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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB151

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Restrict firearm transfers; require background checks

Subject: Commerce: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement

Description: To enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to prohibit a transfer of a firearm from a person who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer to a person who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer unless it is done through a federally licensed firearms dealer, through a state or local law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception; to require that background checks be conducted when a firearm is transferred through a federally licensed firearms dealer or a state or local law enforcement agency; and to provide for recordkeeping with respect to information obtained pursuant to such a background check.

Session: 132nd General Assembly

Last Action: Refer to Committee: Federalism and Interstate Relations

Last Action Date: March 29, 2017

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Bill Patmon (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 29, 2017 Refer to Committee: Federalism and Interstate Relations
House Mar 22, 2017 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 22, 2017 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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