Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB495
Legislation Overview
Title: Enact the Freedom to Carry Act
Subject: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Criminal Records Checks: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement: House Public Safety Committee
Description: To amend sections 9.68, 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 311.43, 1547.69, 2921.13, 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.127, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1211, 2923.1212, 2923.1213, 2923.16, 2923.17, 2953.35, and 4749.10 and to repeal section 1533.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Freedom to Carry Act to rename a concealed handgun license a concealed weapons license and to allow a concealed weapons licensee to carry a concealed deadly weapon other than an exclusive deadly weapon.
Session: 136th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to committee: Public Safety
Last Action Date: October 8, 2025
Sponsors
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31 sponsors: Jennifer Gross (R); Josh Williams (R); Tim Barhorst (R); Thaddeus Claggett (R); Rodney Creech (R); Levi Dean (R); Kellie Deeter (R); Ron Ferguson (R); Tex Fischer (R);Thomas Hall (R); Adam Holmes (R); Marilyn John (R); Angela King (R); Matthew Kishman (R); Roy Klopfenstein (R); Beth Lear (R); Brian Lorenz (R); Ty Mathews (R); Riordan McClain (R); Melanie Miller (R); Diane Mullins (R); Johnathan Newman (R); Justin Pizzulli (R); Kevin Ritter (R); Monica Robb Blasdel (R); Jean Schmidt (R); Jason Stephens (R); D. J. Swearingen (R); Michelle Teska (R); David Thomas (R); Heidi Workman (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 31% (31 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Oct 8, 2025 | Referred to committee: Public Safety |
| House | Oct 1, 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
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Link: link to state bill page
