Ohio Senate bill removes firearm mufflers and suppressors from dangerous ordnance classification

Original title: Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance

Last action · May 13, 2026: Referred to Public SafetySponsors: Kyle Koehler and 16 others

Companion · HB 331same policy, House version

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What This Bill Would Do

Ohio Senate Bill 214 removes firearm mufflers and suppressors from the legal definition of "," allowing valid hunting license holders to use federally registered suppressors while hunting authorized game birds and wild quadrupeds.

Why it matters

Licensed hunters in Ohio gain statutory authorization to attach federally registered sound suppressors to approved hunting firearms without violating state prohibitions against possessing .

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Hunters

Valid hunting license holders are newly permitted to use registered firearm suppressors while hunting authorized game.

Directly affected

Firearm owners

Owners of firearm mufflers and suppressors are removed from the prohibition and felony penalties associated with possessing dangerous ordnance.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can any hunter use a suppressor in Ohio under this bill?

A person must hold a valid hunting license, use a gun authorized for hunting by section 1533.16 of the Revised Code, be authorized to possess the suppressor under state and federal laws, and have registered the suppressor in accordance with the .

Are firearm mufflers still classified as dangerous ordnance in Ohio?

No. Senate Bill 214 amends section 2923.11 to remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the definition of .

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Procedural history

6 actions

May 13, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to Public Safety
Mar 31, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Mar 25, 2026SenateFloor
Passed
Mar 11, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety)
Jun 4, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Jun 3, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduced

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Comparing As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee → As Passed by the Senate

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sb214_01_RS sb214_02_PS As Reported Passed by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session S. B. No. 214 2025-2026 Senator Koehler Cosponsor: Senator Johnson Cosponsors: Senators Johnson, Brenner, Chavez, Cirino, Cutrona, Gavarone, Lang, Manning, O'Brien, Reynolds, Roegner, Romanchuk, Schaffer, Timken, Wilkin, Wilson To amend sections 1533.04, 2923.11, and 2923.17 of the Revised Code to remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the classification of dangerous ordnance. BE […]

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