The proposed bill, known as the Campus Self-Defense Act, seeks to enact section 3345.211 of the Revised Code, allowing adults aged eighteen and older to carry nonlethal self-defense weapons on the campuses of state institutions of higher education in Ohio. The bill defines key terms such as "campus area," "nonlethal self-defense weapon," and "state institution of higher education." It prohibits these institutions from imposing restrictions on the possession and use of nonlethal self-defense weapons, including prohibiting individuals from carrying such weapons, imposing disciplinary actions for their possession, requiring registration, or demanding prior approval for their use in self-defense.

Additionally, the bill mandates that state institutions permit students to store nonlethal self-defense weapons in campus housing and prohibits any storage restrictions that would make these weapons inaccessible during emergencies. Violations of this section by a state institution would be classified as improper interference with nonlethal self-defense weapons on campus, resulting in a misdemeanor of the first degree and a fine of fifty thousand dollars.