SupportOhio·2026Updated August 28, 2026
Indecent Exposure Modernization Act
HB 249Passed the House, 63–30
Closes the gap in Ohio’s public exposure law that left two YMCAs without recourse when men entered girls’ changing rooms. Sponsored by Representatives Angie King and Josh Williams.
Issues Personal Virtue
As the legislature titles itTo amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.
CCV at the Statehouse
131 people filed testimony on this bill in total. The full witness record is the legislature’s.
HB 249
Bill author
Angela N. KingHouse district 84, with 54 co-sponsors
Heard in
House Judiciary4 hearings on the record
Bill text
CCV’s reporting
Ohio House Passes HB249 to Stop Adult ‘Fetishes’ from Invading Women’s and Children’s SpacesMar 25, 2026
Timeline
- Most recent
- Mar 25, 20264th Hearing: House Judiciary, chaired by Jim Thomas
- Mar 18, 20263rd Hearing: House Judiciary, chaired by Jim Thomas
- Oct 29, 20252nd Hearing: House Judiciary, chaired by Jim Thomas
- May 28, 20251st Hearing: House Judiciary, chaired by Jim Thomas
- Earliest
Committee hearings as the Ohio Legislature records them. CCV’s own account of this bill is the post named above, dated Mar 25, 2026.
