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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio creates the Digital Safety for Children Office under the Attorney General
Last action · February 11, 2026: Referred to Financial Institutions, Insurance and TechnologySponsors: Willis Blackshear and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio establishes a new Digital Safety for Children Office within the Attorney General's office to monitor online child safety issues, cyberbullying, and children's online data collection.
Creates a dedicated state government entity tasked with tracking online harms and data privacy issues affecting minors, changing how the state oversees digital safety.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
children
Children's online safety issues, cyberbullying, and online data collection will be actively monitored by a new state office.
Attorney General
The Attorney General is required to establish and oversee the new Digital Safety for Children Office.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
- Dec 23, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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