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SB273Introduced in the Senate

Enact the Keep Them Safe Act

Passed

Introduced by Kyle Koehler, District 10

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

To amend sections 4501.11 and 5503.02 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act and to make an appropriation.

Where it stands

Effective Appropriations effective June 18, 2026

September 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Passed · June 10, 2026

32

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

32 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Thomas Patton17Yes
Theresa Gavarone2Yes
Michele Reynolds3Yes
George Lang4Yes
Stephen Huffman5Yes
Willis Blackshear6Yes
Steve Wilson7Yes
Louis Blessing8Yes
Catherine Ingram9Yes
Kyle Koehler10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Referred to committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

  3. Passed

  4. Reported - Substitute: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

  5. Introduced

  6. Referred to committee: Public Safety

  7. Reported - Substitute - Re-referred to Rules and Reference: Public Safety

  8. Reported - Re-referred to Finance: Rules and Reference

  9. Reported - Amended: Finance

  10. Passed

  11. Concurred in House amendments

  12. Sent To The Governor

  13. Signed By The Governor

  14. Effective Appropriations effective June 18, 2026

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