HB899

Require foster caregivers to securely store firearms

Introduced·5/12/26
Introduced Text

Ohio HB899 mandates foster caregivers to securely store firearms in foster homes.

Ohio HB899 requires foster caregivers to securely store firearms in foster homes. It prohibits the Department of Children and Youth and public children services agencies from enforcing rules that bar foster caregivers from possessing firearms. The bill also mandates that foster caregivers store firearms in locked containers, safes, cabinets, or with trigger locking devices. It does not create a duty for foster caregivers to possess firearms nor supersede other firearm possession laws.

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Public Safety Committee
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History

May 20

House

Referred to committee: Public Safety

May 12

House

Introduced