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HB 514: Regards public records of minors, sex offender library boxes

Ohio · House · 136th General Assembly (2025–2026) · last verified April 17, 2026

What HB 514 does, verified April 17, 2026

The bill aims to protect minors from unwanted exposure to sexually oriented content. It makes a video of a minor at a public recreational facility with water activities a restricted video, not a public record, and subject to restricted release. Sexually oriented offenders or child-victim oriented offenders are prohibited from establishing or maintaining a library box, which is a repository for a community lending library. To obtain a restricted video, individuals must submit a written request with a specified purpose and intended use. The request will be reviewed to determine if the requester is a sex offender or under investigation for a crime involving minors.

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Last action: Referred to committee: Judiciary (2025-10-15)Alert me

Author and sponsors

Rep. Mark HinerAuthor · Ohio House of Representatives

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Coauthors

Gary ClickJack DanielsMarilyn JohnBeth LearMonica Robb Blasdel

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Oct. 15, 2025	Referred to committee: Judiciary
Oct. 14, 2025	Introduced

Latest bill textIntroduced version, October 14, 2025 · 584 words

As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session

H. B. No. 514

2025-2026

Representatives Hiner, Brennan

Cosponsors: Representatives Robb Blasdel, Click, Daniels, Lear, John

To enact sections 149.437 and 2950.036 of the 1 Revised Code to specify that a video, taken by a 2 public office depicting a minor at a public 3 recreational facility with water activities, is 4 not a public record, and is subject to 5 restricted release, and to prohibit a sexually 6 oriented offender or child-victim oriented 7 offender from establishing or maintaining a 8 library box. 9

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 149.437 and 2950.036 of the 10 Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 149.437.

(A) As used in this section:

"Minor" has the same meaning as in section 2108.01 of the 13

Revised Code. 14

"Restricted video" means video taken by a public office 15

depicting a minor at a public recreational facility with water 16

activities. 17

"Sex offender" has the same meaning as in section 2950.01 18

of the Revised Code. 19

(B) A video record kept by a public office that is a ..... 20

restricted video record is not a public record under section ..... 21

149.43 of the Revised Code and is not subject to inspection or ..... 22

copying under that section. 23

restricted video shall submit a written request to the public ..... 25

office. The request shall describe the purpose of the request ..... 26

and the intended use of the record. Upon receipt of a request ..... 27

for a restricted video, made and signed by an individual, the ..... 28

public office shall determine if the requester is a sex ..... 29

offender, and shall ascertain, from the local law enforcement ..... 30

agency, if the requester is under investigation for the ..... 31

commission of a criminal offense involving minors, or involving ..... 32

stalking or harassment of an individual depicted in the ..... 33

restricted video. 34

(D) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, a public ..... 35

office or person responsible for public records, having custody ..... 36

of a restricted video, may transmit a copy of the restricted ..... 37

video, in the same manner as a public record under section ..... 38

149.43 of the Revised Code, to a requester determined, by the ..... 39

public office, not to be a sex offender, and not under ..... 40

investigation for the commission of a criminal offense involving ..... 41

minors, or involving stalking or harassment of an individual ..... 42

depicted in the restricted video. 43

Sec. 2950.036.

(A) As used in this section, "library box" ..... 44

includes a structure or container of any shape, size, or design ..... 45

that serves as a repository for a community lending library. 46

(B) No person who has been convicted of, is convicted of, ..... 47

has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented ..... 48

offense or a child-victim oriented offense shall recklessly ..... 49

establish or maintain a library box. 50

guilty of unlawfully establishing or maintaining a library box, 52

a misdemeanor of the first degree. 53

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