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House committee adopts substitute to transfer enforcement of HB84 to attorney general
Summary
The House Technology and Innovation Committee adopted a substitute to House Bill 84 that removes a private right of action and consolidates enforcement with the Ohio Attorney General, creates an enforcement fund, and establishes notice-and-cure procedures before civil penalties.
The House Technology and Innovation Committee on Feb. 20 adopted a substitute amendment to House Bill 84 that removes a private cause of action and gives enforcement authority exclusively to the Ohio Attorney General. Vice Chair Workman moved the amendment and explained it also establishes an “innocence act enforcement fund,” refines definitions and compliance requirements for covered organizations, and provides a structured notice-and-cure period before civil penalties may be imposed.
The committee adopted the substitute by roll call, with 10 affirmative votes and no negatives. Chair Claggett stated the substitute is now part of House Bill 84 and, having received no further testimony, closed the bill's third hearing.
Supporters said the substitute centralizes enforcement with a single statewide authority rather than leaving enforcement to private litigants. In presenting the substitute, Vice Chair Workman said it ‘‘clarifies data privacy obligations, enforcement procedures and penalty distribution.’’
No public opponents spoke during the hearing. The committee did not elaborate at the meeting on how the Innocence Act Enforcement Fund would be capitalized or the likely timeline for the Attorney General’s office to begin enforcement; those details were not specified in testimony.
The committee then moved on to other bills on its agenda.
