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OH SB393

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jane Timken

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Origin

Senate

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates new criminal offenses for creating, recording, or publishing obscene material depicting sexual conduct with an animal (second-degree misdemeanor) and for possessing such material (third-degree misdemeanor)

  • Expands child sexual exploitation laws to cover AI-generated depictions of minors, treating artificially generated images of children in sexual content the same as images of actual minors

  • Increases penalties for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) when the material depicts violence or involves victims under age 13, imposing mandatory prison terms of 9-36 months for third-degree felonies and 6-18 months for fourth-degree felonies

  • Adds a mandatory 5-year prison term enhancement when an offender possesses 100 or more images of CSAM, with a single video counting as 75 images

  • Expands unlawful sexual conduct with a minor to cover victims aged 16-17 who are four or more years younger than the offender (currently only covers victims under 16), making it a first-degree misdemeanor or escalating to felony charges based on age difference and prior convictions

Legislative Description

Regards sexually oriented offenses involving juveniles, animals

Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment

Last Action

Referred to committee: Judiciary

3/24/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/24/2026

Full Bill Text

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