The House and Senate are working on moving bills through their chambers through the next two weeks before going on summer break. This is a critical time for bills lawmakers want to pass, assuming that they鈥檙e next chance won鈥檛 be till after the November election.
The so-called 鈥淪tand Your Ground鈥� bill, , which makes it easier to use lethal force in self-defense, is seeing some new momentum in the House after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida forced the legislation to go on hiatus for two months.
Also getting another hearing is , the gun-control bill to implement Gov. John Kasich鈥檚 proposals which includes banning bump stocks and keeping guns from people the courts deem as threats.
Two bills that could move through committee and possibly to the House floor include , a measure that increases penalties for people who deal drugs near rehab centers and which reinforces 18 as the legal age to marry.
The bill that overhauls Ohio鈥檚 renewable energy laws, , is getting long-awaited new hearing in the Senate, which could signal passage through the chamber before they go on break in June.
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