Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB249: Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
To amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.
What the bill says
To amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.
From the amended text, March 25, 2026:
To amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 2907.09. (A) No person shall recklessly do any of the following, under circumstances in which the person's conduct is likely to be viewed by and affront others who are in the person's physical proximity and who are not members of the person's household: (1) Expose the person's private [DELETED: parts] area, as defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code, unless the person is a woman who is breastfeeding and the private area that is exposed is the woman's breast; (2) Engage in sexual conduct or masturbation; (3) Engage in conduct that to an ordinary observer would appear to be sexual conduct or masturbation. (B) No person shall knowingly do any of the following, under circumstances in which the person's conduct is likely to be viewed by and affront another person who is in the person's physical proximity, who is a minor, and who is not the spouse of the offender: (1) Engage in masturbation; (2) Engage in sexual conduct; (3) Engage in conduct that to an ordinary observer would appear …
Sponsors
- Angela King (R, 84) · primary sponsor
- Josh Williams (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Meredith Craig (R, 77)
- Rodney Creech (R, 40)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Levi Dean (R, 71)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (March 25, 2026): 63 yea, 32 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (March 25, 2026): 7 yea, 4 nay, failed
Subjects: Sex Offenses, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, Crime and Punishment
Common questions
- What is HB249?
- HB249 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.
- What does HB249 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.
- What is the status of HB249?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB249?
- Angela King (R, 84), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB249?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb249
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