Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB273: Enact the Keep Them Safe Act
Status: Signed into law, September 17, 2026
To amend sections 4501.11 and 5503.02 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act and to make an appropriation.
What the bill says
An act To amend sections 4501.11 and 5503.02 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act and to make an appropriation.
From the enrolled text, June 10, 2026:
AN ACT To amend sections 4501.11 and 5503.02 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act and to make an appropriation. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 4501.11 and 5503.02 be amended and section 2923.26 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 2923.26. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Legal cause" means any legal authority that would prohibit receiving or possessing a firearm, including disability under section 2923.13 of the Revised Code or under 18 U.S.C. 922(g). (2) "Federally licensed firearms dealer" has the same meaning as in section 5502.63 of the Revised Code. (3) "Law enforcement agency" means a police department, the office of a sheriff, the state highway patrol, or a federal, state, or local governmental body that enforces criminal laws and that has employees who have a statutory power of arrest. (4) "Political subdivision" has the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Any owner of a lawfully possessed firearm or a person authorized by the owner of a lawfully possessed firearm may, upon application and agreement, store a firearm with a federally licensed firearms dealer or with a law enforcement agency pursuant to this section. (C) The following terms …
Sponsors
- Kyle Koehler (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Nickie Antonio (D, 23)
- Louis Blessing (R, 8)
- Andrew Brenner (R, 19)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Theresa Gavarone (R, 2)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11)
- Stephen Huffman (R, 5)
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014)
- George Lang (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Effective Appropriations effective June 18, 2026
- : Signed By The Governor
- : Sent To The Governor
- : Concurred in House amendments
- : Passed
- : Reported - Amended
- : Reported - Re-referred to Finance
- : Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (June 9, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 9, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Re-referred (June 3, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Re-referred (June 3, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Passed (November 19, 2025): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, State and Local Government, Public Records, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, Firearms
Common questions
- What is SB273?
- SB273 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the Keep Them Safe Act.
- What does SB273 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend sections 4501.11 and 5503.02 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act and to make an appropriation.
- What is the status of SB273?
- Signed into law as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Effective Appropriations effective June 18, 2026 (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB273?
- Kyle Koehler (R, 10), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB273?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb273
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