WATCH LIVE: CCV Testifying to Prohibit AI Child Porn, Ban Cell Phones in School

Prohibit AI-Generated Child Pornography

Senate Bill 163 (SB163) will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee today—Wednesday, May 7—at 9:45 am. 

Sponsored by Senator Bill Blessing (R-Colerain Township) and Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), SB163 would make it a felony to create, distribute, buy, or possess any AI-generated child pornography. It would also:

• Require watermarks on all AI-generated content 

• Prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person's likeness or voice.

CCV Policy Director David Mahan is scheduled to give proponent testimony.

📺 If you can't watch the hearing live, you can watch the recording once it's posted.

📑 Read the full text of SB163 and find other information about it here.

State Operating Budget: Ban Cell Phones in Public Schools

Ohio's draft State Operating Budget (HB96) will be heard in the Senate Education Committee today—Wednesday, May 7—at 4:00 pm.

Among other measures, a proposed amendment to the budget would ban cell phone use in public school buildings, on school grounds, and/or on school premises during school hours, similar to Senator Timken's (R-Jackson Township) standalone bill, Senate Bill 158. 

CCV's Ohio Christian Education Network Executive Director Troy McIntosh will give proponent testimony on the amendment.

📺 If you can't watch the hearing live, you can watch the recording once it's posted.

📑 Read the full text of HB96 and find other information about it here.

Did you know?

All bills must pass through both Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse to be sent to the governor for his approval to become law. 

You can learn more about the lawmaking process by joining CCV's email list and visiting our website, CCV.org.