As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 418
2023-2024
Representatives Brown, Isaacsohn
Cosponsors: Representatives Jarrells, Mohamed, Piccolantonio, Russo, Liston,
Abdullahi, Somani, Skindell, Brennan, Dell'Aquila, Sweeney, Brewer, Robinson,
Upchurch, Forhan, Brent, Thomas, C., Denson, Baker, Miranda, Sims, Weinstein,
Blackshear, Grim, Rogers, Miller, J., McNally, Troy
A BILL
To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 1
311.43, 1547.69, 2921.13, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2
2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 3
2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.127, 2923.128, 4
2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1211, 2923.1213, 5
2923.16, 2953.35, and 5502.411 and to repeal 6
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to repeal 7
the changes made by S.B. 215 of the 134th 8
General Assembly to the laws regarding a 9
concealed handgun licensee's duty to carry the 10
license and notify a law enforcement officer if 11
the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun and 12
the rights of a qualifying adult to carry a 13
concealed handgun in the same manner as if the 14
person was a licensee, and to rename concealed 15
handgun licenses as basic competency licenses. 16
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 17
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311.43, 1547.69, 2921.13, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 18
2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.127, 2923.128, 19
2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1211, 2923.1213, 2923.16, 2953.35, and 20
5502.411 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 21
Sec. 109.69. (A)(1) The attorney general shall negotiate 22
and enter into a reciprocity agreement with any other license- 23
issuing state under which a concealed handgun basic competency 24
license that is issued by the other state is recognized in this 25
state, except as provided in division (B) of this section, if 26
the attorney general determines that both of the following 27
apply: 28
(a) The eligibility requirements imposed by that license- 29
issuing state for that license are substantially comparable to 30
the eligibility requirements for a concealed handgunbasic 31
competency license issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised 32
Code. 33
(b) That license-issuing state recognizes a concealed 34
handgunbasic competency license issued under section 2923.125 of 35
the Revised Code. 36
(2) A reciprocity agreement entered into under division 37
(A)(1) of this section also may provide for the recognition in 38
this state of a concealed handgun basic competency license 39
issued on a temporary or emergency basis by the other license- 40
issuing state, if the eligibility requirements imposed by that 41
license-issuing state for the temporary or emergency license are 42
substantially comparable to the eligibility requirements for a 43
concealed handgun basic competency license issued under section 44
2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code and if that license- 45
issuing state recognizes a concealed handgunbasic competency 46
license issued under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code. 47
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(3) The attorney general shall not negotiate any agreement 48
with any other license-issuing state under which a concealed 49
handgun basic competency license issued by the other state is 50
recognized in this state other than as provided in divisions (A) 51
(1) and (2) of this section. 52
(B)(1) If, on or after the effective date of this 53
amendment March 23, 2015, a person who is a resident of this 54
state has a valid concealed handgunbasic competency license that 55
was issued by another license-issuing state that has entered 56
into a reciprocity agreement with the attorney general under 57
division (A)(1) of this section or the attorney general 58
determines that the eligibility requirements imposed by that 59
license-issuing state for that license are substantially 60
comparable to the eligibility requirements for a concealed 61
handgun basic competency license issued under section 2923.125 62
of the Revised Code, the license issued by the other license- 63
issuing state shall be recognized in this state, shall be 64
accepted and valid in this state, and grants the person the same 65
right to carry a concealed handgun in this state as a person who 66
was issued a concealed handgun basic competency license under 67
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code. 68
(2) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment 69
March 23, 2015, a person who is a resident of this state has a 70
valid concealed handgun basic competency license that was issued 71
by another license-issuing state that has not entered into a 72
reciprocity agreement with the attorney general under division 73
(A)(1) of this section, the license issued by the other license- 74
issuing state shall be recognized in this state, shall be 75
accepted and valid in this state, and grants the person the same 76
right to carry a concealed handgun in this state as a person who 77
was issued a concealed handgun basic competency license under 78
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section 2923.125 of the Revised Code for a period of six months 79
after the person became a resident of this state. After that 80
six-month period, if the person wishes to obtain a concealed 81
handgun basic competency license, the person shall apply for a 82
concealed handgun basic competency license pursuant to section 83
2923.125 of the Revised Code. 84
(3) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment 85
March 23, 2015, a person who is not a resident of this state has 86
a valid concealed handgun basic competency license that was 87
issued by another license-issuing state, regardless of whether 88
the other license-issuing state has entered into a reciprocity 89
agreement with the attorney general under division (A)(1) of 90
this section, and the person is temporarily in this state, 91
during the time that the person is temporarily in this state the 92
license issued by the other license-issuing state shall be 93
recognized in this state, shall be accepted and valid in this 94
state, and grants the person the same right to carry a concealed 95
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed 96
handgun basic competency license under section 2923.125 of the 97
Revised Code. 98
(C) The attorney general shall publish each determination 99
described in division (B)(1) of this section that the attorney 100
general makes in the same manner that written agreements entered 101
into under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section are published. 102
(D) As used in this section: 103
(1) "Handgun," "concealed handgun basic competency 104
license," and "valid concealed handgun basic competency license" 105
have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised 106
Code. 107
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(2) "License-issuing state" means a state other than this 108
state that, pursuant to law, provides for the issuance of a 109
license to carry a concealed handgun. 110
Sec. 109.731. (A)(1) The attorney general shall prescribe, 111
and shall make available to sheriffs an application form that is 112
to be used under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code by a 113
person who applies for a concealed handgun basic competency 114
license and an application form that is to be used under section 115
2923.125 of the Revised Code by a person who applies for the 116
renewal of a license of that nature. The attorney general shall 117
design the form to enable applicants to provide the information 118
that is required by law to be collected, and shall update the 119
form as necessary. Burdens or restrictions to obtaining a 120
concealed handgun basic competency license that are not 121
expressly prescribed in law shall not be incorporated into the 122
form. The attorney general shall post a printable version of the 123
form on the web site of the attorney general and shall provide 124
the address of the web site to any person who requests the form. 125
(2) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall 126
prescribe, and shall make available to sheriffs, all of the 127
following: 128
(a) A form for the concealed handgun basic competency 129
license that is to be issued by sheriffs to persons who qualify 130
for a concealed handgun basic competency license under section 131
2923.125 of the Revised Code and that conforms to the following 132
requirements: 133
(i) It has space for the licensee's full name, residence 134
address, and date of birth and for a color photograph of the 135
licensee. 136
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(ii) It has space for the date of issuance of the license, 137
its expiration date, its county of issuance, the name of the 138
sheriff who issues the license, and the unique combination of 139
letters and numbers that identify the county of issuance and the 140
license given to the licensee by the sheriff in accordance with 141
division (A)(2)(c) of this section. 142
(iii) It has space for the signature of the licensee and 143
the signature or a facsimile signature of the sheriff who issues 144
the license. 145
(iv) It does not require the licensee to include serial 146
numbers of handguns, other identification related to handguns, 147
or similar data that is not pertinent or relevant to obtaining 148
the license and that could be used as a de facto means of 149
registration of handguns owned by the licensee. 150
(b) A series of three-letter county codes that identify 151
each county in this state; 152
(c) A procedure by which a sheriff shall give each 153
concealed handgun basic competency license, replacement 154
concealed handgun basic competency license, or renewal concealed 155
handgun basic competency license and each concealed handgun 156
basic competency license on a temporary emergency basis or 157
replacement license on a temporary emergency basis the sheriff 158
issues under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code a 159
unique combination of letters and numbers that identifies the 160
county in which the license was issued and that uses the county 161
code and a unique number for each license the sheriff of that 162
county issues; 163
(d) A form for a concealed handgun basic competency 164
license on a temporary emergency basis that is to be issued by 165
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sheriffs to persons who qualify for such a license under section 166
2923.1213 of the Revised Code, which form shall conform to all 167
the requirements set forth in divisions (A)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of 168
this section and shall additionally conspicuously specify that 169
the license is issued on a temporary emergency basis and the 170
date of its issuance. 171
(B)(1) The Ohio peace officer training commission, in 172
consultation with the attorney general, shall prepare a pamphlet 173
that does all of the following, in everyday language: 174
(a) Explains the firearms laws of this state; 175
(b) Instructs the reader in dispute resolution and 176
explains the laws of this state related to that matter; 177
(c) Provides information to the reader regarding all 178
aspects of the use of deadly force with a firearm, including, 179
but not limited to, the steps that should be taken before 180
contemplating the use of, or using, deadly force with a firearm, 181
possible alternatives to using deadly force with a firearm, and 182
the law governing the use of deadly force with a firearm. 183
(2) The attorney general shall consult with and assist the 184
commission in the preparation of the pamphlet described in 185
division (B)(1) of this section and, as necessary, shall 186
recommend to the commission changes in the pamphlet to reflect 187
changes in the law that are relevant to it. The attorney general 188
shall publish the pamphlet on the web site of the attorney 189
general and shall provide the address of the web site to any 190
person who requests the pamphlet. 191
(3) The attorney general shall create and maintain a 192
section on the attorney general's web site that provides 193
information on firearms laws of this state specifically 194
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applicable to members of the armed forces of the United States 195
and a link to the pamphlet described in division (B)(1) of this 196
section. 197
(C) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall 198
maintain statistics with respect to the issuance, renewal, 199
suspension, revocation, and denial of concealed handgun basic 200
competency licenses under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code 201
and the suspension of processing of applications for those 202
licenses, and with respect to the issuance, suspension, 203
revocation, and denial of concealed handgun basic competency 204
licenses on a temporary emergency basis under section 2923.1213 205
of the Revised Code, as reported by the sheriffs pursuant to 206
division (C) of section 2923.129 of the Revised Code. Not later 207
than the first day of March in each year, the commission shall 208
submit a statistical report to the governor, the president of 209
the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives 210
indicating the number of concealed handgun basic competency 211
licenses that were issued, renewed, suspended, revoked, and 212
denied under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code in the 213
previous calendar year, the number of applications for those 214
licenses for which processing was suspended in accordance with