (R); Alessandro Cutrona (R); Bill Dean (R); Jay Edwards (R); Sarah Fowler Arthur (R); Mark Fraizer (R); Haraz Ghanbari (R); Timothy Ginter (R); Diane Grendell (R); Thomas Hall (R); Brett Hudson Hillyer (R); Marilyn John (R); Mark Johnson (R); Don Jones (R); Darrell Kick (R); Kyle Koehler (R); Brian Lampton (R); Scott Lipps (R); Mike Loychik (R); Riordan McClain (R); Derek Merrin (R); Kevin Miller (R); Tracy Richardson (R); Craig Riedel (R); Jean Schmidt (R); Dick Stein (R); Jason Stephens (R); Brian Stewart (R); Reggie Stoltzfus (R); D. J. Swearingen (R); Shane Wilkin (R); Niraj Antani (R); Louis Blessing (R); Andrew Brenner (R); Theresa Gavarone (R); Frank Hoagland (R); Stephen Huffman (R); George Lang (R); Robert McColley (R); Sandra O'Brien (R); Kristina Roegner (R); Mark Romanchuk (R); Michael Rulli (R); Timothy Schaffer (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 152% (50 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 2, 2022 Reported - Substitute: Government Oversight
Mar 2, 2022 Effective 6/13/22
Senate Mar 2, 2022 Concurred in House amendments
House Mar 2, 2022 Passed
House Jan 25, 2022 Refer to Committee: Government Oversight
House Dec 22, 2021 Introduced
Senate Dec 15, 2021 Passed
Senate Dec 15, 2021 Reported - Substitute: Veterans and Public Safety
Senate Sep 8, 2021 Refer to Committee: Veterans and Public Safety
Senate Aug 5, 2021 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Mar 3, 2022 state link bill text
Engrossed Mar 3, 2022 state link bill text
Comm Sub Mar 2, 2022 state link bill text
Engrossed Dec 15, 2021 state link bill text
Comm Sub Dec 15, 2021 state link bill text
Introduced Aug 5, 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
12/15/2021 5 2 0 0 Yes
  • Fedor, Teresa (D) Nay
  • Hackett, Robert (R) Yea
  • Hoagland, Frank (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Terry (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Bob (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Cecil (D) Nay
  • Wilson, Steve (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
12/15/2021 23 8 0 0 Yes
  • Antani, Niraj (R) Yea
  • Antonio, Nickie (D) Nay
  • Blessing, Louis (R) Yea
  • Brenner, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Cirino, Jerry (R) Nay
  • Craig, Hearcel (D) Nay
  • Dolan, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Fedor, Teresa (D) Nay
  • Gavarone, Theresa (R) Yea
  • Hackett, Robert (R) Yea
  • Hoagland, Frank (R) Yea
  • Hottinger, Jay (R) Yea
  • Huffman, Matt (R) Yea
  • Huffman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Terry (R) Yea
  • Kunze, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Lang, George (R) Yea
  • Maharath, Tina (D) Nay
  • Manning, Nathan (R) Yea
  • McColley, Robert (R) Yea
  • O'Brien, Sandra (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Bob (R) Yea
  • Roegner, Kristina (R) Yea
  • Romanchuk, Mark (R) Yea
  • Rulli, Michael (R) Yea
  • Schaffer, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Schuring, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Cecil (D) Nay
  • Williams, Sandra (D) Nay
  • Wilson, Steve (R) Yea
  • Yuko, Kenny (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/2/2022 8 5 0 0 Yes
  • Abrams, Cindy (R) Yea
  • Brown, Richard (D) Nay
  • 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
03/2/2022 58 36 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) Nay
  • Brown, Richard (D) Nay
  • Callender, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Carruthers, Sara (R) Yea
  • Click, Gary (R) Yea
  • Creech, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Cross, Jon (R) Yea
  • 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) Nay
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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