HB302

Establish age verification, parental consent for apps, developers

Introduced·5/27/25
Introduced Text

Ohio HB302 establishes age verification and parental consent requirements for apps on connected devices.

Ohio HB302 mandates that parents can activate and control filters for minors' accounts, and requires developers to prevent minors from accessing certain apps. Operating system providers must request age declarations from account holders and verify ages for non-adults. Developers must report age-specific content, provide parental tools, and obtain parental consent for restricted content. Application distributors must request age declarations, verify ages, and prevent non-adults from accessing certain apps.

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Where it stands

Current
Judiciary Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

0
2
RR
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Oct 8, 2025

11:00 AM

House Judiciary Plummer, 2nd Hearing, Proponent Testimony

Jun 4, 2025

9:00 AM

House Judiciary Plummer, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony

History

May 28, 2025

House

Referred to committee: Judiciary

May 27, 2025

House

Introduced