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Proposed Ohio Firearm Legislation SB273

Legislation Overview

Title: Enact the Keep Them Safe Act

Subject: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Firearms: Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement: Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee: State and Local Government : Public Records

Description: To enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act to provide guidelines and civil immunity for the voluntary storage of firearms.

Session: 136th General Assembly

Last Action: Introduced

Last Action Date: November 25, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

21 sponsors: Kyle Koehler (R); Nickie Antonio (D); Louis Blessing (R); Andrew Brenner (R); Jerry Cirino (R); Hearcel Craig (D); William DeMora (D); Theresa Gavarone (R); Paula Hicks-Hudson (D); Stephen Huffman (R); Terry Johnson (R); George Lang (R); Nathan Manning (R); Thomas Patton (R); Bill Reineke (R); Michele Reynolds (R); Kristina Roegner (R); Mark Romanchuk (R); Timothy Schaffer (R); Jane Timken (R);Casey Weinstein (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 64% (21 of 33)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Nov 25, 2025	Introduced
Senate	Nov 19, 2025	Passed
Senate	Nov 19, 2025	Reported - Substitute: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Senate	Oct 1, 2025	Referred to committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Senate	Sep 24, 2025	Introduced

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Engrossed	not available	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	not available	state link	bill 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

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Senate Passed	11/19/2025	33	0	0	0	Yes
Antonio, Nickie (D) Yea Blackshear, Willis (D) Yea Blessing, Louis (R) Yea Brenner, Andrew (R) Yea Chavez, Brian (R) Yea Cirino, Jerry (R) Yea Craig, Hearcel (D) Yea Cutrona, Alessandro (R) Yea DeMora, William (D) Yea Gavarone, Theresa (R) Yea Hicks-Hudson, Paula (D) Yea Huffman, Stephen (R) Yea Ingram, Catherine (D) Yea Johnson, Terry (R) Yea Koehler, Kyle (R) Yea Landis, Al (R) Yea Lang, George (R) Yea Liston, Beth (D) Yea Manchester, Susan (R) Yea Manning, Nathan (R) Yea McColley, Robert (R) Yea O'Brien, Sandra (R) Yea Patton, Thomas (R) Yea Reineke, Bill (R) Yea Reynolds, Michele (R) Yea Roegner, Kristina (R) Yea Romanchuk, Mark (R) Yea Schaffer, Timothy (R) Yea Smith, Kent (D) Yea Weinstein, Casey (D) Yea Wilkin, Shane (R) Yea Wilson, Steve (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Senate Favorable Passage	11/19/2025	5	0	0	0	Yes
Craig, Hearcel (D) Yea Johnson, Terry (R) Yea Patton, Thomas (R) Yea Schaffer, Timothy (R) Yea Wilson, Steve (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page