HB 345 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Increase the penalties for voyeurism

HB 345 amends Ohio's Revised Code section 2907.08 to increase penalties for voyeurism offenses. The bill directly affects individuals convicted of secretly recording or observing others in private settings without consent. Key provisions raise the severity of criminal penalties under existing voyeurism laws, though specific penalty levels (e.g., fines or prison terms) are not detailed in the abstract. This change modifies the legal consequences for perpetrators but does not alter the definition of voyeurism itself. The summary is based solely on the official abstract provided.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 10, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Passed by the House · 3 edits · Jun 3, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to add two new cosponsors and reorganize the formatting of the text. The core legal penalties for voyeurism remain unchanged, but the language regarding prior convictions was updated to explicitly include violations of the new subsections (C) and (D) as triggers for enhanced felony charges.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on increasing penalties for voyeurism under Ohio Revised Code 2907.08; however, the criteria for enhanced penalties were broadened to include prior convictions of the newly added subsections.
ELIGIBILITY

Two new cosponsors, Representatives Mathews and Abrams, were added to the list of supporters.

REQUIREMENT

The criteria for enhanced felony penalties were updated to apply if a person has a prior conviction for violations of divisions (B), (C), or (D), whereas the original text only referenced prior convictions for division (B) or (D).

TECHNICAL

The text was restructured to fix line breaks and formatting inconsistencies, and a new header section was inserted.

Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2026

How they voted

900
Passed
Total votes 90
Jun 3, 2026
D Democratic29
29 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican61
61 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Introduced
Reported - Amended
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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