Environment And Natural Resources : Hunting And Fishing
Ohio 136th General Assembly
Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance [HB-331]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 1533.04, 2923.11, and 2923.17 of the Revised Code to remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the classification of dangerous ordnance.
HB-331: Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance
Sponsored by: Rep. Tex Fischer
Referred To Committee: Public Safety on 06/11/2025
Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance [SB-214]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 1533.04, 2923.11, and 2923.17 of the Revised Code to remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the classification of dangerous ordnance.
SB-214: Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyle Koehler
Referred To Committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs And Public Safety on 06/04/2025
Allow specified hunting on landowner's property without a permit [HB-201]
[Animals ]
[Sports ]
To amend sections 1533.10, 1533.11, and 1533.111 of the Revised Code to allow a resident landowner's parents and grandchildren to hunt on the landowner's property without obtaining a hunting license, deer permit, wild turkey permit, or fur taker permit.
HB-201: Allow specified hunting on landowner's property without a permit
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Stephens
Referred To Committee: Natural Resources on 04/02/2025
Revise age for discounted hunting, fishing licenses and permits [HB-64]
[Animals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Sports ]
[Recreation ]
To amend sections 1533.10, 1533.11, 1533.111, 1533.32, and 1533.321 of the Revised Code to allow Ohio residents who are 65 and up, instead of 66 and up, to qualify for discounted hunting and fishing licenses and permits.
HB-64: Revise age for discounted hunting, fishing licenses and permits
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Patton
Signed By The Governor on 07/01/2025
Require ODNR to inquire about organ donation [HB-256]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 2108.05 and 2108.33 and to enact section 2108.231 of the Revised Code to require the Department of Natural Resources to inquire about organ donation under specified circumstances.
HB-256: Require ODNR to inquire about organ donation
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Manning
Effective on 03/20/2025
Revise the law governing passing a school bus [HB-140]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 4503.03, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 of the Revised Code to make changes to the law governing passing a school bus.
HB-140: Revise the law governing passing a school bus
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Referred To Committee: Transportation on 04/18/2023
Regulates hunting licenses issued to felons [HB-79]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 1533.13 of the Revised Code to require an applicant for a hunting license to specify whether the applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony and to require the license to specify "firearm restricted" if an applicant has so indicated.
HB-79: Regulates hunting licenses issued to felons
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Patmon
To Committee: State Government on 02/25/2015
Revises gill net fishing law [HB-480]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 1533.61 and 1533.99 of the Revised Code to require persons authorized under existing law to possess gill nets for specified purposes to obtain annual licenses and serial numbered tags for the gill nets, to authorize a holder of an aquaculture permit to possess and use a gill net in accordance with such a license and tag, to specify a criminal penalty applicable to a person who fails to properly possess a gill net, and to make other changes governing the possession of nets, traps, or other devices for catching fish under the Hunting
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HB-480: Revises gill net fishing law
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Green
Refer To Committee: Energy And Natural Resources on 04/13/2016
Addresses deer conservation [HB-267]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 109.73, 109.74, 1533.08, and 1533.121 and to enact sections 901.80 and 901.801 of the Revised Code to establish a deer sanctuary license to allow a licensee to raise deer, to establish requirements governing such a license, to require the Chief of the Division of Wildlife to issue a wild animal permit to allow a permit holder to rehabilitate deer, to establish procedures that certain law enforcement officers must follow when responding to accidents involving injured or deceased deer, and to require training for those officers regarding
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HB-267: Addresses deer conservation
Sponsored by: Rep. Margaret Ruhl
Refer To Committee: Energy And Natural Resources on 10/01/2015
Authorizes active military to hunt without a permit [HB-165]
[Animals ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Sports ]
To amend section 1533.12 of the Revised Code to allow an individual on active military duty, while on leave or furlough, to hunt deer or wild turkey without procuring a deer or wild turkey permit.
HB-165: Authorizes active military to hunt without a permit
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Green
Refer To Committee: Energy And Natural Resources on 04/20/2016
Allow certain hunting/fishing without permit or free permit [HB-559]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
To amend sections 1533.10, 1533.11, 1533.111, 1533.12, 1533.32, and 1533.81 of the Revised Code to generally allow the grandchildren of a landowner to hunt or fish on the landowner's property without obtaining certain hunting or fishing licenses or permits and to allow certain partially disabled veterans to receive free hunting or fishing licenses or permits.
HB-559: Allow certain hunting/fishing without permit or free permit
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/05/2020
Specify open hunting of coyotes [HB-553]
[Animals ]
To amend sections 1533.02 and 1533.111 of the Revised Code to specify that a fur taker permit is not required to hunt or trap coyotes and to specify that there is no closed season for hunting or trapping coyotes.
HB-553: Specify open hunting of coyotes
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Jones
Refer To Committee: Energy And Natural Resources on 05/05/2020
Changes to hunting and fishing laws [HB-518]
[Animals ]
[Sports ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Crime ]
To amend sections 1531.01, 1533.01, 1533.10, 1533.101, 1533.102, 1533.103, 1533.11, 1533.111, 1533.13, 1533.32, and 2923.16 and to enact sections 1533.321 and 1533.38 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing hunting and fishing.
HB-518: Changes to hunting and fishing laws
Sponsored by: Rep. Jonathan Dever
Refer To Committee: Energy And Natural Resources on 02/27/2018
Changes to hunting and fishing laws [SB-257]
[Animals ]
[Sports ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Crime ]
To amend sections 1531.01, 1533.01, 1533.10, 1533.101, 1533.102, 1533.103, 1533.11, 1533.111, 1533.13, 1533.32, and 2923.16 and to enact sections 1533.321 and 1533.38 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing hunting and fishing.
SB-257: Changes to hunting and fishing laws
Sponsored by: Sen. Charleta Tavares
Effective 9/28/18 on 09/28/2018