Signed by Governor Mike DeWine

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes hospital violence prevention, training, and security plans to provide a framework for statewide violence prevention and workplace safety plans, training, and reporting standards in Ohio.

Highlights:

• Authorizes hospital violence prevention, training, and security plans to be established by the state Attorney General within 6 months of the passage of this bill to provide a framework for statewide violence prevention and workplace safety plans, training, and reporting standards in Ohio (Sec. 1).

• Establishes and grants legal immunity to individuals who kill, injure or damage property with a concealed handgun in self-defense or to protect people while at a house of worship or on other property owned by a nonprofit (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes hospital violence prevention, training, and security plans to provide a framework for statewide violence prevention and workplace safety plans, training, and reporting standards in Ohio.

Highlights:

• Authorizes hospital violence prevention, training, and security plans to be established by the state Attorney General within 6 months of the passage of this bill to provide a framework for statewide violence prevention and workplace safety plans, training, and reporting standards in Ohio (Sec. 1).

• Establishes and grants legal immunity to individuals who kill, injure or damage property with a concealed handgun in self-defense or to protect people while at a house of worship or on other property owned by a nonprofit (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text