Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation SB351
Legislation Overview
Title: Enact Defend Our Children Act
Subject: Courts and Civil Law : Courts: 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: Education: Education : Primary and Secondary Education: Finance and Appropriations
Description: To amend sections 109.57, 2151.022, 2152.02, 2152.16, 2923.125, 2923.128, 2923.1213, 2923.13, 2923.21, 2923.211, 2929.28, 5122.311, 5747.08, and 5747.98 and to enact sections 2923.191, 2923.251, 2923.26, 2923.27, 2923.28, 2923.29, 2923.30, 2923.99, and 5747.83 of the Revised Code to enact the Defend Our Children Act to require a firearm transfer to be made through a dealer, through a law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception, to require a background check when a firearm is transferred, to raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to age 21, to increase the penalty for improperly furnishing firearms to an underage person, to establish a process for extreme risk protection orders, to prohibit negligent storage of a firearm, to authorize an income tax credit for the purchase of firearms safety storage units, and to make an appropriation.
Session: 134th General Assembly (2021-2022)
Last Action: Refer to Committee: Veterans and Public Safety
Last Action Date: November 15, 2022
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Cecil Thomas (D); Tina Maharath (D); Nickie Antonio (D); Hearcel Craig (D); Teresa Fedor (D); Dale Martin (D);Vernon Sykes (D); Kenny Yuko (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 24% (8 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Nov 15, 2022 | Refer to Committee: Veterans and Public Safety |
| Senate | Jun 22, 2022 | Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 22, 2022 | 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
