[UPDATE2: On Friday, Governor John Kasich signed H. 234 into law.]
[UPDATE: After the Senate vote in favor of House Bill 234 as amended, the Ohio House this afternoon voted to concur with the Senate and to pass the amended legislation. H. 234 now heads to the desk of Governor John Kasich, who is expected to sign it into law.]
Ohio state senators voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would end the state’s ban on hunting with suppressed firearms. Taking up legislation that was approved by their counterparts in the Ohio House a year ago, the Senate’s Civil Justice Committee advanced the bill to the floor by an 8–2 vote. After debate on the floor of the Senate, legislators voted in favor of the legislation by a vote of 24–6. Because senators approved a substantially amended version of the original House bill, the new version of the proposed law will return to the House for consideration before going to the governor’s desk for final approval.