Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB163: Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud
Status: In committee, May 27, 2026
To amend sections 1345.51, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, and 2913.49 and to enact sections 1349.13 and 1349.14 of the Revised Code to require AI-generated products to have a watermark, to prohibit simulated child pornography, and to prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person.
What the bill says
To amend sections 1345.51, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, and 2913.49 and to enact sections 1349.13 and 1349.14 of the Revised Code to require AI-generated products to have a watermark, to prohibit simulated child pornography, and to prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person.
From the amended text, May 20, 2026:
To amend sections 1345.51, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, and 2913.49 and to enact sections 1349.13 and 1349.14 of the Revised Code to require AI-generated products to have a watermark, to prohibit simulated child pornography, and to prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 1345.51, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, and 2913.49 be amended and sections 1349.13 and 1349.14 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 1345.51. There is hereby created in the state treasury the consumer protection enforcement fund. The fund shall include civil penalties ordered pursuant to divisions (A) and (D) of section 1345.07 of the Revised Code and paid as provided in division (G) of that section, all civil penalties ordered pursuant to division (F) of section 1349.13 of the Revised Code, all civil penalties assessed under division (A) of section 1349.192 of the Revised Code, all costs awarded to the attorney general and all penalties imposed under section 4549.48 of the Revised Code, and all money unclaimed under section 4549.50 of the Revised Code. The money in the consumer protection enforcement fund shall be used for the sole purpose of paying expenses incurred by the consumer protection section of the office of the attorney general. Sec. 1349.13. (A) …
Sponsors
- Louis Blessing (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
- Nickie Antonio (D, 23)
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- Alessandro Cutrona (R, 33)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11)
- Stephen Huffman (R, 5)
- Catherine Ingram (D, 9)
- Al Landis (R, 31)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (May 20, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (May 20, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Technology, Commerce, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, Crime and Punishment
Common questions
- What is SB163?
- SB163 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraud.
- What does SB163 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 1345.51, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, and 2913.49 and to enact sections 1349.13 and 1349.14 of the Revised Code to require AI-generated products to have a watermark, to prohibit simulated child pornography, and to prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person.
- What is the status of SB163?
- In committee as of May 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB163?
- Louis Blessing (R, 8), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB163?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb163
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