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HB359Introduced in the House

Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids

Passed

Introduced by Cecil Thomas, District 25

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

To amend section 5502.522 of the Revised Code to clarify the statewide emergency alert system in cases of missing autistic or developmentally disabled children and to name the alert the Joshua Alert.

Where it stands

Effective

September 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Passed · June 3, 2026

31

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 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: Children and Human Services

  3. Reported - Amended: Children and Human Services

  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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