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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Bill Prohibits State and Local Enforcement of Federal Firearm Laws and Establishes Civil Penalties
Last action · September 15, 2025: Referred to Public SafetySponsors: Tex Fischer and 34 others
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What This Bill Would Do
State and local public offices, officers, and employees in Ohio are prohibited from enforcing or providing material aid to federal acts, executive orders, rules, or regulations regarding firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. The measure establishes a fifty-thousand-dollar civil penalty per occurrence for state agencies or s that employ a law enforcement officer who knowingly violates these prohibitions.
The legislation removes and exposes state and local government entities to lawsuits, financial liability, and injunctions brought by injured parties if local law enforcement assists federal firearm enforcement efforts.
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.
State and local public officers and employees
Public officers and employees are prohibited from enforcing federal firearm laws or providing material aid to federal enforcement efforts, under threat of legal action.
Political subdivisions
Counties, townships, and municipal corporations are exposed to civil liability and a $50,000 penalty per occurrence if their law enforcement officers knowingly violate the enforcement prohibitions.
Law-abiding citizens
The statute must be liberally construed in favor of the rights of law-abiding citizens, and individuals are granted standing to seek injunctive relief and damages.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 15, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Safety
- Jun 25, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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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
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Discoveries
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Prohibition of Intergovernmental Enforcement Cooperation
The bill breaks with standard cooperative law enforcement frameworks by establishing civil penalties and removing sovereign immunity for local agencies that assist in federal firearm enforcement.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment15Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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