Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB259
Legislation Overview
Title: Enact Protect Law Enforcement Act
Subject: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms
Description: To amend sections 2929.28 and 5122.311 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Protect Law Enforcement Act to require a firearm transfer to be made through a dealer, through a law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception, and to require a background check when a firearm is transferred.
Session: 134th General Assembly (2021-2022)
Last Action: Refer to Committee: State and Local Government
Last Action Date: April 22, 2021
Sponsors
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35 sponsors: Phillip Robinson (D); Adam Miller (D); Willis Blackshear (D); Kristin Boggs (D); Janine Boyd (D); Juanita Brent (D); Richard Brown (D); Erica Crawley (D); Jeffrey Crossman (D); Sedrick Denson (D); Tavia Galonski (D); Paula Hicks-Hudson (D); Stephanie Howse (D); Catherine Ingram (D); Dontavius Jarrells (D); Brigid Kelly (D); David Leland (D); Michele Lepore-Hagan (D); Mary Lightbody (D); Beth Liston (D); Joseph Miller (D); Jessica Miranda (D); Michael O'Brien (D); Allison Russo (D); Michael Sheehy (D); Michael Skindell (D); Kent Smith (D); Monique Smith (D); Lisa Sobecki (D); Bride Sweeney (D); Emilia Strong Sykes (D); Daniel Troy (D); Terrence Upchurch (D); Casey Weinstein (D); Thomas West (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 35% (35 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 22, 2021 | Refer to Committee: State and Local Government |
| House | Apr 15, 2021 | Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 15, 2021 | 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
