Bills

Federal, state and local bills on the causes CSWH follows, found by our daily update. Each links to its official page; the status and latest action come from Congress.gov, Open States or the city's own records, and the official page is the final word. Find your legislators to write to them.

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5 bills of 577 · updated Oct 29, 2026

  1. Columbus, OH · Introduced

    Columbus 2715-2026: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to initiate a transaction to return funds to the State of Ohio for the unused $15,000.00 drawn for administration costs from the awarded U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) funds for the purpose of granting to a local non-profit providing harm reduction services. ($15,000.00

    Ordinance 2715-2026 would authorize returning unused $15,000.00 in HUD CDBG-CV funds to the State of Ohio for granting to a local non-profit providing harm reduction services.

    Latest action (Oct 26, 2026): Status: Council Office for Signature

    Official page: columbus.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=138651&GUID=E7C44370-B

  2. Columbus, OH · Introduced

    Columbus 2803-2026: To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to coordinate efforts to reduce gun violence and violence prevention amongst youth in the community; to authorize the expenditure of $249,012.38 from the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($249,012.38)

    Ordinance 2803-2026 would authorize the expenditure of $249,012.38 from the general fund for a contract with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to reduce gun violence amongst youth.

    Latest action (Oct 26, 2026): Status: Council Office for Signature

    Official page: columbus.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=138739&GUID=0F101C45-8

  3. Baltimore, MD · Introduced

    Baltimore 26-0160: Firearm Dealers – Mental Health and Gun Safety – Required Posting FOR the purpose of requiring a firearm dealer operating in Baltimore City to provide suicide and self-harm prevention information and safe firearms storage education materials at the point of sale; and providing for a special effective date.

    Baltimore City ordinance 26-0160, in committee, would require firearm dealers to post suicide and self-harm prevention information and safe firearms storage education materials at the point of sale.

    Latest action (Mar 23, 2026): Status: 2nd Reader

    Official page: baltimore.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=10467&GUID=AD2BEA4A-7