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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB201

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Expand right to concealed carry

Subject: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement

Description: To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 1547.69, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1213, 2923.16, 2953.37, and 4749.10 and to enact section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to allow a concealed handgun licensee to carry concealed all firearms other than dangerous ordnance or firearms prohibited by state or federal law; to repeal the requirement that a licensee stopped for a law enforcement purpose promptly inform an approaching officer if the licensee is carrying a firearm and provide for expungement of convictions based on a violation of the requirement; and to provide that a person age 21 or older and not prohibited by federal law from possessing or receiving a firearm does not need a concealed handgun license in order to carry a concealed firearm and is subject to the same laws regarding concealed firearm carrying as a licensee.

Session: 132nd General Assembly

Last Action: Refer to Committee: Federalism and Interstate Relations

Last Action Date: May 9, 2017

Sponsors

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22 sponsors: Ron Hood (R); Thomas Brinkman (R); Niraj Antani (R); John Becker (R); Paul Zeltwanger (R); Andrew Brenner (R); Bill Dean (R); Andy Thompson (R); Nino Vitale (R); Candice Keller (R); Derek Merrin (R); Louis Blessing (R); Craig Riedel (R); Scott Wiggam (R); Scott Lipps (R); Robert Sprague (R); Terry Johnson (R); Kristina Roegner (R); Larry Householder (R); Timothy Schaffer (R); Keith Faber (R); Kyle Koehler (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 22% (22 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 9, 2017 Refer to Committee: Federalism and Interstate Relations
House May 3, 2017 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced May 3, 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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