Firearms Bills in the 136th General Assembly - 2025-2026

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Ohio has 2-year legislative sessions. The current session began on Jan. 1, 2025, and will end at midnight on Dec. 31, 2026. Bills introduced during a session must be passed before the end of the session.

Previous Sessions:
134th General Assembly
135th General Assembly

Bills We Support
Bills We Oppose
Bills Under Review

Bills We Support

These are bills which, as currently written, reduce firearm regulations and expand Second Amendment rights.

HB 5 - RESTORE RIGHTS OF NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS (Sponsors: Josh Williams, Bernard Willis) To crack down on repeat felons and restore rights for non-violent offenders who have paid their debt to society and have lived a productive life.

SB 59 - EXEMPT FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION FROM SALES TAX (Sponsors: Al Cutrona, Tim Schaffer) To exempt from the sales and use tax the sale of certain firearms and ammunition and to authorize refundable tax credits for small arms and ammunition manufacturing projects.

Bills We Oppose

These are bills which, as currently written, increase firearm regulations and infringe Second Amendment rights.

HB 45 - ENACT WAITING PERIODS AND UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (Sponsors: Cecil Thomas, Rachel Baker) To forbid firearm transfers until after a 10 day waiting period, end all personal firearm transfers, and require background checks for all firearm transfers.

HB 46 - ENACT EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER (Sponsors: Cecil Thomas, Michele Grim) To allow family members, household members, and law enforcement officers to obtain a court order that seizes a person's firearms based on an accusation of that person posing a danger to themselves or others.

SB 75 - INCREASE PENALTY FOR NOT REPORTING A LOST OR STOLEN GUN (Sponsors: Paula Hicks-Hudson, Catherine Ingram) To increase the penalty for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm.

Bills Under Review

These are bills which we are reviewing or which are under active revision.

HB 68 - ALLOW CONCEALED CARRY IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS (Sponsors: Adam Mathews, Justin Pizzulli) To allow a concealed handgun licensee to carry a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a building or structure that is not a courthouse.

SB 96 - AUTHORIZE A TAX CREDIT FOR HANDGUN TRAINING AND FIREARMS STORAGE (Sponsors: Hearcel Craig, Willis Blackshear) To authorize a nonrefundable income tax credit for the cost of handgun training and firearms storage and locking devices.

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