Defense · Ohio
Ohio for defense AI workflows
Ohio in defense AI workflows: what compliance requires, who asks for evidence, and the records to keep.
01 / State law
Ohio's AI laws
| Law | Status | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| AI policies in schools | In force | Department of Education and Workforce had to issue a model AI-use policy by Dec. 31, 2025; districts, community and STEM schools must adopt an AI policy by July 1, 2026. |
| AI images, simulated child sexual abuse material, replica identity fraud | Pending | Would criminalise AI-generated sexual images of minors and identity fraud using digital replicas; passed the Senate, pending in the House. |
| Fraudulent synthetic media in elections | Pending | Would regulate fraudulent AI-generated synthetic media used to influence elections; introduced only. |
| AI nonsentience and no legal personhood | Pending | Would declare AI systems nonsentient and bar them from obtaining legal personhood; introduced, in House Technology and Innovation Committee. |
02 / In this sector
In a defense AI workflow
Ohio's only enacted AI-specific requirement is in the FY2026-27 budget (HB 96), which required a state model policy on AI in schools and local district AI policies by July 1, 2026. Bills on AI-generated sexual images and replica identity fraud (SB 163, passed the Senate), election deepfakes (HB 362), AI personhood (HB 469) and a 'right to compute' (HB 392) were still pending in the 136th General Assembly as of October 2026.
Program office leads and ATO-package owners.
NIST AI RMF · DoW RAI · OMB M-25-21.
Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits
Keep a record anyone can check
When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.
A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.
The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.
Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.
A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.
SOURCES
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Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Ohio Legislature
Ohio Legislature
National Conference of State Legislatures
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