Loading chat...
OH HB144
Bill
Status
1/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gary Click
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Expands Ohio's voluntary disability database from "communication disability" to any "disability" that can impair communication, including intellectual impairment, hearing/speech/visual impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities
-
Requires countywide 9-1-1 systems to access the database and share disability information with law enforcement, EMS, and firefighters responding to emergency calls
-
Adds the Department of Developmental Disabilities as a partner agency required to post the verification form online and conduct public outreach about the database
-
Requires new fields on the verification form including residential address and telephone number of registrants
-
Officially names the legislation "Keith's Law"
Legislative Description
Enact Keith's Law regarding the communication disability database
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement
Last Action
Effective
1/19/2026