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Senate bill · 136

SB 278

Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls

Progress

218 days from first to latest action, across 6 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Oct 7

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 11

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 11

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 15

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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Record votes

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

Reported

Senate · Mar 11, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 5–2

5 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

Senate · Apr 15, 2026Party-line vote

Passed 24–9

24 Yea

9 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Referred to committee

    May 13, 2026 · House

  2. Introduced

    Apr 21, 2026 · House

  3. Passed

    Apr 15, 2026 · Senate

  4. Reported

    Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

  5. Referred to committee

    Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

  6. Introduced

    Oct 7, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 15 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Susan Manchester cosponsorR
  • Tim Schaffer cosponsorR
  • Theresa Gavarone cosponsorR
  • Steve Wilson cosponsorR
  • Al Cutrona cosponsorR
  • Shane Wilkin cosponsorR
  • George Lang cosponsorR
  • Tom Patton cosponsorR
  • Jane Timken cosponsorR
  • Al Landis cosponsorR
  • Andrew Brenner cosponsorR
  • Steve Huffman cosponsorR
  • Sandy O'Brien cosponsorR
  • Kyle Koehler cosponsorR
  • Brian Chavez cosponsorR

Topics

Bill text

  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the SenateHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the Senate Local Government CommitteeHTMLPDF

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