Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB84: Enact the Innocence Act
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
To amend sections 1349.10 and 1349.101 and to enact section 109.1111 of the Revised Code to establish the Innocence Act Enforcement Fund, designate specified provisions of law as the Innocence Act, and clarify the Attorney General's enforcement authority.
What the bill says
To amend sections 1349.10 and 1349.101 and to enact section 109.1111 of the Revised Code to establish the Innocence Act Enforcement Fund, designate specified provisions of law as the Innocence Act, and clarify the Attorney General's enforcement authority.
From the amended text, March 18, 2026:
To amend sections 1349.10 and 1349.101 and to enact section 109.1111 of the Revised Code to establish the Innocence Act Enforcement Fund, designate specified provisions of law as the Innocence Act, and clarify the Attorney General's enforcement authority. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 1349.10 and 1349.101 be amended and section 109.1111 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 109.1111. There is hereby created in the state treasury the innocence act enforcement fund that shall be used for the payment of expenses incurred by the office of the attorney general. Up to twenty-five per cent of all amounts collected by the attorney general from civil penalties as described in section 1349.101 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the innocence act enforcement fund. Sec. 1349.10. (A)(1) "Cable service provider" has the same meaning as in section 1332.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Cloud service provider" means a third-party company offering a cloud-based platform, infrastructure, application, or storage services. (3) "Direct-to-home satellite service" has the same meaning as in 47 U.S.C. 303, as amended. (4) "Identifying information" means photo identification or public or private transactional data. (5) "Interactive computer service" has the same meaning as in the "Telecommunications Act …
Sponsors
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Josh Williams (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Rodney Creech (R, 40)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Levi Dean (R, 71)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (March 18, 2026): 95 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (March 4, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Juvenile and Family Law, Civil Law, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, Courts and Civil Law, Crime and Punishment
Common questions
- What is HB84?
- HB84 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the Innocence Act.
- What does HB84 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 1349.10 and 1349.101 and to enact section 109.1111 of the Revised Code to establish the Innocence Act Enforcement Fund, designate specified provisions of law as the Innocence Act, and clarify the Attorney General's enforcement authority.
- What is the status of HB84?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB84?
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB84?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb84
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