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 sections 121.22, 122.66, 122.70, 1901.31, 2303.12, 2303.26, 2329.01, 2329.44, 2923.126, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 4707.101, and 5721.20 and to enact sections 2307.221 and 3319.48 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; to modify the laws governing community action agencies; to modify the law regarding the storage, maintenance, and retrieval of all papers delivered to the clerk of courts; to revise the law relating to the notice of excess funds in real property foreclosure sales; to exempt certain licensed auctioneers from continuing education requirements; and to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act prohibiting discrimination by a public school against an individual based on hair texture and protective hair styles.
Session: 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Last Action: Informally passed
Last Action Date: December 18, 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 | Dec 18, 2024 | Informally passed |
| House | Dec 18, 2024 | Reported - Substitute: Civil Justice |
| House | Nov 19, 2024 | Referred to committee: Civil Justice |
| House | Nov 18, 2024 | Introduced |
| Senate | Nov 13, 2024 | Passed |
| Senate | Nov 13, 2024 | Reported - Substitute: Judiciary |
| 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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| House Favorable Passage | 12/18/2024 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
