Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation SB32
Legislation Overview
Title: Grant immunity for self or other-defense in certain circumstances
Subject: Commerce : Financial Institutions: Courts and Civil Law : Civil Law: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Senate Judiciary Committee: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: House Civil Justice Committee
Description: To amend section 2923.126 and to enact section 2307.221 of the Revised Code to generally grant civil immunity for certain injuries to a person who acts in self-defense or defense of another during the commission, or imminent commission, of an offense of violence to protect the members or guests of a nonprofit corporation under certain circumstances.
Session: 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Last Action: Referred to committee: Civil Justice
Last Action Date: November 19, 2024
Sponsors
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23 sponsors: Timothy Schaffer (R); Niraj Antani (R); Nickie Antonio (D); Andrew Brenner (R); Brian Chavez (R); Jerry Cirino (R); Hearcel Craig (D); Alessandro Cutrona (R); Theresa Gavarone (R); Robert Hackett (R); Paula Hicks-Hudson (D); Stephen Huffman (R); Terry Johnson (R); Stephanie Kunze (R); Al Landis (R); George Lang (R); Nathan Manning (R); Sandra O'Brien (R); Bill Reineke (R); Michele Reynolds (R); Kristina Roegner (R); Mark Romanchuk (R); Shane Wilkin (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 70% (23 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 19, 2024 | Referred to committee: Civil Justice |
| House | Nov 18, 2024 | Introduced |
| Senate | Nov 13, 2024 | Reported - Substitute: Judiciary |
| Senate | Nov 13, 2024 | Passed |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2023 | Referred to committee: Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2023 | Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 27, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Favorable Passage | 11/13/2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Passed | 11/13/2024 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
