Ohio bills · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)
Ohio HB 84
Enact the Innocence Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Josh Williams (Republican)
- Steve Demetriou (Republican)
Cosponsors (52)
- Tom Young (Republican)
- Heidi Workman (Republican)
- Bernard Willis (Republican)
- Andrea White (Republican)
- Cecil Thomas (Democratic)
- Eric Synenberg (Democratic)
- D. J. Swearingen (Republican)
- Brian Stewart (Republican)
- Mark Sigrist (Democratic)
- Jean Schmidt (Republican)
- Jodi Salvo (Republican)
- Monica Robb Blasdel (Republican)
- Tracy M. Richardson (Republican)
- Sharon A. Ray
- Phil Plummer (Republican)
- Bob Peterson (Republican)
- Scott Oelslager (Republican)
- Johnathan Newman (Republican)
- Diane Mullins (Republican)
- Melanie Miller (Republican)
- Kevin D. Miller (Republican)
- Riordan T. McClain (Republican)
- Ty D. Mathews (Republican)
- Adam Mathews (Republican)
- Gayle Manning (Republican)
- Brian Lorenz (Republican)
- Beth Lear (Republican)
- Brian Lampton (Republican)
- Roy Klopfenstein (Republican)
- Angela N. King (Republican)
- Mark Johnson (Republican)
- Marilyn John (Republican)
- Dani Isaacsohn (Democratic)
- James M. Hoops (Republican)
- Adam Holmes (Republican)
- Mark Hiner (Republican)
- Thomas Hall (Republican)
- Derrick Hall (Democratic)
- Jennifer Gross (Republican)
- Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican)
- Tex Fischer (Republican)
- Michael D. Dovilla (Republican)
- Kellie Deeter (Republican)
- Levi Dean (Republican)
- Jack K. Daniels (Republican)
- Rodney Creech (Republican)
- Gary Click (Republican)
- Thaddeus J. Claggett (Republican)
- Sean P. Brennan (Democratic)
- Adam C. Bird (Republican)
- Tim Barhorst (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Ohio legislature· long title
To amend sections 2307.66, 2917.211, and 2981.02 and to enact sections 2307.68 and 2907.312 of the Revised Code to enact the Innocence Act to prohibit an organization from failing to verify the age of a person attempting to access material that is obscene or harmful to juveniles, to prohibit a person from using another person's likeness to create sexual images of the other person, and to create a private right of action for each prohibited activity.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 House | Passed | pass | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 House | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
Actions
- Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Referred to committee - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Introduced - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Passed - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Reported - Substitute - Feb 12, 2025 · House
Referred to committee - Feb 11, 2025 · House
Introduced