OH HB129 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-0)
Status: Introduced on April 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-08 - To Public Safety & Homeland Security
Pending: House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

To amend sections 1547.69, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.1212, 2923.1213, and 2923.16 of the Revised Code to authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun without obtaining a license to the same extent as if the person had obtained such a license, except on liquor permit premises, if the person qualifies for a concealed carry license and is legally permitted to purchase a handgun; to remove the requirements that a concealed carry licensee must be carrying the license in order to carry a concealed handgun, must inform approaching law enforcement officers that the person has a license and is carrying the handgun when the person is carrying a concealed handgun, and must submit a new or renewed competency certification when renewing the license; to eliminate as premises in which a concealed carry licensee may not carry a concealed handgun public or private institutions of higher education, places of worship, day-care centers and homes, and government buildings other than schools, courthouses, law enforcement offices, and correctional facilities; to replace the prohibitions that apply only to a concealed carry licensee who is carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle with a prohibition against a licensee who is in a motor vehicle that is stopped by a law enforcement officer knowingly menacing or threatening an officer with a loaded handgun or knowingly pointing a loaded handgun at an officer; to remove the "in plain sight or secure encasement" criterion that a concealed carry licensee must satisfy to legally possess a handgun in a motor vehicle; and to require a sheriff who issues a renewed concealed carry license to return the expired license to the licensee or destroy it.

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Title

To authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun without obtaining a license to the same extent as if the person had obtained such a license, except on liquor permit premises, if the person qualifies for a concealed carry license and is legally permitted to purchase a handgun; to remove the requirements that a concealed carry licensee must be carrying the license in order to carry a concealed handgun, must inform approaching law enforcement officers that the person has a license and is carrying the handgun when the person is carrying a concealed handgun, and must submit a new or renewed competency certification when renewing the license; to eliminate as premises in which a concealed carry licensee may not carry a concealed handgun public or private institutions of higher education, places of worship, day-care centers and homes, and government buildings other than schools, courthouses, law enforcement offices, and correctional facilities; to replace the prohibitions that apply only to a concealed carry licensee who is carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle with a prohibition against a licensee who is in a motor vehicle that is stopped by a law enforcement officer knowingly menacing or threatening an officer with a loaded handgun or knowingly pointing a loaded handgun at an officer; to remove the "in plain sight or secure encasement" criterion that a concealed carry licensee must satisfy to legally possess a handgun in a motor vehicle; and to require a sheriff who issues a renewed concealed carry license to return the expired license to the licensee or destroy it.

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-04-08 To Public Safety & Homeland Security
2009-04-08 Introduced to House

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
15Amended CodeCitation Text
1547Amended CodeCitation Text
154769Amended CodeCitation Text
29Amended CodeCitation Text
2923Amended CodeCitation Text
292311Amended CodeCitation Text
292312Amended CodeCitation Text
29231212Amended CodeCitation Text
29231213Amended CodeCitation Text
2923122Amended CodeCitation Text
2923123Amended CodeCitation Text
2923124Amended CodeCitation Text
2923125Amended CodeCitation Text
2923126Amended CodeCitation Text
2923128Amended CodeCitation Text
292316Amended CodeCitation Text

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