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Senate bill · 136

SB 273

Enact the Keep Them Safe Act

Became law

Effective 9/17/26

Official record on Ohio Legislature

Progress

358 days from first to latest action, across 15 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Sep 24

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Nov 19

  4. Reported from committee

    Nov 19

  5. Passed first chamber

    Nov 19

  6. Passed second chamber

    Jun 9

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 12

  8. Became law

    Jun 18

HouseSenateGovernorOctDecFebAprJunAug

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Reported

Senate · Nov 19, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

Senate · Nov 20, 2025

Passed 33–0

33 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Reported

House · Jun 3, 2026

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Reported

House · Jun 3, 2026

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

House · Jun 9, 2026

Passed 95–0

95 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Reported

House · Jun 9, 2026

Passed 31–0

31 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Concurred in House amendments

Senate · Jun 11, 2026

Passed 32–0

32 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Effective 9/17/26

    Sep 17, 2026 · Governor

  2. Effective Appropriations effective June 18, 2026

    Sep 17, 2026 · Joint

  3. Signed By The Governor

    Jun 18, 2026 · Joint

  4. Sent To The Governor

    Jun 12, 2026 · Joint

  5. Concurred in House amendments

    Jun 10, 2026 · Senate

  6. Passed

    Jun 9, 2026 · House

  7. Reported - Amended

    Jun 9, 2026 · House

  8. Reported - Re-referred to Finance

    Jun 3, 2026 · House

  9. Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference

    Jun 3, 2026 · House

  10. Referred to committee

    Feb 4, 2026 · House

  11. Introduced

    Nov 25, 2025 · House

  12. Reported - Substitute

    Nov 19, 2025 · Senate

  13. Passed

    Nov 19, 2025 · Senate

  14. Referred to committee

    Oct 1, 2025 · Senate

  15. Introduced

    Sep 24, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 22 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Jane Timken cosponsorR
  • Kristina Roegner cosponsorR
  • Mark Romanchuk cosponsorR
  • Steve Huffman cosponsorR
  • Nathan Manning cosponsorR
  • Bill Blessing cosponsorR
  • Cindy Abrams cosponsorR
  • Paula Hicks-Hudson cosponsorD
  • Nickie Antonio cosponsorD
  • Tom Patton cosponsorR
  • Casey Weinstein cosponsorD
  • Tim Schaffer cosponsorR
  • Bernie Willis cosponsorR
  • George Lang cosponsorR
  • Michele Reynolds cosponsorR
  • Terry Johnson cosponsorR
  • Hearcel Craig cosponsorD
  • Andrew Brenner cosponsorR
  • Bill DeMora cosponsorD
  • Jerry Cirino cosponsorR
  • Bill Reineke cosponsorR
  • Theresa Gavarone cosponsorR

Topics

Bill text

  • As Reported by the House Finance CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the HouseHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the SenateHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As EnrolledHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the House Public Safety CommitteeHTMLPDF

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