Create the Digital Safety for Children Office

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill establishes a new Digital Safety for Children Office within the Ohio Attorney General's office. The office will monitor potential safety issues for children online, cyberbullying, and the collection of children's data on the internet. Its purpose is to give the state a dedicated entity to watch over children's digital wellbeing.

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Hearings

• Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology: S. B. No. 160, S. B. No. 175, Sub. H. B. No. 220, S. B. No. 338, S. B. No. 336, S. B. No. 256, Am. H. B. No. 332, Am. H. B. No. 21, Trevor Black - Banking Commission, Tracey Craig - Banking Commission, Chauncey Cochran - Bureau of Workers' Compensation Board of Directors, Peggy Griffith - Bureau of Workers' Compensation Board of Directors, David Johnson - Bureau of Workers' Compensation Board of Directors
  Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology · Jun 9, 2026

History

1. Feb 11, 2026Referred to committee
2. Dec 23, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. · sponsor
• Casey Weinstein
• William P. DeMora

Bill text

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