Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB233
Legislation Overview
Title: Avoid crime if concealed carry into prohibited space and leave
Subject: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms
Description: To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, and 2923.1212 and to enact section 2923.1214 of the Revised Code to enact the "Decriminalization Effort For Ending Notorious Deaths (DEFEND)" to provide an opportunity for a concealed handgun licensee or qualified military member to avoid charges for carrying a deadly weapon into a prohibited place if the person leaves upon request, and to penalize failure to leave upon request or returning with a firearm.
Session: 132nd General Assembly
Last Action: Refer to Committee: Government Oversight and Reform
Last Action Date: September 20, 2017
Sponsors
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50 sponsors: John Becker (R); Niraj Antani (R); Steven Arndt (R); Louis Blessing (R); Andrew Brenner (R); Thomas Brinkman (R); James Butler (R); Rick Carfagna (R); Bill Dean (R); Jonathan Dever (R); Mike Duffey (R); Keith Faber (R); Theresa Gavarone (R); Timothy Ginter (R); Dave Greenspan (R); Christina Hagan (R); Stephen Hambley (R); Michael Henne (R); Ron Hood (R); Larry Householder (R); Matt Huffman (R); Candice Keller (R); Darrell Kick (R); Kyle Koehler (R); Al Landis (R); Sarah LaTourette (R); Scott Lipps (R); Derek Merrin (R); Thomas Patton (R); Dorothy Pelanda (R); Rick Perales (R); Craig Riedel (R); Kristina Roegner (R); Mark Romanchuk (R); Timothy Schaffer (R); Gary Scherer (R); Kirk Schuring (R); William Seitz (R); Marilyn Slaby (R); Ryan Smith (R); Robert Sprague (R); Dick Stein (R); Andy Thompson (R); Nino Vitale (R); Scott Wiggam (R); Ron Young (R); Paul Zeltwanger (R); Wes Retherford (R); Robert Cupp (R); Terry Johnson (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 51% (50 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Sep 20, 2017 | Refer to Committee: Government Oversight and Reform |
| Senate | Jul 13, 2017 | Introduced |
| House | Jul 6, 2017 | Reported - Substitute: Federalism and Interstate Relations |
| House | Jul 6, 2017 | Passed |
| House | May 23, 2017 | Refer to Committee: Federalism and Interstate Relations |
| House | May 18, 2017 | Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Jul 7, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jul 6, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | May 18, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Passed | 07/6/2017 | 65 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Favorable Passage | 07/6/2017 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
