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As Introduced
136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session
H. B. No. 358
2025-2026
Representatives Brewer, Fischer
Cosponsors: Representatives Grim,
Lett, Rader, Piccolantonio, Brennan, Synenberg, Upchurch, McNally,
Brownlee, Miller, J., Sweeney, Mohamed, Sigrist, Lawson-Rowe
To
enact section 2923.251 of the Revised Code
to
require distribution of information on firearm storage.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section
1.
That
section 2923.251 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec.
2923.251.
(A)
The department of children and youth, in conjunction with the
department of public safety, shall develop and provide an
informational notice in English, Spanish, and Arabic that contains
information and best practices regarding the storage of firearms.
This notice shall include the following:
(1)
Answers to frequently asked questions about firearm storage
requirements;
(2)
Guidance on where a parent or legal guardian can obtain gun locks and
gun safes, including free or low-cost options.
(B)
The department of children and youth shall share the informational
notice developed under division (A) of this section with every school
district and every community school established under Chapter 3314.
of the Revised Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of
the Revised Code, and chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school.
(C)
The department of public safety, in conjunction with the department
of children and youth, shall update annually the informational notice
developed under division (A) of this section to account for any
change in the law. The updated notice shall be provided annually.
Upon receipt, each school district board of education and each
governing body of a community school established under Chapter 3314.
of the Revised Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of
the Revised Code, or chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school shall
distribute the informational notice to the parent or legal guardian
of each student enrolled in the district or school. The informational
notice may be distributed electronically or by mail and shall also be
made available online.
(D)(1)
The department of children and youth and the department of public
safety shall post the English, Spanish, and Arabic versions of the
informational notice developed under this section on each
department's respective web site.
(2)
Every school district board of education and every governing body of
a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised
Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised
Code, or chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school shall post links
to the web sites described in division (D)(1) of this section on the
web site of the district or school.
(E)
The department of public safety, the department of children and
youth, each school district, and each community school established
under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, STEM school established
under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and chartered or
nonchartered nonpublic school and any officers, board members, or
employees of those institutions are immune from civil liability for
any damages allegedly caused by, arising out of, or relating to the
informational notice developed under division (A) of this section.