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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 321: Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 321 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on November 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers. Primary sponsor: Tim Schaffer (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To enact sections 5119.081 and 5123.131 of the Revised Code regarding the carrying of firearms by certain special police officers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim SchafferPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Willis BlackshearCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Brian ChavezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bill DeMoraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Paula Hicks-HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Catherine IngramCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Terry JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Kyle KoehlerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Al LandisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Nathan H. ManningCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Casey WeinsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source