House Bill 497
Prohibit disseminating private sexual images
To amend sections 2907.01, 2981.02, and 2981.04 and to enact sections 9.74, 2307.66, 2917.211, and 3345.49 of the Revised Code to prohibit the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, to provide that certain property involved in the offense may be criminally forfeited, and to create certain legal rights and protections of a victim of the offense.
Current Version
Effective Date
March 22, 2019
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Sent To The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Community and Family Advancement Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Primary Sponsors
John M. Rogers
Nathan H. Manning
Cosponsors
Senators
Kevin Bacon
Bill Beagle
Dave Burke
William P. Coley, II
Matt Dolan
Randy Gardner
Bob D. Hackett
Frank Hoagland
Stephanie Kunze
Peggy Lehner
Gayle Manning
Sean O'Brien
Larry Obhof
Scott Oelslager
Bob Peterson
Joseph Schiavoni
Vernon Sykes
Charleta B. Tavares
Lou Terhar
Cecil Thomas
Joe Uecker
Kenny Yuko
Representatives
Marlene Anielski
Steven M. Arndt
Michael Ashford
Janine R. Boyd
Richard D. Brown
Robert R. Cupp
Jonathan Dever
Tavia Galonski
Theresa Gavarone
Doug Green
Stephen D. Hambley
Glenn W. Holmes
James M. Hoops
Stephanie D. Howse
Jim Hughes
J. Kyle Koehler
Al Landis
Laura Lanese
George F. Lang
David Leland
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Adam C. Miller
Michael J. O'Brien
John Patterson
Thomas F. Patton
Rick Perales
Daniel Ramos
Jeffery S. Rezabek
Craig S. Riedel
Gary Scherer
Kirk Schuring
Michael Sheehy
Ryan Smith
Thomas West
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