HB337 • 2026

Require firearm sale by federal dealer to include trigger lock

Firearms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Cecil Thomas
Last action
Official status: As Introduced
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Require firearm sale by federal dealer to include trigger lock

To amend section 2923.25 of the Revised Code to require that gun trigger locks be attached and provided with firearms sales by federally licensed firearms dealers.

What This Bill Does

To amend section 2923.25 of the Revised Code to require that gun trigger locks be attached and provided with firearms sales by federally licensed firearms dealers.

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Bill History

Ohio Legislature
As Introduced

Official Summary Text

To amend section 2923.25 of the Revised Code to require that gun trigger locks be attached and provided with firearms sales by federally licensed firearms dealers.

Current Bill Text

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 337

2025-2026

Representatives Thomas, C., Somani

Cosponsors: Representatives
Piccolantonio, Brownlee, Rader, Brent, McNally, Upchurch, Jarrells,
Brewer, Grim, Brennan, Lett, Robinson, Lawson-Rowe, Russo, Synenberg

A
BILL

To
amend section 2923.25 of the Revised Code
to
require that gun trigger locks be attached and provided with firearms
sales by federally licensed firearms dealers.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 2923.25 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec.
2923.25.
Each
federally licensed firearms dealer who sells any firearm, at the time
of the sale of the firearm, shall
offer
for sale
provide
and attach
to

the
purchaser of
the
firearm a trigger lock
,
gun lock, or gun locking device

that is appropriate for that firearm

and shall additionally offer for sale other gun locks or gun locking
devices that are appropriate for that firearm, if other gun locks or
gun locking devices are available
.
Each federally licensed firearms dealer shall post in a conspicuous
location in the dealer's place of business the poster furnished to
the dealer pursuant to section 5502.63 of the Revised Code and shall
make available to all purchasers of firearms from the dealer the
brochure furnished to the dealer pursuant to that section.

As
used in this section, "federally licensed firearms dealer"
has the same meaning as in section 5502.63 of the Revised Code.

Section
2.
That
existing section 2923.25 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.