OHIO: Constitutional Carry (SB215) Clears State Senate

AmmoLand ^ | December 17, 2021 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Ohio HB227 passed the Ohio House, 60 to 32, on November 23, 2021. Now, less than a month later, on December 15, the Senate passed a very similar bill. SB 215. From cleveland.com:

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate could vote as soon as Wednesday on legislation to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a permit and no longer require them to notify law enforcement during proactively traffic stops that they’re armed.

Senate Bill 215 cleared a Senate committee on Tuesday after hours of testimony, mostly in opposition to the measure. The Republican-sponsored bill comes after the Ohio House passed similar legislation last month; should SB215 pass the Senate, it remains to be seen whether lawmakers would decide to send that bill or the House bill to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk.

The Senate Constitutional Carry bill passed the Senate on December 15, 2021, 23 to 8, according to Buckeye Firearms.

There are now two Constitutional Carry different bills that have passed in Ohio. HB 227 in the House and SB 215 in the Senate.

Both laws restore the ability to carry a handgun loaded without a government permit, for most people over the age of 21.

• SB 215 applies only to handguns, but knives are not considered to be deadly weapons unless they are actually used as deadly weapons, in Ohio, as of April 2021.  A knife law Preemption bill is on the way to the governor.
• SB 215 eliminates the restriction on carrying loaded firearms in vessels, for most people.  So does HB 227, with a little different language.
• SB 215 creates immunity from tort action (civil lawsuit) with a pre-trial immunity hearing.  Plaintiffs have to prove the force was *not* used in self-defense, defense of another or defense of the person’s residence.

[marktwain]

Ohio would make the sixth state passing Constitutional Carry in 2021, and the 22 state with Constitutional Carry in the USA.

Update: the immunity hearing portions have been taken out of the bill to make it more likely to pass the house and be signed by the Governor.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

DeWhine will veto it. Are the votes there to override?

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Should have noted that the Senate bill passed with an overwhelming majority. Article is behind the news.

[Texas Fossil]

Thanks for posting.

The Constitutional Carry Club is expanding.

The public (contrary to DC’s think) senses the danger we face and is pressuring the Legislatures to enable them to protect themselves.

[faithhopecharity]

Great news! Wonderful step forward.

[marktwain]

Should have noted that the Senate bill passed with an overwhelming majority. Article is behind the news.

From the article:

The Senate Constitutional Carry bill passed the Senate on December 15, 2021, 23 to 8

I know it is freerepublic tradition not to read the article. But most read the headline:

OHIO: Constitutional Carry (SB215) Clears State Senate

There may be enough votes to override a veto. This Ohio legislature has overridden a couple of vetoes of other bills.

[zeugma]

# COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate could vote as soon as Wednesday on legislation to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a permit and no longer require them to notify law enforcement during proactively traffic stops that they’re armed.

Congrats to 0H10!