POLISCOPE
Back to bills
Part ofCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement →

The civic record

Read. Follow. Verify.
HB 909OHIOSession 136State Billin committee
High Impact

Ohio HB 909 enacts the Keep Every Home Safe Act to require secure firearm storage, authorize tax credits, and appropriate $2,000,000

Original title: Enact the Keep Every Home Safe Act

Last action · May 20, 2026: Referred to Ways and MeansSponsors: Darnell Brewer and 4 others

Bill progressHistory & official text ↓
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Law

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

What This Bill Would Do

The Keep Every Home Safe Act establishes mandatory secure storage standards for firearms, creates a nonrefundable state income tax credit for firearm safety courses and storage device purchases, and appropriates $2,000,000 for 2026 for a public awareness campaign and storage device grants. The act also mandates that law enforcement document firearm storage status during incidents involving minors and requires the Department of Public Safety to maintain lists of free mental health and secure storage resources for s.

Why it matters

Firearm owners face new documentation requirements if a minor discharges, carries, or brandridges a firearm, while households meeting specific criteria gain eligibility for free mental health services and s up to $400 annually. Taxpayers may claim a 20% credit up to $400 for safety training or storage devices, and the state directs $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into safety initiatives.

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

Firearm owners

Firearm owners are subject to new storage standards, documentation requirements in incidents involving minors, and are eligible for tax credits and free storage devices.

Directly affected

Minors

Minors are impacted by safety measures designed to prevent accidental firearm discharges and youth firearm suicide.

Directly affected

Law enforcement officers

Law enforcement officers must document in writing whether a firearm was securely stored or held in every incident involving the discharge, unlawful carrying, or brandishing of a firearm by a minor.

Directly affected

Federally licensed firearms dealers

Federally licensed firearms dealers are eligible for grant moneys and must include a free secure storage or locking device with every firearm sale made to non-dealers if receiving grant funds.

Directly affected

Impacted households

Households where an unsecure firearm was discharged, carried, brandished, or removed by an unauthorized person become eligible for free mental health services and free storage devices.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

What qualifies as securely stored under this act?
A firearm is if, when not in the possession of an owner or eligible person, it is either in a (like a locked safe or case) or rendered inoperable by a and stored in an opaque container out of the reach of prohibited persons.
What tax credits are available for purchasing firearm safety devices?
Taxpayers can claim a nonrefundable credit equal to 20% of the purchase price of s, s, or firearm safety training courses, up to a maximum of $400 per taxable year.
What happens if a minor discharges or brandishes a firearm?
Responding law enforcement officers must document whether the firearm was or held and submit a written report to the appropriate prosecuting authority within 72 hours. The prosecutor must assess the liability of the firearm owner.
Are free storage devices available to the public?
Yes. The Department of Public Safety will provide grants to nonprofit organizations, firearms dealers, hunting license issuers, and public safety agencies to make secure storage and s available to the public at no cost, up to $400 per household per .

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Follow the record

Votes, people, money & the original source

Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. May 20, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Ways and Means
  2. May 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Introduced

Version history

Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.

View official text →

Lobbying Activity

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Sponsors

Darnell BrewerHouse · District 22DemocraticPrimary sponsor
Michele GrimHouse · District 43DemocraticCosponsor
Allison RussoHouse · District 7DemocraticCosponsor
Eric SynenbergHouse · District 21DemocraticCosponsor
Terrence UpchurchHouse · District 20DemocraticCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

financial connection99% confidence

Appropriation Linked to Public Grants

The act ties a specific $2,000,000 General Revenue Fund appropriation (item 768434) directly to public awareness campaigns and grants for free storage devices distributed by firearms dealers and nonprofits.

Department of Public SafetyGeneral Revenue Fund

Connected Entities

Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Education and Workforce, General Revenue Fund and 1 more
OrganizationDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction Services“Identifies existing programs providing free or low-cost mental health services a”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Education and Workforce“Director provides technical assistance, educational oversight, and ensures safet”Map →
otherGeneral Revenue Fund“Source of the $2,000,000 appropriation for the Secure Firearm Storage Initiative”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Public Safety“Manages public awareness campaign, provides grants for secure storage devices, a”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.legislature.ohio.gov

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance75
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy65
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz45
    Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools

Share or embed this record

POLISCOPE publisher tools

Share or embed this record