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OH HB302

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Heidi Workman

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires application distribution providers (app stores) to request age declarations from new account holders, provide age verification options, and offer developers technical tools to request age signals and block minors from downloading certain apps

  • Mandates developers of "covered applications" (apps with different experiences for adults vs. minors) to estimate user age, obtain verifiable parental consent before minors access adult-designated content, provide parental support tools, and prohibits personalized advertising to minors

  • Requires operating system providers to request age declarations, enable parental filter controls for minor accounts, and provide browsers/search engines the ability to read filter settings

  • Requires internet browsers and search engines to provide filters that parents can enable to block obscene material, with notifications when content is blocked

  • Grants the Ohio Attorney General exclusive enforcement authority with civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation, provides no private right of action, and takes effect one year after passage

Legislative Description

Establish age verification, parental consent for apps, developers

Commerce

Last Action

Referred to committee: Judiciary

5/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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