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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 84: Enact the Innocence Act

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 84 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact the Innocence Act. Primary sponsor: Steve Demetriou (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican). It lists 52 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 46

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve DemetriouPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Josh WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Sarah Fowler ArthurCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Tim BarhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Rodney CreechCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Levi DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Tex FischerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Adam HolmesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Jim HoopsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Dani IsaacsohnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Brian LamptonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Brian LorenzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Gayle ManningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Riordan McClainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Melanie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Diane MullinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Scott OelslagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Sharon A. RayCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tracy RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Brian StewartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
D. J. SwearingenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Cecil ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Tom YoungCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source