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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB45

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Prohibit certain firearm transfers without a background check

Subject: Commerce: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: House Public Safety Committee

Description: To amend section 2923.11 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to prohibit a federally licensed firearms dealer from transferring a firearm unless the transferee passes a background check.

Session: 136th General Assembly

Last Action: Referred to committee: Public Safety

Last Action Date: February 5, 2025

Sponsors

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12 sponsors: Cecil Thomas (D); Rachel Baker (D); Sean Brennan (D); Karen Brownlee (D); Ismail Mohamed (D); Beryl Piccolantonio (D); Tristan Rader (D); Elgin Rogers (D); Allison Russo (D); Anita Somani (D); Bride Sweeney (D); Terrence Upchurch (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 12% (12 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 5, 2025 Referred to committee: Public Safety
House Feb 3, 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

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