HB1010 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the Ohio Freedom from Mass Surveillance Act.

What is the status of HB1010?

Introduced as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (September 14, 2026).

Who sponsored HB1010?

Levi Dean (R, 71), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB1010?

On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb1010

Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly

Ohio HB1010: Enact the Ohio Freedom from Mass Surveillance Act

Q: What does HB1010 do?

In its own words: An act or practice that violates section 5507.03, 5507.031, or 5507.04 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action, with notice as required by Civil Rule 65, to obtain a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain the act or practice. (B) If the attorney general shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has violated or is violating section 5507.03, 5507.031, or 5507.04 of the Revised Code, the court may issue a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent the ac.

Status: Introduced, September 14, 2026

To enact sections 5507.01, 5507.02, 5507.03, 5507.031, 5507.04, 5507.05, 5507.06, 5507.07, and 5507.99 of the Revised Code to regulate the use of automated license plate recognition systems and mass surveillance technology and to name this act the Ohio Freedom from Mass Surveillance Act.

What the bill says

An act or practice that violates section 5507.03, 5507.031, or 5507.04 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action, with notice as required by Civil Rule 65, to obtain a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain the act or practice. (B) If the attorney general shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has violated or is violating section 5507.03, 5507.031, or 5507.04 of the Revised Code, the court may issue a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent the ac.

From the introduced text, September 14, 2026:

an act or practice that violates section 5507.03, 5507.031, or 5507.04 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action, with notice as required by Civil Rule 65, to obtain a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain the act or practice. (B) If the attorney general shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has violated or is violating section 5507.03, 5507.031, or 5507.04 of the Revised Code, the court may issue a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent the act or practice. (C) On motion of the attorney general, or on its own motion, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each day of violation of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction issued under this division, if the person received notice of the action. The civil penalties shall be paid as provided in division (D) of this section. (D) Civil penalties ordered pursuant to division (C) of this section shall be paid to the treasurer of state to the credit of the general revenue fund. Sec. 5507.99. (A) Whoever knowingly violates division (A) or (B) of section 5507.03 or division (A) of section 5507.031 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of …

Ohio HB1010: Enact the Ohio Freedom from Mass Surveillance Act

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