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Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Federalism and Interstate Relations	Date June 20, 2017	Status 1st Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Terry Johnson	Organization Ohio House of Representatives	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Sarah LaTourette	Organization Ohio House of Representatives	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness James M Irvine	Organization Buckeye Firearms Association	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Doug Deeken	Organization Ohioans for Concealed Carry	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Darin C. Moore	Organization Ohioans for Concealed Carry	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Federalism and Interstate Relations	Date December 13, 2017	Status 2nd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Federalism and Interstate Relations	Date February 13, 2018	Status 3rd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Doug Deeken	Organization Ohioans for Concealed Carry	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Louis Tobin	Organization Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Jackie Jackson	Organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Nicole Clum	Organization Ohio Public Defender	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download
Witness Darin Moore	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Staff Lieutenant Kevin D. Miller	Organization Ohio state Highway Patrol	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police	Organization Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Federalism and Interstate Relations	Date April 10, 2018	Status 4th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Federalism and Interstate Relations	Date April 17, 2018	Status 5th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Nikki Buskirk	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Steven Weit	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Sonal Vyas-Weit	Organization Progress NW Ohio	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Lara Baker-Morrish	Organization Columbus City Attorney's Office	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Tess Stuber	Organization State Of Ohio Youth Activists	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Ronald J. Lemieux	Organization Buckeye Firearms Association	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Louis Tobin	Organization Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Toby Hoover	Organization Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Richard Row	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness James Blosser	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Tom Hutson	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Earl L. Kittle	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Sandra L Breckenridge	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Nicholas Zeiler	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Angie Michael	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Shawn Simpson	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Daniel B. Reed	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Federalism and Interstate Relations	Date May 15, 2018	Status 6th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Sonal Vyas-Weit	Organization Progress NW Ohio	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Steven Weit	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Charles Reinhardt	Organization Self	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Candy Petticord	Organization Buckeye Firearms	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness League of Women Voters of Ohio	Organization League of Women Voters of Ohio	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Kent Scarrett	Organization Ohio Municipal League	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Molly Farrell	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Dan Acton	Organization Ohio Real Estate Investors Association	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Federalism and Interstate Relations	Date May 22, 2018	Status 7th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Lisa Voigt	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Francie King	Organization Ohio Moms Demand Action	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download

Senate Committees

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Government Oversight and Reform	Date December 3, 2018	Status 1st Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Representative LaTourette	Organization Ohio House of Representatives	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Ron Lemieux, Esq.	Organization Buckeye Firearms Association	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Amy Lesser	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Sean Maloney	Organization Buckeye Firearm Association/Second Call Defense	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Greg Milliken	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Norman D. Means, M.D.	Organization Van Wert County Coroner's Office	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness John Commerford	Organization National Rifle Association	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Nehemiah Jackson	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Dan Acton	Organization Ohio Real Estate Investors Association	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Government Oversight and Reform	Date December 4, 2018	Status 2nd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Michael Weinman	Organization Fraternal Order of Police	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Chief Heinz von Eckartsberg	Organization The Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Louis Tobin	Organization Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Usjid Hameed	Organization CAIR- Columbus	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Tom Roberts	Organization Ohio Conference of NAACP	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Emma Marks	Organization Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Lara M. Kowalcyk	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Mitchell Pinsky	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Colonel Paul Pride	Organization State Highway Patrol	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Matthew Youkilis	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Toby Hoover (Read by Rosie Craig)	Organization Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Lara Baker-Morrish	Organization Columbus City Attorney's Office	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Emily Walsh	Organization Amnesty International USA	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Eugene Miller	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Bishop Eugene Ward	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Erick Bellomy	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Kevin Conwell	Organization Cleveland City Council	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Jesse Craig (delivered on her behalf)	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Rosie Craig	Organization League of Women Voters of Ohio	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Katie Kitchin	Organization Corporation for Supportive Housing	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download
Witness Derek Bauman	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness The Rev. Canon Dr. Lee Anne Reat	Organization Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness David Eggert	Organization God Before Guns	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Kenneth Halt	Organization GenProgress's #Fight4aFuture National Leadership for Gun Violence Prevention	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Matthew Burns	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Nicole Foster	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Gary Daniels	Organization ACLU of Ohio	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Susan Reis	Organization National Council of Jewish Women	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Lisa Voight	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Noah Hung Spaulding-Schecter	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Abigail Lefton	Organization L.A.S.T (Lobbying for a Safer Tomorrow)	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Adeel Bari	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Jacob Spiegel	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Holly Oyster	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Susan Wallace	Organization LeadingAge Ohio	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Jim Tobin	Organization Catholic Conference of Ohio	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download
Witness Lyndsey Dudley	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Kent Scarrett	Organization Ohio Municipal League	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Asia Miller	Organization Wright State University	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness William Tarter Jr.	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Government Oversight and Reform	Date December 5, 2018	Status 3rd Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Charles Reinhardt	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Timothy Young	Organization Office of the Ohio Public Defender	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download
Witness Gary Witt	Organization Ohioans for Concealed Carry	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Princess Kuevor	–	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Chuck LaRosa	Organization Ohioans For Concealed Carry	Testifying As Proponent	Document Download
Witness Julie Eichorn	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Chris Dorr	Organization Ohio Gun Owners	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download
Witness Andrea Yagoda	–	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Chris Dorr	–	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download
Witness Bill Faith	Organization COHHIO	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download

Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Committee Government Oversight and Reform	Date December 6, 2018	Status 4th Hearing	Bill Text Download

Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Witness Representative Stephanie Howse	Organization Ohio House of Representatives	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Emily Walsh	Organization Amnesty International USA	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Ethan Nichols	Organization Ohio Students for Gun Legislation	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Ethan Nichols	Organization Self	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download
Witness Bill Faith	Organization Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio	Testifying As Interested Party	Document Download
Witness Keary McCarthy	Organization Ohio Mayors Alliance	Testifying As Opponent	Document Download

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Terry Johnson

Sarah LaTourette

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Niraj J. Antani

John Becker

Andrew Brenner

Jim Butler

Rick Carfagna

Margaret Conditt

Bill Dean

Mike Duffey

Keith Faber

Theresa Gavarone

Timothy Ginter

Wesley Goodman

Doug Green

Christina Hagan

Michael Henne

Brian Hill

Ron Hood

James M. Hoops

Larry Householder

Stephen A. Huffman

Candice R. Keller

Darrell Kick

J. Kyle Koehler

P. Scott Lipps

Riordan T. McClain

Robert McColley

Derek Merrin

Thomas F. Patton

Dorothy Pelanda

Rick Perales

Wes Retherford

Craig S. Riedel

Kristina Roegner

Mark J. Romanchuk

Tim Schaffer

Kirk Schuring

William Seitz

Marilyn Slaby

Ryan Smith

Todd Smith

Robert Sprague

Dick Stein

Andy Thompson

A. Nino Vitale

Scott Wiggam

Shane Wilkin

Ron Young

SENATORS

Kevin Bacon

Dave Burke

Bill Coley

Bob D. Hackett

Frank Hoagland

Jay Hottinger

Matt Huffman

Kris Jordan

Larry Obhof

Bob Peterson

Lou Terhar

Joe Uecker

Steve Wilson

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