Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB345: Increase the penalties for voyeurism
Status: In committee, June 10, 2026
To amend section 2907.08 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for voyeurism.
What the bill says
To amend section 2907.08 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for voyeurism.
From the amended text, June 3, 2026:
To amend section 2907.08 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for voyeurism. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 2907.08 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 2907.08. (A) No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another, to spy or eavesdrop upon another. (B) No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or otherwise record another person, in a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the private areas of that person. (C) No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or otherwise record a minor, in a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the private areas of the minor. (D) No person shall secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, or otherwise record another person above, under, or through the clothing being worn by that other person for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person. (E)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of voyeurism. (2) A violation of …
Sponsors
- Jeff LaRe (R, 73) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
- Derrick Hall (D, HD-034)
- Mark Hiner (R, 98)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Amended
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 3, 2026): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 3, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Sentencing, Sex Offenses, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, Crime and Punishment
Common questions
- What is HB345?
- HB345 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Increase the penalties for voyeurism.
- What does HB345 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 2907.08 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for voyeurism.
- What is the status of HB345?
- In committee as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB345?
- Jeff LaRe (R, 73), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB345?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb345
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