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HB144Introduced in the House

Enact Keith's Law regarding the communication disability database

Passed

Introduced by Gary Click, District 88

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

To amend sections 3304.23 and 5502.08 of the Revised Code to expand the communication disability database to include any person with a disability, to expand access to that database through countywide 9-1-1 systems, and to name this act "Keith's Law".

Where it stands

Effective

January 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Passed · October 1, 2025

32

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

32 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Thomas Patton17Yes
Robert McColley1Yes
Theresa Gavarone2Yes
Michele Reynolds3Yes
George Lang4Yes
Stephen Huffman5Yes
Willis Blackshear6Yes
Steve Wilson7Yes
Louis Blessing8Yes
Catherine Ingram9Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Referred to committee: Community Revitalization

  3. Reported: Community Revitalization

  4. Passed

  5. Introduced

  6. Referred to committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

  7. Reported: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

  8. Passed

  9. Sent To The Governor

  10. Signed By The Governor

  11. Effective

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