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OH SB 273

enacted

Enact the Keep Them Safe Act

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · upper

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Quick answers

Did OH SB 273 pass?

Yes. OH SB 273 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-17): Effective 9/17/26

What is OH SB 273 about?

To enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act to provide guidelines and civil immunity for the voluntary storage of firearms.

Who sponsors OH SB 273?

Kyle Koehler is the primary sponsor of OH SB 273.

Description

To enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act to provide guidelines and civil immunity for the voluntary storage of firearms.

Introduced
2025-09-24
Latest action
2026-09-17 — Effective 9/17/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kyle Koehlerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-17

    Effective 9/17/26

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-17

    Effective Appropriations effective June 18, 2026

    became-law

  3. 2026-06-18

    Signed By The Governor

    became-law

  4. 2026-06-12

    Sent To The Governor

    passage

  5. 2026-06-10

    Concurred in House amendments

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-06-09

    Passed

    passage

  7. 2026-06-09

    Reported - Amended

  8. 2026-06-03

    Reported - Re-referred to Finance

  9. 2026-06-03

    Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference

  10. 2026-02-04

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-11-25

    Introduced

    introduction

  12. 2025-11-19

    Reported - Substitute

  13. 2025-11-19

    Passed

    passage

  14. 2025-10-01

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-09-24

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

  • As EnrolledCompare
  • As Passed by the HouseCompare
  • As Reported by the House Finance CommitteeCompare
  • As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference CommitteeCompare
  • As Reported by the House Public Safety CommitteeCompare
  • As Passed by the SenateCompare
  • As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety CommitteeCompare
  • As IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2025-11-19 · fail · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Terry Johnson: yes
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • Hearcel F. Craig: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes
    • Tim Schaffer: yes

  • Passed

    2025-11-20 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (33)
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • Rob McColley: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Nathan H. Manning: yes
    • Hearcel F. Craig: yes
    • Andrew O. Brenner: yes
    • Nickie J. Antonio: yes
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Tim Schaffer: yes
    • Terry Johnson: yes
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
    • George F. Lang: yes
    • Jerry C. Cirino: yes
    • Mark Romanchuk: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Sandra O'Brien: yes
    • Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
    • Al Landis: yes
    • William P. DeMora: yes
    • Kent Smith: yes
    • Shane Wilkin: yes
    • Catherine D. Ingram: yes
    • Michele Reynolds: yes
    • Brian M. Chavez: yes
    • Al Cutrona: yes
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
    • Kyle Koehler: yes
    • Susan Manchester: yes
    • Beth Liston: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes
    • Casey Weinstein: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes

  • Reported

    2026-06-03 · fail · 13-0

    Member-level votes (23)
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Cecil Thomas: yes
    • Juanita O. Brent: yes
    • Darnell T. Brewer: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
    • Matthew Kishman: yes
    • Jeff LaRe: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Desiree Tims: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes

  • Reported

    2026-06-10 · fail · 31-0

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Munira Abdullahi: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Michele Grim: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Sharon A. Ray: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Veronica R. Sims: yes
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Tom Young: yes

  • Passed

    2026-06-10 · pass · 95-0

    Member-level votes (95)
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Christine Cockley: yes
    • Meredith Craig: yes
    • Rodney Creech: yes
    • Jack K. Daniels: yes
    • Levi Dean: yes
    • Kellie Deeter: yes
    • Steve Demetriou: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Ron Ferguson: yes
    • Tex Fischer: yes
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Michele Grim: yes
    • Thomas Hall: yes
    • Mark Hiner: yes
    • Adam Holmes: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: yes
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Angela N. King: yes
    • Matthew Kishman: yes
    • Roy Klopfenstein: yes
    • Brian Lampton: yes
    • Jeff LaRe: yes
    • Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
    • Beth Lear: yes
    • Crystal Lett: yes
    • Brian Lorenz: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Ty D. Mathews: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Lauren McNally: yes
    • Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
    • Kevin D. Miller: yes
    • Melanie Miller: yes
    • Ismail Mohamed: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Scott Oelslager: yes
    • Bob Peterson: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Justin Pizzulli: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Tristan Rader: yes
    • Sharon A. Ray: yes
    • Tracy M. Richardson: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
    • C. Allison Russo: yes
    • Jodi Salvo: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Mark Sigrist: yes
    • Veronica R. Sims: yes
    • Anita Somani: yes
    • Jason Stephens: yes
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Eric Synenberg: yes
    • Cecil Thomas: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Jim Thomas: yes
    • Desiree Tims: yes
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Terrence Upchurch: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Erika White: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Ty Moore: yes
    • Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes
    • Munira Abdullahi: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Tim Barhorst: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Sean P. Brennan: yes
    • Juanita O. Brent: yes
    • Darnell T. Brewer: yes
    • Karen Brownlee: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes

  • Concurred in House amendments

    2026-06-11 · pass · 32-0

    Member-level votes (32)
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • Stephen A. Huffman: yes
    • Nathan H. Manning: yes
    • Hearcel F. Craig: yes
    • Andrew O. Brenner: yes
    • Nickie J. Antonio: yes
    • Kristina D. Roegner: yes
    • Theresa Gavarone: yes
    • Tim Schaffer: yes
    • Terry Johnson: yes
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
    • George F. Lang: yes
    • Jerry C. Cirino: yes
    • Mark Romanchuk: yes
    • Bill Reineke: yes
    • Sandra O'Brien: yes
    • Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
    • Al Landis: yes
    • William P. DeMora: yes
    • Kent Smith: yes
    • Shane Wilkin: yes
    • Catherine D. Ingram: yes
    • Michele Reynolds: yes
    • Brian M. Chavez: yes
    • Al Cutrona: yes
    • Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
    • Kyle Koehler: yes
    • Susan Manchester: yes
    • Beth Liston: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes
    • Casey Weinstein: yes
    • Jane M. Timken: yes

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