OH HB84

Requires organizations providing obscene or harmful-to-juveniles material online to verify users are 18+ through commercial age verification systems using photo ID or transactional data, with reverification every two years for account holders

Mandates geofencing technology to monitor user locations in Ohio and block access until age is verified; organizations must immediately delete verification data after completion and maintain compliant privacy policies

Criminalizes creating or distributing "fabricated sexual images" (AI-generated deepfakes depicting someone in nudity or sexual acts) without consent as a fourth-degree felony, escalating to third-degree for repeat offenders

Increases penalties for nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images from misdemeanors to felonies (fifth-degree, or fourth-degree for prior offenders)

Creates private civil rights of action allowing victims to sue for injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorney's fees; establishes 4-year statute of limitations for private image claims and 2-year limit for age verification violations