OH HB454

Allows concealed handgun licensees to carry handguns in school safety zones while remaining in a motor vehicle during pickup or dropoff of any person, document, or item.

Requires that the handgun must remain inside the locked motor vehicle and the vehicle must be locked if the licensee exits the vehicle.

Removes previous restrictions limiting this exception to school buildings, premises, and activities by consolidating exemptions into a single provision focused on motor vehicle possession.

Maintains prohibitions on conveying deadly weapons into school safety zones and possessing them outside of motor vehicles, with exceptions for law enforcement and authorized school security personnel.

Establishes criminal penalties ranging from misdemeanor first degree to felony fourth degree depending on violation type and prior convictions, plus mandatory driver's license suspension for offenders under 19 years of age.