Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation HB614
Legislation Overview
Title: Enact the Second Chance Safety Act
Subject: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement: Health and Human Services: Health and Human Services : Mental Health and Disabilities: Military and Veterans: House Public Safety Committee
Description: To amend section 2923.11 and to enact sections 2923.26 and 3701.982 of the Revised Code to enact the Second Chance Safety Act to provide civil immunity to a federally licensed firearm dealer or law enforcement agency that enters into a firearm hold agreement with the owner of a firearm.
Session: 136th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to committee: Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 4, 2026
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Bernard Willis (R); Tristan Rader (D); Rachel Baker (D); Sean Brennan (D); Darnell Brewer (D); Ashley Bryant Bailey (D);Michele Grim (D); Dontavius Jarrells (D); Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D); Eric Synenberg (D); Terrence Upchurch (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 4, 2026 | Referred to committee: Public Safety |
| House | Nov 25, 2025 | Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | 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
