UPDATE Dec 19:

Kasich Signed it!!!  well done everyone!!!


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...not sure if folks followed what happened, ...late last week at a late-night session, Ron Maag made an amendment to the S.B. 199, so instead of the house concurrence on that, and on H.B. 48 separately, ..he merged H.B. 48 into S.B 199, ...which the house subsequently passed, ...then, the following morning, the senate concurred with the amended bill.

so, amended S.B. 199 includes the "parking lot" stuff, and the H.B. 48 language that does away w/ many CPZs!!!!


...this bill is now on kasich's desk!

...more:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20161209/ohio-important-self-defense-bill-heads-to-governor-kasich

Any update?

Wow, concealed carry for Active Duty, but not Guard or Reserve?  That's a big fail.

Call Gov. Kasich NOW!
(614) 466-3555

NEED CALLS to Governor Kasich to Sign Gun Bill

Progressive incremental implementation works. Use it.

we need to make sure he signs it, and does not cave and vetoes it!

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20161215/ohio-anti-gun-groups-are-pushing-kasich-to-veto-important-self-defense-legislation

Email Kasich:
http://governor.ohio.gov/Contact/ContacttheGovernor.aspx

Call Kasich:
(614) 466-3555

...folks, remember, we're very close to getting it into law.   ...and don't forget that the OH legislature term ends and a new one begins in 2017, ..and this means that any bill that doesn't make it into law would have to be reintroduced and go through the whole process all over again!

we are very close, ...got to get kasich to just sign it!

check.

done

If he doesn't sign or veto within 10 days it becomes law anyway, yes? We should see something soon with this.

Signed!

Sweet baby Jesus he signed it!!!!!


I don't see when it takes effect in the synopsis's I've read though.  Anyone have a linky?

90 days
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20161219/ohio-kasich-signs-critical-self-defense-bill-into-law

job well done OH ARFCOM!!!


Gov. Kasich signs SB 199 into law



Kasich Signs Seventeen Bills
http://governor.ohio.gov/MediaRoom/PressReleases/TabId/200/ArticleId/582/language/en-US/kasich-signs-seventeen-bills-12-19-16.aspx

So glad he signed this. The parking lot issue has been a big deal where I work. The company has broken down the can't have on property to include guns, ammo, primers, powder, knives and any parts.

When would this go into law, is it 90 days ??? My work has signs posted all over there parking lot on no guns allowed, so I want to inform HR about the new law.



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All active status ID cards are now the same.  If you are a drilling status member of a NG/Reserve Unit your status is the same as full time Active Component.

why inform them and draw attention to yourself?  I would just keep quiet and do it.  Their signs will be meaningless and unenforceable.

Does anyone know if this bill applies to state government employees? My daughter works for ODJFS and would like to keep her CCW in her car while at work. Current ODJFS policy doesn't allow that. It sounds like 199 might override that now?

It's called anonymously
If there are any freedom haters in HR, it sure would be fun to watch them read it

I have not read the law but my take is that an employer cannot bring criminal charges against you.  However does it prohibit them from terminating your employment if they determine you have a firearm in your car?

Not a lawyer but this does not seem to protect you from retribution from an employer by termination or civil charges.  Does protect you from criminal charges.  Bold and font color added by me.



Edited to add:  Looks like I was wrong (which is great!).  This section does seem to prohibit a policy by the employer:

I can't wait to see the signs come down in my work's parking lot!

Just a quick bump.

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-SB-199

Effective Date: March 21, 2017

Me too!  If they don't come down you can just ignore them.  I'm not going to call attention to myself by pointing out signs that should be removed.

Does the phrase "person's privately owned motor vehicle" include leased or rented or borrowed motor vehicles?

Does SB-199 also protect those who work for the fed.gov, say, on an Air Force base, or some other federal government entity?

Not to be forgotten.  21 days.

I had to go back and look it up after a conversation today about "what's in your car"

Thanks for the thread Wiley!

Here's our full BFA press release with full law changes described at the linked page

Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased that Senate Bill 199 takes effect today. It makes a variety of improvements to Ohio law that allow Ohio gun owners with a Concealed Handgun License (CHL) to more fully exercise their rights.

Beginning today, business entities, property owners, and public or private employers can no longer ban a person who has been issued a valid CHL from transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition when the items are locked in a person's privately-owned motor vehicle on company property.

"This is important," said Dean Rieck, Executive Director of Buckeye Firearms Association, "because, previously, if a business bans guns at work, including parking lots, employees are essentially banned from having their firearm all day, and are defenseless from the time they leave home in the morning until they return home in the evening."

In addition, the new law allows CHL-holders to keep their handgun locked in a motor vehicle on school premises; allows colleges and government bodies to decide for themselves if concealed-carry should be allowed; allows CHL-holders to carry on private aircraft, in the non-secure area of airports and in day-care centers, unless the day care posts a "no-guns" sign, allows active military members who have the same or greater training than CHL holders to carry a concealed handgun without a license; and allows the sale of firearms to active duty military members without regard to their age.

Rieck continued, "For well over a decade, Ohioans with a Concealed Handgun License have proven themselves to be overwhelmingly law-abiding and trustworthy. And SB 199 makes welcome improvements that citizens deserve."

A list of changes is available here.

https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/overview-changes-ohio-concealed-carry-law-passed-sb-199

My employer revised their policy by eliminating the prohibition in parking areas, the day this was signed. I did find it comical they they made a point to remind employees that brandishing is still not allowed.

While I was tracking this bill last year, I thought the school zone stuff was removed. I'm not sure when it was re-added, but I'm glad. That no-nonsense stuff needed to pass.

Quick Question, under ORC 2923.121:

(4) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a school safety zone if at the time of that conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession of the handgun all of the following apply:

(a) The person is carrying a valid concealed handgun license or the person is an active duty m ember of the armed forces of the United States and is carrying a valid military identification card and documentation of successful completion o f firearms training that meets or exceeds the training requirements described in division (G)(1) of section 2923.125 of t he Revised Code.

(b) The person leaves the handgun in a motor vehicle .

(c) The handgun does not leave the motor vehicle.

(d) If the person exits the motor vehicle, the person locks the motor vehicle.

Does this mean that I can now leave my pistol in the glove box if I am going to a meeting at a school district? Like when I am meeting administration, not related to my child? Such as dropping a plan or contract off at the superintendents office?

My employer put out a policy stating firearm has to be "unloaded" and in locked compartment before entering company parking lot. I have read and cannot find where they can or cannot make this a rule.

First, I am NOT a lawyer and this is just my opinion.

As I read the law, I believe that the employer can prohibit employee handguns from being loaded on their property since that is not specifically protected.  However, the law does state that while you are in your vehicle, the handgun does not have to be locked in a case/compartment.  It only must be locked when you exit the vehicle.