HB84

Enact the Innocence Act

Chamber Passed·3/18/26

Ohio HB84, the Innocence Act, aims to protect minors from exposure to obscene or harmful content online.

Ohio HB84, known as the Innocence Act, amends the Ohio Revised Code to protect minors from exposure to obscene or harmful content online. The bill mandates that organizations selling, delivering, furnishing, disseminating, providing, exhibiting, or presenting such content must verify the age of individuals attempting to access or create accounts for such content. It requires these organizations to implement a geolocation check to block access from within Ohio unless age verification is completed.

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  • Implementation
  • Impact
  • Legal Framework
  • Critical Issues

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 95–1 · Mar 18
Current
Judiciary Committee
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

95 Yea

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1 Nay

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Calendar

Mar 3

10:00 AM

House Technology and Innovation Williams, 5th Hearing PV

Feb 24

10:00 AM

House Technology and Innovation Williams, 4th Hearing, Opponent/Interested Party Testimony

History

Mar 25

Senate

Referred to committee: Judiciary

Mar 19

Senate

Introduced

Mar 18

House

Passed