Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB382: Enact the Second Amendment Protection Act
Status: In committee, September 15, 2025
To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.122, and 2923.17 and to enact section 2923.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Second Amendment Protection Act to safeguard the right to keep and bear arms.
What the bill says
To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.122, and 2923.17 and to enact section 2923.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Second Amendment Protection Act to safeguard the right to keep and bear arms.
From the introduced text, June 25, 2025:
To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.122, and 2923.17 and to enact section 2923.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Second Amendment Protection Act to safeguard the right to keep and bear arms. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.122, and 2923.17 be amended and section 2923.50 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 2923.11. As used in sections 2923.11 to 2923.24 of the Revised Code: (A) "Deadly weapon" means any instrument, device, or thing capable of inflicting death, and designed or specially adapted for use as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon. (B)(1) "Firearm" means any deadly weapon capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an explosive or combustible propellant. "Firearm" includes an unloaded firearm, and any firearm that is inoperable but that can readily be rendered operable. (2) When determining whether a firearm is capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an explosive or combustible propellant, the trier of fact may rely upon circumstantial evidence, including, but not limited to, the representations and actions of the individual exercising control over the firearm. [DELETED: (C)] (C)(1) "Handgun" means any of the following: [DELETED: (1) ] (a) Any …
Sponsors
- Tex Fischer (R, 59) · primary sponsor
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Rodney Creech (R, 40)
- Levi Dean (R, 71)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35)
- Ron Ferguson (R, 96)
- Arthur, Sarah Fowler (R, 99)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
- Thomas Hall (R, 46)
- Adam Holmes (R, 97)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Subjects: Law Enforcement, State Government, State and Local Government, Local Government, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, Firearms, Crime and Punishment
Common questions
- What is HB382?
- HB382 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the Second Amendment Protection Act.
- What does HB382 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.122, and 2923.17 and to enact section 2923.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Second Amendment Protection Act to safeguard the right to keep and bear arms.
- What is the status of HB382?
- In committee as of September 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB382?
- Tex Fischer (R, 59), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB382?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb382
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