Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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.” Read the full text
Official title shown verbatim from the official record. Plain-language summary coming as coverage deepens. Not legal advice.
136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Jun 12, 2025
House
Referred to committee (Children and Human Services) · Jun 18, 2025
House
Reported - Amended (Children and Human Services) · Oct 29, 2025
House
Passed · Nov 12, 2025
House
Introduced · Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety) · Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Reported (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety) · Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Passed · Jun 3, 2026
Senate
Sent To The Governor · Jun 12, 2026
Signed By The Governor · Jun 18, 2026
The numbers
102
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Cecil ThomasJennifer GrossMunira AbdullahiCindy AbramsRachel B. BakerTim BarhorstAdam C. BirdSean P. BrennanJuanita O. BrentDarnell T. BrewerKaren BrownleeAshley Bryant BaileyThaddeus J. ClaggettGary ClickRodney CreechJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterSedrick DensonMichael D. DovillaTex FischerSarah Fowler ArthurHaraz N. GhanbariChris GlassburnMichele GrimDerrick HallThomas HallJames M. HoopsLatyna M. HumphreyDani IsaacsohnDontavius L. JarrellsMarilyn JohnMark JohnsonAngela N. KingMatthew KishmanRoy KlopfensteinJeff LaReMeredith R. Lawson-RoweBeth LearCrystal LettBrian Lorenz
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-03 · Passed · Yeas 31, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-21 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 6, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-12 · Passed · Yeas 95, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-10-29 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 13, Nays 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Ohio legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed By The Governor (Jun 18, 2026).