Ohio 134th General Assembly Status: Enacted 21 R cosponsors

SB 156 — Regards the regulation of knives

Last action — Effective 9/13/22

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 13, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 33 sponsors

    1 primary, 32 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (21 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective 9/13/22

  2. Concurred in House amendments

  3. Passed

  4. Reported

  5. Refer to Committee

  6. Introduced

  7. Passed

  8. Reported

  9. Refer to Committee

  10. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on · 40 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (101)

101 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in Senate amendments

Passed 25 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8400
Republican 17000
Democratic 0300
Total 25700
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Jay Hottinger — Yea
Kenny Yuko — Nay
Kirk Schuring — Yea
Matt Dolan — Yea
Michael A. Rulli — Yea
Niraj Antani — Yea
Sandra Williams — Nay
Stephanie Kunze — Yea
Teresa Fedor — Nay
Vernon Sykes — Nay
Cecil Thomas Democratic Nay
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Nay
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Nay
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Jerry C. Cirino Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Mark Romanchuk Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Yea
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Sandra O'Brien Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Terry Johnson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 59 Yea · 32 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33000
Unaffiliated 261700
Democratic 01500
Total 593200
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
District 21 — Yea
District 23 — Yea
Adam C. Miller — Nay
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Bishara W. Addison — Nay
Bob Young — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Craig S. Riedel — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
David Leland — Nay
Derek Merrin — Yea
Diane V. Grendell — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes — Nay
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Nay
Jena Powell — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Nay
Kris Jordan — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Nay
Lisa A. Sobecki — Nay
Mark Fraizer — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Nay
Michael Sheehy — Nay
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Nay
Mike Loychik — Yea
Monique Smith — Nay
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Nay
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Nay
Shawn Stevens — Yea
Shayla L. Davis — Nay
Tavia Galonski — Nay
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Yea
Thomas West — Nay
Beth Liston Democratic Nay
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Nay
C. Allison Russo Democratic Nay
Casey Weinstein Democratic Nay
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Nay
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Nay
Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic Nay
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Nay
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Nay
Kent Smith Democratic Nay
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Nay
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Nay
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Nay
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Nay
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Democratic Nay
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Jennifer Gross Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 3300
Democratic 0100
Total 8400
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
District 21 — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Nay
Richard D. Brown — Nay
Tavia Galonski — Nay
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Nay
Andrea White Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 23 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6500
Republican 17000
Democratic 0200
Total 23700
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Frank Hoagland — Yea
Jay Hottinger — Yea
Kenny Yuko — Nay
Kirk Schuring — Yea
Matt Dolan — Yea
Michael A. Rulli — Yea
Niraj Antani — Yea
Sandra Williams — Nay
Teresa Fedor — Nay
Tina Maharath — Nay
Vernon Sykes — Nay
Cecil Thomas Democratic Nay
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Nay
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Jerry C. Cirino Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Mark Romanchuk Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Yea
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Sandra O'Brien Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Terry Johnson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 156?
SB 156 is sponsored by Jason Stephens (Republican), Jean Schmidt (Republican), Adam Holmes (Republican), Thomas Hall (Republican), Jennifer Gross (Republican), Ron Ferguson (Republican), Al Cutrona (Republican), Gary Click (Republican), Steve Wilson (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Mark Romanchuk (Republican), Bob Peterson (Republican), Sandra O'Brien (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Terry Johnson (Republican), Stephen Huffman, S., Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Andrew O. Brenner (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican), Frank Hoagland, Michael A. Rulli, Brian Baldridge, Timothy E. Ginter, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Kris Jordan, Mike Loychik, Derek Merrin, Craig S. Riedel, Shawn Stevens, and Scott Wiggam.
What is the current status of SB 156?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 13, 2021. Enacted.
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